TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Vasopressors and Inotropes
A1  - Rollstin, Amber
A1  - Chiu, William C.
A1  - Marshall, John P.
A2  - Farcy, David A.
A2  - Chiu, William C.
A2  - Marshall, John P.
A2  - Osborn, Tiffany M.
PY  - 2016
T2  - Critical Care Emergency Medicine, 2e
AB  - A  shock  state  is  characterized  by  hypoperfusion  to  organs,  cellular  hypoxia,  and  metabolic  disorder  resulting  in  cellular  injury.  Injury  to  the  organs  is  mainly  due  to  the  duration  of  the  hypoperfusion  and  the  speed  with  which  the  etiology  can  be  treated  and  the  shock  state  can  be  reversed.  When  patients  are  hemodynamically  unstable,  an  important  and  potentially  life-saving  intervention  is  the  use  of  vasoactive  therapies  to  restore  appropriate  tissue  perfusion  by  increasing  blood  flow  and  thereby  increasing  oxygen  delivery.  Prior  to  or  concurrent  with  initiating  vasoactive  or  inotropic  medications,  it  is  essential  to  attempt  to  identify  the  potential  cause  of  the  shock  state  and  guide  therapy  based  on  this  presumptive  diagnosis.  Refer  to  Chapter  61,  Classification  of  Shock,  for  further  information.  
SN  - 
PB  - McGraw-Hill Education
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/24
UR  - accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1135700870
ER  -