Drug Name: | Vasopressin |
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Drug Class: | Hormone |
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Mechanism of Action: | - Binds to vasopressin receptors in the kidneys, causing water reabsorption and vasoconstriction
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Use: | - Treatment of diabetes insipidus
- Management of hypotension during surgery
- Cardiac arrest
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Side Effects: | - Hypertension
- Headache
- Nausea
- Abdominal cramps
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Contraindications: | - Hypersensitivity to vasopressin
- Coronary artery disease
- Peripheral vascular disease
- Epilepsy
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Specialty: | - Endocrinology
- Anesthesiology
- Emergency medicine
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