Stroke index (SI) - CORRECT-ANSWERS35-60 ml/m2/beat
Dobutamine - CORRECT-ANSWERSInotropic, chonotropic and vasodilator
effects
Treats heart failure
Improves renal blood flow and u/o
2-20 mcg/kg/min
Dopamine - CORRECT-ANSWERSCatacholamine
raises bp refractory to fluid therapy
treats heart failure
corrects hemodynamic imbalances during shock
>6mcg/kg/min
Epinephrine - CORRECT-ANSWERSCatecholamine
Incr CO by incr HR
Incr cerebral and coronary blood flow
Potent alpha receptor vasoconstrictor
1-10 mcg/min
Levophed - CORRECT-ANSWERSCatecholamine
Incr contractility to incr bp with mild effect to CO
Used to treat hypotension and decr SVR
2-30 mcg/min
Milrinone - CORRECT-ANSWERSInotropic vasodilating agent with little
chronotropic activity
Incr CO without incr myocardial oxygen demand or HR
, 0.25-0.75 mcg/kg/min
Nitroglycerin - CORRECT-ANSWERSVenous vasodilator
Decr preload and afterload in L ventricular failure
Used for mycardial ischemia and dilator for coronary vasculature
20-40 mcg/min
50-250 mcg/min
Nipride - CORRECT-ANSWERSVenous and arterial dilator
Incr CO by decr L ventricular afterload
Decr bp in hypertensive crises and decr pulmonary hypertension
0.5 - 10 mcg/kg/min
Neosynephrine - CORRECT-ANSWERSSympathetic adrenergic agent
Constricts blood vessels and raises bp
Stimulates baroreceptors to slow HR by incr vagal tone
100-180 mcg/min (can go up to 300 mcg/min)
Vasopressin - CORRECT-ANSWERSPotent arterial vasoconstrictor
Used for severe hypotension/shock unresponsive to catecholamine therapy,
upper GI hemorrhages and ACLS protocol
0.01-0.4 units/min
Normal Chemistry values - CORRECT-ANSWERSNa 136 - 145
K 3.5 - 5.5
Ca 8 - 10.5
Phos 3 - 4.5
Mg 1.5 - 2.5
Chl 96 - 106
Normal Kidney Fxn Values - CORRECT-ANSWERSBUN 5 - 20
Creatinine 0.7 - 1.5
Anion Gap 5 - 15
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