Book contents
- Pharmacology for Anaesthesia and Intensive Care
- Pharmacology for Anaesthesia and Intensive Care
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Preface
- Foreword
- Section I Basic Principles
- Section II Core Drugs in Anaesthetic Practice
- Section III Cardiovascular Drugs
- Chapter 13 Sympathomimetics
- Chapter 14 Adrenoceptor Antagonists
- Chapter 15 Anti-Arrhythmics
- Chapter 16 Vasodilators
- Chapter 17 Antihypertensives
- Section IV Other Important Drugs
- Index
Chapter 16 - Vasodilators
from Section III - Cardiovascular Drugs
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 26 February 2021
- Pharmacology for Anaesthesia and Intensive Care
- Pharmacology for Anaesthesia and Intensive Care
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Preface
- Foreword
- Section I Basic Principles
- Section II Core Drugs in Anaesthetic Practice
- Section III Cardiovascular Drugs
- Chapter 13 Sympathomimetics
- Chapter 14 Adrenoceptor Antagonists
- Chapter 15 Anti-Arrhythmics
- Chapter 16 Vasodilators
- Chapter 17 Antihypertensives
- Section IV Other Important Drugs
- Index
Summary
Sodium nitroprusside is usually administered as a 0.005–0.02% (50–200 μg/ml) intravenous infusion, the dose of 0.5–6 μg.kg−1.min−1 being titrated to effect.
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- Pharmacology for Anaesthesia and Intensive Care , pp. 233 - 244Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021