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		<title>NOREPINEPHRINE</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2009 04:51:30 +0000</pubDate>
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Norepinephrine is an a-receptor agonist that promotes widespread vasoconstriction. As a result of early reports of renal failure from norepinephrine, combined with a general decrease in enthusiasm for vasoconstrictor drugs, norepinephrine is no longer considered a first-line drug for the management of circulatory shock. In cases of hypotension refractory to dopamine, it can be added [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=intensivecareunit.wordpress.com&blog=4901293&post=71&subd=intensivecareunit&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>NITROPRUSSIDE</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2009 04:49:17 +0000</pubDate>
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Nitroprusside is a vasodilator agent that shares many features with nitroglycerin. One of these is the participation of nitric oxide in the vasodilator actions of the drug. It contains one nitrosyl group (NO), and this is released in the bloodstream as nitric oxide, which then can move into the vessel wall and move along the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=intensivecareunit.wordpress.com&blog=4901293&post=68&subd=intensivecareunit&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>NITROGLYCERIN</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2009 04:47:19 +0000</pubDate>
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Nitroglycerin is a peculiar chemical because it is both an explosive powder and an effective antianginal agent. It is an organic nitrate (glyceryl trinitrate) that relaxes vascular smooth muscle and produces a generalized vasodilation. 
 
NITRIC OXIDE 
 
Nitroglycerin binds to the surface of endothelial cells and undergoes two chemical reductions to form nitric oxide [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=intensivecareunit.wordpress.com&blog=4901293&post=65&subd=intensivecareunit&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>LABETALOL</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2009 04:45:28 +0000</pubDate>
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Labetalol is an adrenergic-receptor antagonist that has proven effective in acute management of severe hypertension. Parenteral administration of labetalol can serve as a safer alternative to nitroprusside. 
 
ACTIONS 
 
Labetalol is a nonselective b-receptor antagonist that also blocks a-receptor-mediated vasoconstriction. The overall effect is a dose-related decrease in systemic vascular resistance and blood pressure, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=intensivecareunit.wordpress.com&blog=4901293&post=62&subd=intensivecareunit&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>EPINEPHRINE</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2009 04:42:17 +0000</pubDate>
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Epinephrine is an endogenous catecholamine and the prototype sympathomimetic agent. Because of its potency and risk for adverse effects, epinephrine is used sparingly to support the circulation in conditions other than cardiac arrest. 
 
ACTIONS 
 
Like dopamine, epinephrine is primarily a b-receptor agonist at low doses and an a-receptor agonist at high doses. However, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=intensivecareunit.wordpress.com&blog=4901293&post=58&subd=intensivecareunit&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>DOPAMINE</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2009 04:36:56 +0000</pubDate>
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Dopamine is an endogenous catecholamine that serves as a neurotransmitter. As an exogenous agent, it produces a dose-dependent activation of several types of adrenergic and dopaminergic receptors. The overall effect of the drug is determined by the pattern of receptor activation, as described below. 
 
ACTIONS 
 
When given at low dose rates (0.5 to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=intensivecareunit.wordpress.com&blog=4901293&post=53&subd=intensivecareunit&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>DOBUTAMINE</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2009 04:34:45 +0000</pubDate>
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Dobutamine is a synthetic catecholamine that is generally considered the inotropic drug of choice for the acute management of severe (systolic) heart failure. It is primarily a b1-receptor agonist (cardiac stimulation), but it also has mild b-2 effects (vasodilation). 
 
ACTIONS 
 
As demonstrated in Figure 18.1, dobutamine causes a dose-dependent increase in stroke volume [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=intensivecareunit.wordpress.com&blog=4901293&post=50&subd=intensivecareunit&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>AMRINONE</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2009 04:27:32 +0000</pubDate>
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Amrinone is a phosphodiesterase inhibitor that has both positive inotropic and vasodilator actions. Despite the potential benefit of its combined actions (i.e., greater augmentation of cardiac output with less cardiac work), amrinone has not proven superior to single-action cardiotonic agents such as dobutamine. 
 
ACTIONS 
 
The combined actions of amrinone produce an increase in [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=intensivecareunit.wordpress.com&blog=4901293&post=44&subd=intensivecareunit&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>HEMODYNAMIC DRUGS</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2009 04:23:31 +0000</pubDate>
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This chapter contains a brief description of eight pharmaceutical agents given by continuous intravenous infusion to support the circulation. Each agent is listed below in order of presentation. Drugs marked by an asterisk have a dose chart included in the chapter. 
 
1. Amrinone* 
 
2. Dobutamine* 
 
3. Dopamine* 
 
4. Epinephrine 
 
5. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=intensivecareunit.wordpress.com&blog=4901293&post=40&subd=intensivecareunit&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>CARDIAC ARREST</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2009 12:19:42 +0000</pubDate>
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INTRODUCTION 
 
In 1960, an article was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association that became the single most influential study in twentieth-century medicine. The article, titled &#8220;Closed-Chest Cardiac Massage,&#8221; presented five cases of acute cardiopulmonary arrest. Although recovery in each case can be attributed to other interventions (e.g., intubation and cardioversion), [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=intensivecareunit.wordpress.com&blog=4901293&post=36&subd=intensivecareunit&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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