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CCRN Critical Care Nursing

Category - Adult

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A nurse is calling the doctor to obtain an order for medication to help maintain the tissue perfusion for a patient with acute respiratory distress syndrome who is continuing to be Hypotensive. Which medication would she anticipate being ordered?

Dopamine
Phenylephrine
Nitroglycerin
Sodium nitroprusside

Explanation

Answer: A - The medication that the nurse would most likely anticipate to be ordered for the patient with acute respiratory distress who is Hypotensive would be Dopamine. Dopamine can help regulate blood pressure through renal perfusion.

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