Critical Thinking and Interventions
Why is a central line preferred when administering a potent vasoactive medication?
What is: to prevent extravasation?
What vasoactive medication has different affects based on dose given?
What is Dopamine?
What two components make us Cardiac Output?
What are Heart Rate and Stroke Volume?
A vasoconstrictor commonly used to increase MAP in anaphylactic shock
What is Epi?
The first line medication used for a patient with aortic dissection
What is Esmolol?
This inotrope causes vasodilation and increases cardiac output by increasing HR and contractility. It is typically given in heart failure or pulmonary edema.
What is Dobutamine?
The resistance the left ventricle must overcome to circulate blood
What is afterload?
Pure alpha1 agonist
What is phenylephrine (neosynephrine)?
Your nursing student asks how to calculate MAP, what equation do you give her?
What is:
(2x diastolic)+systolic
__________________
3
How often is Cleveprex titrated to treat hypertensive urgency?
What is double to dose every 90 seconds?
Low magnesium, low sodium, low calcium, and high potassium can all decrease what?
What is contractility?
This medication can be used in treatment of diabetes insipidus, esophageal varices, and vasodilatory shock that's unresponsive to other vasopressors
What is vasopressin?