title: Using sympathomimetic drugs to manage hypotension 2: use in clinical practice.
abstract: The second in this two-part unit on sympathomimetic drugs discusses their use in clinical practice with certain patient groups. Part 1 outlined background information on the cardiovascular system and how its various components affect blood pressure.
authors.affiliation: University of Glamorgan.
authors.forename: Ray
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Higginson
authors.forename: Bridie
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Jones
mesh_terms: D000316:Adrenergic alpha-Agonists / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000318:Adrenergic beta-Agonists / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007022:Hypotension / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D013564:Sympathetic Nervous System / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D013566:Sympathomimetics / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D000316:Adrenergic alpha-Agonists; D000318:Adrenergic beta-Agonists; D013566:Sympathomimetics