Question 1

what does dobutamine specifically stimulate?

Accepted Answer

Heart Contraction: Dobutamine makes the heart contract more strongly.  It is typically used in a critically ill patients in whom the heart is not functioning well to to a previous heart attack or some other form of heart disease.

Question 2

is dobutamine life threatening?

Accepted Answer

No: Given safely in standard amounts Dobutamine is safe. Like any medication, it has the potential for side effects (particularly at higher doses) which can include myocardial ischemia and life threatening arrythmias. Dobutamine stimulates heart muscle causing it wo work harder and is used, among other things, to treat congestive heart failure and to perform certain types of stress tests.

Question 3

is dopamine similar to dobutamine?

Accepted Answer

Yes and no: They are both catecholamines, a specific type of chemical class. In the body, there are different type of receptors in tissues which bind catechols with different effects. Dopamine and doubtamine have different affinities for different receptors and thus can have different effects. Kind of like different types of baking sugars...They are all sugars but are used for special purposes and functions.

Question 4

what is an antidote for dobutamine?

Accepted Answer

Turn the drip off: Dobutamine is very short acting , so it gets out of the body in minutes if you turn off the inntravenous drip. It therefore doesn't need an antidote.

Question 5

can dobutamine be a vasoconstrictor?

Accepted Answer

No: It increases cardiac contractility and may cause vessels to dilate.

Question 6

why is dobutamine given intravenously?

Accepted Answer

No other form: Presently, there is no other form of Dobutamine on the market.  Generally, when Dobutamine is used, one is seeking immediate action of the drug, if the drug was administered through just about any other route, it would take longer to act and the delay in action is not desirable.  This of course excludes CHF patients on chronic Dobutamine pump, my first sentence is directed at them.

Question 7

what is a duel isotope dobutamine test?

Accepted Answer

Cardiac stress Test: This is a form of cardiac stress testing where two different radioactive isotopes are used to visualize the heart muscle at rest and during stress. Dobutamine is a chemical that is used to increase your heart rate and simulate walking on the treadmill.

Question 8

help please! is dobutamine a beta blocker?

Accepted Answer

No: Dobutamine is a beta agonist, the opposite of a beta blocker.

Question 9

can someone mix heparin and dobutamine hci?

Accepted Answer

Heparin dobutamine: Not in the same bag for IV delivery . They can be given simultaneously iv.

Question 10

when should someone use dopamine and dobutamine?

Accepted Answer

Never: Those are serious and dangerous medications and should only be administered in an intensive care setting by a qualified physican.

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