{"id":2976,"date":"2025-07-23T11:53:12","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T19:53:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nicolekupchikconsulting.com\/news\/?p=2976"},"modified":"2025-07-23T11:53:13","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T19:53:13","slug":"lets-talk-about-positive-inotropes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nicolekupchikconsulting.com\/news\/lets-talk-about-positive-inotropes\/","title":{"rendered":"Let\u2019s Talk About Positive Inotropes!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Imagine you have a patient who is showing signs of cardiogenic shock with a low cardiac index and low SvO2. They are hypotensive, tachycardic, with a CI &lt; 2.2 &lt; L\/min\/m2 and their SvO2 is &lt; 65%.&nbsp; Your provider may want to start a positive inotrope.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What does this classification of cardiac medication do and what is it used for?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Positive inotropes are used to improve cardiac output and contractility.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They are vasopressors per say, but are <strong>not used<\/strong> for traditional hypotension in sepsis for example.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The most commonly used IV drips are dobutamine and milrinone. Studies suggest that they have similar effects on patients.\u00a0 However, you should use milrinone in patients with renal impairment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dobutamine:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Initial: 2 to 5 mcg\/kg\/minute<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Usual Range: 2 &#8211; 10 mcg\/kg\/min<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Max: 40 mcg\/kg\/min<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Effects:&nbsp; Increased CO and heart rate, and decrease in SVR<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Watch out for tachycardia, hypokalemia, HTN or hypotension, dyspnea, and ventricular ectopy!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Milrinone:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">0.375 &#8211; 0.75 mcg\/kg\/min<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Can start with a bolus of 50 mcg\/kg over 10 minutes<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Effects: Increase CO, and decrease BP, SVR, PAOP, and PAOP<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Watch out for hypotension, hypokalemia, ventricular arrhythmias, and thrombocytopenia!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When starting these medications, you will want to monitor your patients heart rate, rhythm, blood pressure and hemodynamics to see if you are getting the desired effects!&nbsp; Both medications have a pretty quick onset, so be sure to monitor your patient closely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Always know what you are titrating! What is the goal for your patient?&nbsp; If you are not sure, clarify with your provider. &nbsp;If you want more education on cardiac medications, be sure and check out the following courses and content from Nicole! She is such a great resource!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Check out her Cardiac Boot Camp course <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicolekupchikconsulting.com\/booksAndCourses\/online-courses\/15\/cardiac-boot-camp\">here<\/a>! This course dives deep on cardiac topics such as physiology &amp; assessment, cardiovascular medications, heart failure management, acute coronary syndrome, valvular dysfunction and updates in cardiac arrest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Want to get certified in Cardiac Medicine?\u00a0 Take a look at her Cardiac Medicine Certification course <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicolekupchikconsulting.com\/booksAndCourses\/online-courses\/123\/cmc-review-course\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you want to have the ultimate resource at the bedside in the ICU, check out the Critical Care Survival Guide <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicolekupchikconsulting.com\/booksAndCourses\/books-bundles\/136\/critical-care-survival-guide\">here!<\/a>&nbsp; It truly is your bedside bestie!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">References:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www-uptodate-com.offcampus.lib.washington.edu\/contents\/dobutamine-drug-information?search=cardiogenic%20shock%20treatment&amp;topicRef=83&amp;source=see_link\">https:\/\/www-uptodate-com.offcampus.lib.washington.edu\/contents\/dobutamine-drug-information?search=cardiogenic%20shock%20treatment&amp;topicRef=83&amp;source=see_link<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www-uptodate-com.offcampus.lib.washington.edu\/contents\/inotropic-agents-in-heart-failure-with-reduced-ejection-fraction?search=positive%20inotropes&amp;source=search_result&amp;selectedTitle=1~150&amp;usage_type=default&amp;display_rank=1\">https:\/\/www-uptodate-com.offcampus.lib.washington.edu\/contents\/inotropic-agents-in-heart-failure-with-reduced-ejection-fraction?search=positive%20inotropes&amp;source=search_result&amp;selectedTitle=1~150&amp;usage_type=default&amp;display_rank=1<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www-uptodate-com.offcampus.lib.washington.edu\/contents\/dobutamine-drug-information?source=auto_suggest&amp;selectedTitle=1~1---1~4---dobut&amp;search=dobutamine\">https:\/\/www-uptodate-com.offcampus.lib.washington.edu\/contents\/dobutamine-drug-information?source=auto_suggest&amp;selectedTitle=1~1&#8212;1~4&#8212;dobut&amp;search=dobutamine<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www-uptodate-com.offcampus.lib.washington.edu\/contents\/milrinone-drug-information?search=dobutamine%20and%20milrinone&amp;topicRef=3488&amp;source=see_link\">https:\/\/www-uptodate-com.offcampus.lib.washington.edu\/contents\/milrinone-drug-information?search=dobutamine%20and%20milrinone&amp;topicRef=3488&amp;source=see_link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Imagine you have a patient who is showing signs of cardiogenic shock with a low cardiac index and low SvO2. They are hypotensive, tachycardic, with a CI &lt; 2.2 &lt; L\/min\/m2 and their SvO2 is &lt; 65%.&nbsp; Your provider may want to start a positive inotrope. What does this classification of cardiac medication do and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":2830,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[46],"tags":[],"ppma_author":[62],"class_list":["post-2976","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nurse-education"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\r\n<title>Let&#039;s Talk About Positive Inotropes! 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