DRUG STUDY

Medical Diagnosis: hydrocephalus, status post- shunt insertion

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Room No.: 601 C

Indication/ Mechanism of Action Side Effects/ Adverse Nursing

Contraindication Effects Considerations
INDICATIONS: Sympathomimetic  nausea,  Monitor vital signs ,
Generic Name: Acute heart failure. chemical  vomiting, and ECG during
dopamine Contraindication: precursor to  tachycardia, infusion, watch for
Pheochromocytoma, norepinephrine. It has  ectopic beats, dsyarrythmias and
Brand Name: uncorrected differing effects on the  palpitation, ischemia also
tachyarrhythmias, vascular and cardiac  anginal pain, monitor, PCWP,
ventricular fibrillation. systems, depending on CVP, CO2, and
 hypotension,
Classification: Hypersensitivity. dose per kilogram urinary output
 vasoconstriction,
per minute. Because of  Monitor for possible
the variability in the  bradycardia,
adverse reaction
Dosage: response to  hypertension,
 Assess for heart
dopamine, this drug dyspnoea,
failure: dsypnea,
must be monitored and  headache,
neck vain distention,
Frequency:  widened QRS
titrated to effect. complexes,
 Assess for
oxygenation and
 azotaemia. perfusiondeficit.
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