title: Clinical applications of sodium nitroprusside.
abstract: Sodium nitroprusside has its place in two main spheres of medical practice. It is used for the production of deliberate hypotension during anaesthesia to reduce surgical bleeding, and in the management of the acute phase of certain cardiac conditions. This paper considers the value of the drug separately in these two clinical situations.
mesh_terms: D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects*; D002560:Cerebrovascular Circulation / Q000187:drug effects; D005292:Ferricyanides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006321:Heart / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D007023:Hypotension, Controlled; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000188:drug therapy; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000188:drug therapy; D009599:Nitroprusside / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012119:Respiration / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D005292:Ferricyanides; D009599:Nitroprusside