FF_RN

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1. Dopamine in cardiogenic shock

   FF_RN posted a topic in MICU

   A flight nurse that I know was recently reemed by an ER doc for starting an MI pt in cardiogenic shock on dopamine. Now I know that dopamine increases myocardial oxygen demand, but it seems that dopamine is still widely used for hypotensive MI pts. O...

2. The next pressor...

   FF_RN replied to MLB55's topic in MICU

   Depends on the situation, but we tend to go levo (30mcgs), neo (180mcgs), then vaso, dopa, and then epi.