Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Vasopressors Demystified

Shock comes in many flavors and so do vasopressors. Here’s a OnePager summarizing my approach
Vasopressors #Basics #CriticalCare ... #Management #Pharmacology ... #Comparison #Inotropes
Pressors and Inotropes

Norepinephrine
 β€’ alpha1 > beta 1
 β€’ Increase SVR > Inotropy
Vasopressin
 β€’ V1
 β€’
Pressors #Inotropes #criticalcare ... #pharmacology # ... comparison #shock ... #management
Vasopressors and Inotropes
 β€’ Norepinephrine - Levophed - "Levo" - Generally thought of as the first
Vasopressors #Inotropes #management ... #criticalcare # ... summary #comparison ... #table #pharmacology
Smoking Cessation Management
Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT):
Long-Acting NRT:
 β€’ Patch: Wear for 24 hours at a time.
Smoking Cessation Management ... Rechew when tingling ... Smoking #Cessation #Management ... #pharmacology # ... addition #tobacco
Checklist for Treatment of Delirium in the ICU 

Remove causative factors 
 - 
Exclude hypoglycemia if
possible - Review ... sleeping, administer pharmacologic ... Delirium #Checklist #Management ... Treatment #MICU #CriticalCare
Mechanical Ventilation: The Basics
In the most basic sense, ventilator modes are defined by their control variable
from, we will review ... Basics #Modes #Comparison ... #management #criticalcare