Question

A 61-year-old hospitalized patient with sepsis and lactate 5.2 mmol/L is hypotensive after fluids. What is the recommended first-line vasopressor?

Accepted Answer

Norepinephrine

Answer

Dopamine as first-line

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Phenylephrine as first-line

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Vasopressin alone as first-line

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Epinephrine as first-line in all

Practice question

A 61-year-old hospitalized patient with sepsis and lactate 5.2 mmol/L is hypotensive after fluids. What is the recommended first-line vasopressor?