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  9. <CAPTION ALIGN="TOP"><P ALIGN=LEFT><B><FONT COLOR="#ffff3f">Table 1. Sympathomimetic Amines</FONT></B></CAPTION>
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  11. <TD WIDTH="112" ROWSPAN="2" VALIGN="TOP" ALIGN="CENTER"><B>Drug</B></TD>
  12. <TD WIDTH="170" ROWSPAN="2" VALIGN="TOP" ALIGN="CENTER"><B>Usual IV<BR>
  13. Dosage</B></TD>
  14. <TD COLSPAN="2" VALIGN="BOTTOM" ALIGN="CENTER"><B>Adrenergic Effect</B></TD>
  15. <TD WIDTH="120" ROWSPAN="2" VALIGN="TOP" ALIGN="CENTER"><B>Arrhythmogenic<BR>
  16. Potential</B></TD></TR>
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  20. <TD ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM" WIDTH="55"><B>ß</B></TD></TR>
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  22. <TD HEIGHT="39" VALIGN="TOP">Epinephrine<BR>
  23. (Adrenalin)</TD>
  24. <TD VALIGN="TOP">0.5-1.0 mg<BR>
  25. 1-200 µg per min</TD>
  26. <TD VALIGN="TOP">+<BR>
  27. ++</TD>
  28. <TD VALIGN="TOP">++<BR>
  29. +++</TD>
  30. <TD VALIGN="TOP">+++<BR>
  31. +++</TD></TR>
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  33. <TD HEIGHT="39" VALIGN="TOP">Norepinephrine<BR>
  34. (Levophed)</TD>
  35. <TD VALIGN="TOP">2-80 µg per min</TD>
  36. <TD VALIGN="TOP">+++</TD>
  37. <TD VALIGN="TOP">++</TD>
  38. <TD VALIGN="TOP">++</TD></TR>
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  40. <TD HEIGHT="61" VALIGN="TOP">Dopamine<BR>
  41. (Intropin)</TD>
  42. <TD VALIGN="TOP">1-2 µg/kg per min<BR>
  43. 2-10 µg/kg per min<BR>
  44. 10-30 µg/kg per min</TD>
  45. <TD VALIGN="TOP">+<BR>
  46. ++<BR>
  47. +++</TD>
  48. <TD VALIGN="TOP">+*<BR>
  49. ++*<BR>
  50. ++</TD>
  51. <TD VALIGN="TOP">+<BR>
  52. ++<BR>
  53. +++</TD></TR>
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  55. <TD HEIGHT="39" VALIGN="TOP">Dobutamine<BR>
  56. (Dobutrex)</TD>
  57. <TD VALIGN="TOP">2-30 µg/kg per min</TD>
  58. <TD VALIGN="TOP">+</TD>
  59. <TD VALIGN="TOP">+++</TD>
  60. <TD VALIGN="TOP">++</TD></TR>
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  62. <TD HEIGHT="39" VALIGN="TOP">Isoproterenol<BR>
  63. (Isuprel)</TD>
  64. <TD VALIGN="TOP">2-10 µg/min</TD>
  65. <TD VALIGN="TOP">0</TD>
  66. <TD VALIGN="TOP">+++</TD>
  67. <TD VALIGN="TOP">+++</TD></TR>
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  69. <TD HEIGHT="41" VALIGN="TOP">Amrinone<SUP><FONT SIZE=-1>†</FONT></SUP><BR>
  70. (Inocor)</TD>
  71. <TD VALIGN="TOP">5-15 µg/kg per min<BR>
  72. (after loading dose)</TD>
  73. <TD VALIGN="TOP">0</TD>
  74. <TD VALIGN="TOP">0*</TD>
  75. <TD VALIGN="TOP">++</TD></TR>
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  77. *Increases renal and splanchnic blood flow.<BR>
  78. <SUP><FONT SIZE=-1>†</FONT></SUP>Phosphodiesterase inhibitor.
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