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The patient was admitted to intensive care, then put on "pressors" - medications that boost blood pressure by causing muscle cells surrounding tiny arteries to contract.

The Seattle Times 2011

But on that day, by the time she traveled the rest of the way upstairs, she was hypotensive and in need of pressors.

Between Expectations Md Meghan Maclean Weir 2011

Direct-acting pressors have their action extracellularly at postsynaptic receptors. 4 The evaluation of liver function at initial presentation andfour tosix weeks following recovery is recommended, although the incidence of hepatotoxicity following acute overdose is rare. 5 Caution should be exercised in the use of sedative/hypnotics for CNS excitation because of synergistic depressant effects during overdose.

Monamine Oxidase Inhibitors 2010

If blood pressure is low, it needs supporting and gets it from IV fluids, and at times drugs that raise blood pressure, called pressors.

David Katz, M.D.: How True To Life Are Medical Dramas? M.D. David Katz 2011

But on that day, by the time she traveled the rest of the way upstairs, she was hypotensive and in need of pressors.

Between Expectations Md Meghan Maclean Weir 2011

Not sure if its true, but boy he can cancel pressors a lot.

Dems Still Do Not Have the Votes | RedState 2010

However, they admit hydrocortisone may have role if given early to patients in whom the administration of high dose pressors does not raise the blood pressure.

Archive 2008-01-01 james gaulte 2008

Yet you go ahead and intubate; start the pressors; call the ICU.

Archive 2008-05-01 1 Dinosaur 2008

Yet you go ahead and intubate; start the pressors; call the ICU.

Just (Don't) Do It 1 Dinosaur 2008

However, they admit hydrocortisone may have role if given early to patients in whom the administration of high dose pressors does not raise the blood pressure.

Corticosteroids in septic shock-the wheel keeps turning james gaulte 2008