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| Treat necrosis caused by infiltration of IV vasoconstrictor with this... | Phentolamine (Regitine) |
| This is a vasoconstrictor that also has positive inotrope, dromotrope, and chronotrope properties... | Epinephrine (Adrenalin) |
| This vasoconstrictor has increased alpha, bet5a-one and beta-two stimulation. It can increase myocardial workloac and can cause myocardial ishcemia... | Isoproterenol (Isuprel) |
| This vasoconstrictor has increased alpha, beta-one and beta0two stimulation. At 2-10 mch/kg/min it increases cardiac output - greater than 10 mcg/kg/min in increases BP... | Dopamine |
| This is a peripheral venous and arterial vasoconstrictor and cardiac stimulant considered in the treatment of hypotension or shock... | Norephinephrine bitartrate (Levophed) |
| This vasoconstrictor is a pure alpha-agonist... | Phenylephrine (Neo-Synephrine) |
| When giving vasoconstrictors, monitor closely for this... | Hypertension |
| When giving vasodilators, monitor closely for this... | Hypotension |
| This vasodilator decreases preload and afterload through vasodilation and diuresis. Monitor for dry cough, hyperkalemia, and angioedema... | ACE inhibitors (usually end in -pril) |
| This medication has vasodilator and positive inotropic effects. It is used in the treatment for heart failure... | Milrinone/Amrinone |
| This is a potent venous and arterial dilator. Protect it from light with aluminum foil or opaque plastic... | Sodium Nitroprusside (Nipride) |
| The is a venous dilator and coronary artery dilator. It is an arterial dilator in higher doses. When given IV, give in glass bottles through PVC tubing... | Nitroglycerin |
| This is an arterial dilator for significan hypertension. It inhibits the release of insulin and can, therefore, cause hyperglycemia... | Diozoxide (Hyperstat) |
| Severe elevations in this disorder can lead to necephalopathy, retinal hemorrhages, renal damage, chest pain and ischemia, heart failure, and epistaxis... | Hypertension |
| The most common and lethal type of acute aortic dissection is... | ascending dissection |
| The three types of acute aortic dissections are... | ascending, descending, and descending into ascending |
| This is a tear in the intimal layer of the aorta, which exposes the degenerated medial layer to the forces of blood pressure which will dissect the layers... | Acute Aortic Dissection |
| Describe the pain associated with an ascending aortic dissection... | Substernal area, throat, jaw, or face |
| Describe the pain associated with a descending aortic dissection... | intrascapular or lower back areas, abdomen, flank, and lower extremities |
| A clinical manifestation of an acute aortic disssection is this related to blood pressure... | Difference of more then 10mmHg when comparing SBP of various limbs |
| The symptoms of an acute aortic dissection can mimmick this, and will therefore be... | Spinal cord hypoxia - paresthesia, hemiplegia, paraplegia |
| Aortic dissection signs can be signs of hypovolemia. What would the hct and WBC look like... | decreased hct and increased WBC |
| With an aortic dissection, you need to prepare for rapid deterioration, including... | oxygen, large bore IV's, blood products and fluid resuscitation, narcotics for pain, anti-hypertensives (Nipride) Labetalolo, Calcium channel blockers, and surgical repair |
