Tagged ‘Vasopressors’

Procedure Video

Push-Dose Pressors

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A brief video reviewing how to prepare and administer push-dose epinephrine and push-dose phenylephrine.
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Journal Review

Angiotensin II for the Treatment of Vasodilatory Shock

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ICU patients with vasodilatory shock continue to have a high mortality despite advancements in treatment. Maintaining blood pressure, and thus organ perfusion, is one key in management. Decreases in mean arterial pressure (MAP) can have serious complications including damage to the kidneys,
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Core

Occult Causes of Non-Response to Vasopressors

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This post investigates a cognitive process for the patient with refractory hypotension.
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