Shock & Circulatory Support

Vasopressors & Inotropes in Shock

When a patient's blood pressure collapses and their organs start to starve, the drugs that pull them back are the same adrenaline-like molecules from the autonomic section — now running through an IV line in intensive care. But choosing the right one is everything: the drug that saves a patient in septic shock could harm one in cardiogenic shock. It all comes down to WHY the circulation failed.