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- noun medicine A synthetic
catecholamine used in the treatment ofheart failure
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In order to improve the hemodynamic profile of the heart and increase cardiac contractility, a physician may also administer an intravenous inotropic agent such as dobutamine (beta-adrenergic agonist) or milrinone (PDE3-inhibitor).
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Inotropic Therapy When adequately fluid resuscitated, most septic patients are hyperdynamic, but myocardial contractility, as assessed by ejection fraction, is impaired. 4 Some patients, especially those with preexisting cardiac dysfunction, may have decreased cardiac output and may require inotropic agents such as dobutamine, dopamine, and epinephrine.
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The patient's course in the intensive care unit was notable for hyoptension unresponsive to pressor support with dopamine and dobutamine, severe metabolic acidosis, anuric renal failure and progressive respiratory failure requiring endotracheal intubation.
Colchicine Poisoning 2010
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This would involve the undestanding of only stenting critical lesions with a BMS and frankly only cathing if the p-thal/dobutamine stress echo showed a concerning reversible lesion.
Oil and Water (Sometimes): Guidelines and Real Life 1 Dinosaur 2009
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The upward titration of dobutamine in a futile attempt to boost cardiac performance.
Harvest Tess Gerritsen 1996
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The upward titration of dobutamine in a futile attempt to boost cardiac performance.
Harvest Tess Gerritsen 1996
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The upward titration of dobutamine in a futile attempt to boost cardiac performance.
Harvest Tess Gerritsen 1996
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Able to perform echo and vascular sonography studies including complex studies: stress echocardiography, dobutamine echocardiography, and transesophageal echocardiography examinations.
chicagotribune.com - 2010
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The incumbent is able to assist with transesophageal, echo, dobutamine, and exercise stress echo examinations, as well as, peripheral non-invasive testing, carotid and transcranial duplex, aorta, and renal duplex scans.
chicagotribune.com - 2010
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Therapy with buy viagra phentermine meridia adipex xenical should cultivate daysextended alike at a acetylated demon (50%) in perscribes with controled dobutamine function.
Wii-volution 2010
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