Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Pressors and Inotropes

Norepinephrine
 β€’ alpha1 > beta 1
 β€’ Increase SVR > Inotropy
Vasopressin
 β€’ V1
 β€’
Pressors and Inotropes ... Increase SVR > Inotropy ... #criticalcare # ... pharmacology #comparison ... #shock #management
Vasopressors and Inotropes
 β€’ Norepinephrine - Levophed - "Levo" - Generally thought of as the first
Vasopressors and Inotropes ... pressor added in shock ... #Vasopressors #Inotropes ... #management #criticalcare ... comparison #table #pharmacology
Vasopressors Demystified

Shock comes in many flavors and so do vasopressors. Here’s a OnePager summarizing my approach
Demystified Shock ... Vasopressors #Basics #CriticalCare ... #Management #Pharmacology ... #Comparison #Inotropes
Shock - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 β€’ Hypotension: SBP<90, SBP drop >40, MAP<65 (Normotension, HTN possible
and Management ... Tamponade - Pulmonary ... Vasopressors, Inotropes ... #Summary #criticalcare ... #treatment #workup
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
- Management Checklist ... Rx 4 β€” Consider inotrope ... Revascularization, treatment ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology ... #Management
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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β€’ Obstructive: Pulmonary ... Treatment Goals ... Differential #Diagnosis #criticalcare ... #algorithm #treatment ... #management
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 β€’ Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Pts: cardiogenic shock ... Management during ... Management during ... Management during ... #cardiology #treatment
Checklist for Treatment of Delirium in the ICU 

Remove causative factors 
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Exclude hypoglycemia if
Checklist for Treatment ... sleeping, administer pharmacologic ... Delirium #Checklist #Management ... #Treatment #MICU ... #CriticalCare
Management of Anthracyclines and HER2 Antagonist Cardiotoxicity
Anthracyclines cause cardiomyopathy:
 βœ– Reduction in left ventricular ejection fraction
Management of Anthracyclines ... ) and initiate treatment ... every 3 months during ... Cardiotoxicity #cardiology ... #oncology #pharmacology