VASOPRESSIN (Pitressin) Flashcards
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VASOPRESSIN (Pitressin)
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Name/Class: VASOPRESSIN (Pitressin)/Hormone, Vasopressor
Description: Vasopressin is a hormone with strong vasopressive and antidiuretic properties but that may precipitate angina and/or AMI.
Indications: To increase peripheral vascular resistance in arrest (CPR) or to control bleeding from esophageal varices.
Contraindications: Chronic nephritis with nitrogen retention, ischemic heart disease, PVCs, advanced
arteriosclerosis, or 1st stage of labor.
Precautions: Epilepsy, migraine, heart failure, angina, vascular disease, hepatic impairment, elderly, and children.
Dosage/Route: Cardiac Arrest: 40 units IV. Esophageal varices: 0.2 to 0.4 units/min IV drip.
