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What kind of therapy is dobutamine?
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Positive chronotrope: Dobutamine stimulates the beta receptors in the heart muscle . It makes it pump more efficiently and is often used in congestive heart failure pts thru an iv.
Answered 6/25/2014
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Pressor: Dobutamine is a pressor that can increase heart rate and contractility of the heart muscle.
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