| Drug |
Initial Dose |
Titration Dose |
Minimum Interval Before Dose Adjustment |
MaxDose |
| DoBUTamine |
2 mcg/kg/min |
2 mcg/kg/min |
Q 10 min |
40 mcg/kg/min |
| DOPamine |
2 mcg/kg/min |
2 mcg/kg/min |
Q 5 min |
30 mcg/kg/min |
| Epinephrine |
5 mcg/min (0.005 mcg/kg/min) |
5 mcg/min (0.001 mcg/kg/min) |
Q 3-5 min |
30 mcg/min (0.05 mcg/kg/min) |
| Norepinephrine |
5 mcg/min (0.3 mcg/kg/min) |
5 mcg/min (0.1 mcg/kg/min) |
Q 3-5 min |
30 mcg/min (0.9 mcg/kg/min) |
| Phenylephrine |
50 mcg/min |
20 mcg/min |
Q 2-5 min |
200 mcg/min |
| Vasopressin (shock) |
0.01 units/min |
0.01 units |
Q 15 min |
0.04 units/min |
| Milrinone |
50 mcg/kg bolus, then 0.375 mcg/kg/min |
0.25 mcg/kg/min |
Q 15 min |
0.75 mcg/kg/min |
| Isoproterenol |
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Vasopressors and Inotropes: Dosing and Titration
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