NAME ACTION INDICATION CONTRAINDICATION SIDE NURSING

EFFECTS/ADVERS RESPONSIBILITY
E EFFECTS
Stimulates both Hemodynamic imbalances Pheochromocytoma;
Generic Name: adrenergic & uncorrected Ectopic beats; nausea,  Monitor
in shock due to MI, trauma,
Dopamine dopaminergic tachyarrhythmias; vomiting; tachycardia, blood
receptors, lower endotoxicsepticemia, open- ventricular fibrilation anginal pain, pressure,
Brand Name: doses are mainly heart surgery, renal failure & palpitation, dyspnea, pulse, & heart
dopaminergic- chronic cardiac headache; hypotension, rate
Docard stimulating and vasoconstriction
produce renal
decompensations as in
Infrequent, aberrant  Monitor urine
Drug and mesenteric congestive failure conduction, output
Classification: vasodilation, bradycardia  Assess for
higher doses also Special Piloerection, widened blanching
Adrenergic Precautions:Hypovolemia
are both QRS complex,  Monitor
Agonist Agent, dopaminergic ; decreased pulse rate; azotemia, elevated BP pulmonary
Sympathoimetic; and beta1- extravasation;
artery
Vesicant adrenergic history of occlusive vascular
catheter
stimulating and disease
produce cardiac
SD:Dopamine
stimulation and
drop regulated at renal
10 ugtts per vasodilation;
minute to be large doses
stimulate alpha-
titrated at 5
adrenergic
ugtts/minute receptors
when BP become
more or equal to
90/60 mmHg.