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In this lesson we continue talking about ICU drips and take a look at a unique class of medications call Inotropes. We start off talking about what inotropes are, primarily a class of medications used to increase the contractility of our patients hearts. We also talk about the 2 primary ways in which medications can achieve this effect.

Starting with a group called catecholamines, we cover how these medications cause an increase in our patients contractility, and thus cardiac output and then move in to talk about different medications within this class, covering the concentrations and dosages that you would expect to find. Of these medications, Dobutamine is the only one that is going to be used solely and primarily for this effect.

Next we talk about a unique group within this class called the Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors and we explain how quite differently these medications can lead to an increase in our patients contractility, as well as the vasodilatory effect they have on blood vessels. Here we primarily talk about 1 medication called Milrinone, which is another drug that we use specifically for its inotropic effect.

Hopefully after watching this lesson you will have a better understanding of what this class of medications are as well as some of the differences between these medications and how they achieve their effects on improving contractility.

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Don't forget to check out the playlist for this series of lessons here:    • ICU Drips  

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