title: Pharmacologic agents in shock.
abstract: Treating patients with shock is not uncommon in an interventional radiologist's practice. Responding quickly to a patient's unexpected decompensation or feeling comfortable treating patients who have already developed shock requires a working knowledge of fluid resuscitation and sympathomimetic drugs used for blood pressure support. This article reviews medications commonly used for patients in shock and basic principles of initial fluid management.
authors.affiliation: Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90007, USA.
authors.forename: Sue E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Hanks
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D012769:Shock / Q000188:drug therapy*; D013566:Sympathomimetics / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D013566:Sympathomimetics