In pursuit of evidence-based rationales for my hatred of dopamine, I turned to PubMed and queried the database for “dopamine shock” filtered for meta-analyses,…
Midodrine (ProAmantine) is an oral and intravenous prodrug. Its active metabolite, desglymidodrine, activates α-1 receptors to produce vaso and venoconstriction with resulting increase in…
Desmopressin (DDAVP, antidiuretic hormone) is a synthetic analog of vasopressin which can be administered IV, IM, subQ, and orally. Compared to vasopressin (generally regarded…
Nitric oxide is a molecule normally made by vascular endothelial cells to decrease vascular resistance in both the systemic and pulmonary circulations. Inhaled nitric…
Lefamulin (Xenleta) is an intravenous and oral antibiotic approved for community acquired bacteria pneumonia (CABP). Similar to antibiotics like clindamycin and linezolid, lefamulin inhibits…