Anaes Vivas · Vasopressors & inotropes
Data viva — the receptor profile chart
A data viva on the receptor profile chart — the adrenaline dose-dependent (beta at low, alpha at high); the noradrenaline (alpha-1 beta-1); the phenylephrine (pure alpha-1); the dobutamine (beta-1 beta-2); the vasopressin (V1 only); the milrinone (PDE-3 — not on the chart).
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Prompt
A receptor profile chart showing the alpha-1, beta-1, beta-2, V1 effects of the common vasoactive agents. Interpret and apply.
Stimulus
A receptor profile chart shows the alpha-1, beta-1, beta-2, V1 receptor activity of the common vasoactive agents (the metaraminol, the phenylephrine, the ephedrine, the noradrenaline, the adrenaline, the dobutamine, the vasopressin). Interpret and apply to the clinical scenarios.
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