Drug Name: | Dopamine |
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Drug Class: | Catecholamine |
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Mechanism of Action: | Acts as a neurotransmitter and a precursor to other catecholamines like norepinephrine and epinephrine |
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Use: | - Treatment of hemodynamic imbalances such as hypotension and shock
- Management of heart failure
- Improvement of renal blood flow in acute renal failure
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Side Effects: | - Tachycardia
- Arrhythmias
- Hypertension
- Headache
- Nausea
- Vomiting
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Contraindications: | - Pheochromocytoma
- Uncontrolled tachyarrhythmias
- Ventricular fibrillation
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Specialty: | - Cardiology
- Critical Care Medicine
- Emergency Medicine
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