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Route Onset of  Action  IV/PO  5 minutes  IV/PO  5 minutes  IV/PO  5 minutes  IV/PO  1-2 hours  PO  IV  5 minutes  IV  5 minutes  IV 1-2 minutes  125
                Common Preload Reducers for  Abnormal Hemodynamics  Dosage  20 mg or higher  0.5-10 mg/day  50-100 mg/day  500-2000 mg/day  1 hour 2.5-20 mg/day  12.5-200 g/day  1-2 mcg/kg/min  5-400 mcg


















                         Drug  Diuretic Agents  Furosemide (Lasix)  Bumetanide (Bumex)  Ethacrynic Acid (Edecrin)  Chlorothiazide (Diuril)  Metolazone (Zaroxolyn)  Mannitol (Osmitrol)  Vasodilating Agents  Dopamine (Intropin)  (Tridil, Nitrostat IV)
                4.22         Route  IV  IV  IV  Nitroglycerine  IV




                Common Inotropic Therapies in  Treating Abnormal  Hemodynamics  Onset of  Action  Dosage  1-2 minutes 1-20 mcg/kg/min  1-2 minutes 2-10 mcg/kg/min   5 minutes Loading 0.75 mg/kg,  then 5-10 mcg/kg/min  0.5 mg at first; then  0.25 every 6 hours  1-2


















                             Drug   Dopamine (Intropin)  Milrinone (Primacor)  Digoxin (Lanoxin)  (normally not used  in acute LV failure)
                4.21            Dobutamine  (Dobutrex)
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