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Table 5.3.

Common vasoactive agents

Agents	Heart	Vasculature		Cardiac output	MAP	HR	Dose range
Agents	β1	α1	α2	Cardiac output	MAP	HR	(μg/kg/min)
Dopamine	0–3+	0–3+	0–2+	↑	↑	↑↑	2–20
Dobutamine	4+	1+	2+	↑↑	↔	↑	2.5–10.0
Epinephrine	4+	2–4+	1–3+	↑↑	↑↑	↑↑	0.005–0.200
Norepinephrine	2+	4+	1+	↔	↑↑	↑	0.04–1.00
Vasopressin	Vasopressin receptor			↓	↑	↔	0.01–0.04 U/min