pressors

increase BP (vasoconstrictors)neosynethrinnorepi (stronger than neo, but work at same receptor sites)epi (strongest but significant myocardial consumption effects)increase cardiac fxndobutamine - used in HF ptsdopaminemilrinone (phosphodiesterase inhibitors)vasopressinused at .04 u/min (in initial study, it helped get pts off other pressors)no major downside, used as standalone drug nowbest measures to see if pt is improvinglactate levelsbase deficit