Nursing Math: Dobutamine Titration & IV Pump
Channel: EmpoweRN
Date: 2016-09-13

Critical Care Drip Calculation Dobutamine Drip! 
Dobutamine is used For the short-term inotropic treatment of low blood pressure 
caused by: 
congestive heart failure
septic shock
cardiogenic shock
or following cardiac surgery

I will note that In septic shock especially - fluid administration is the first treatment - but if that does not work a medication like dobutamine may be used.

Dobutamine =  inotropic agent which increases myocardial contractility - specifically cardiac contractility - which in emergent situations will help increase cardiac output.

This is a Critical Care Medication because It must be titrated based on hemodynamic response, 

Which include:  blood pressure, urine output, heart rate, and (whenever possible) measurements of cardiac output like central venous pressure.

In this video you will hear me say that the the patient is unstable and the doctor has increased the rate. The increase would be based on these hemodynamic responses.

Dimensional analysis video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DsTg1CeWchc