Vasopressin
Stored in Refrigerator
Stimulates V1 and V2 receptors
Drip
0.01 to 0.05 units/min
50 units in 250 ml NS
[0.2 units/ml]
0.01 units/min = 3 ml/hr
30 units in 250 ml D5W
[0.12 units/ml]
0.01 units/min = 5 ml/hr
Hypotension
1 to 4 unit bolus
[start with 1 unit?]
Treat Refractory Hypotension
with ARB and ACEI
Cardiac Arrest
Before removed from ACLS in 2016
Equivalent efficacy to Epinephrine
[Single dose 40 units in Arrest]
Septic Shock
