SCCM Resource Library-Rationale for Beta-Blocker Use in Shock

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Brittany's presentation focuses on the physiologic rationale behind using beta blockers in sepsis treatment, emphasizing the importance of understanding beta receptor mechanisms. She highlights key factors affecting beta blocker efficacy, including patient history and underlying conditions, and discusses beta-1 and beta-2 receptors' roles in physiological processes. Beta blockers can potentially modulate metabolic dysfunction, thrombogenicity, cardiomyopathy, and immunosuppression during septic shock. Brittany clarifies beta blockers' competitive inhibition at adrenergic receptors and their influence on the sympathetic nervous system's stress response through catecholamine pathophysiology. She outlines the potential benefits of beta-1 blockade, such as improved myocardial function, versus varied effects of beta-2 blockade. Future treatment may benefit from personalized approaches due to complexities in immune response and receptor dynamics. Despite new clinical evidence, Brittany underlines the need for continued research to unravel the complexities of beta blockers in septic patients.

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One-Hour Concurrent Session | Flipping the Script: Beta-Blockers in Shock

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Membership Level Professional

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Year 2024

Keywords

beta blockers

sepsis treatment

adrenergic receptors

catecholamine pathophysiology

personalized medicine

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