Dopamine

Question 1

What is the drug class of Dopamine?

Answer 1

Sympathomimetic amine and adrenergic agonist; endogenous catecholamine

Question 2

What are the uses of Dopamine (hint: dosing is important with regards to effects)?

Answer 2

• various uses and hemodynamic effects are dose dependent b/c different receptors are recruited with different dosing of the drug
• In low doses can inhibit the secretion of aldosterone and cause diuresis
• Medium doses: are used to increase CO and have been utilized in managing CHF and resp failure.
• Large doses: used to Increase BP and CO

Question 3

What is Dopamine the drug of choice for?

Answer 3

-treatment of Shock, especially sepsis, and is utilized in cardiogenic shock in combination with Dobutamine