Question 1

can you put dobutamine and heaparin in the same iv?

Accepted Answer

Yes: But they should obviously run on different pumps so that they can each be titrated.

Question 2

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 3

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 4

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.

Question 5

what is the difference between persantine and dobutamine?

Accepted Answer

Drugs for Heart Test: Chemical stress tests are used to diagnose heart artery blockage in people who cannot treadmill exercise. Persantine is injected IV and dilates normal blood vessels more than abnormal ones causing an ischemic defect on a nuclear image.  Dobutamine is injected IV and increases the heart rate and contractility with muscle fed by a blocked artery not responding as well as normal muscle.

Question 6

what is the treatment available for dobutamine extravasation?

Accepted Answer

Phentolamine: This causes vasconstriction so that phentolamine can be injected into the area to counteract the vasoconstriction. Otherwise, pain medicine and elevated the arm can be of help to relieve swelling and pain.

Question 7

how likely am i to panic while having a dobutamine stress test?

Accepted Answer

Panic stress test: My dearest...Probably not more likely than during any other test... Panick attacks are a personal response to a trigger, consciously or not. If you are well instructed/educated about the test, it should lower pre test anxiety. Understand that Dobutamine will increase heart rate and may be perceived as a "stronger" heart beat. Talk to your doctor about your concerns. Good luck! go for it :-).

Question 8

when should we choose dopamine over dobutamine in treating congestive cardiac failure?

Accepted Answer

Low blood pressure: If the blood pressure is low in CHF , Dopamine is better at raising it.

Question 9

what is the care of a patient on dobutamine for chf?

Accepted Answer

Low salt & fluid: Salt and fluid restriction is the mainstay to help a patient with CHF on Dobutamine drip whether outpatient or inpatient.  In the hospitalized patient, close monitoring of blood pressure and rhythm are required.

Question 10

why are dobutamine-induced stress echocardiogram used?

Accepted Answer

2 reasons: The Dobutamine is to make the heart pump harder and faster (stress the heart) in patients unable to walk on a treadmill.
The echocardiogram is sometimes used instead of a picture of the heart obtained by injecting radioactive substances into a vein. The biggest advantage of the echo is no radiation. The reliabiltiy of the tests is similar.

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