Is Ranolazine a Beta Blocker? Having Dobutamine stress test on Wed. and told to suspend Beta Blockers for 48 hours in advance. Thank you in anticipation. ... View answer

hypotension but are not giving dopamine/ dobutamine for his pressure. Any ideas? I want him to get a PICC, continue LAsix- K+ replacement (he is twitching think his K+ is low) start dopamin/dobutamine for... View answer

We are considering hospice at home care for a 90 year old women with heart failure , COPD ... in her lungs. It seems there are many benefits to hospice what if any are the cons. ... View answer

My mom is 86 yrs old and had a dobutamine echo. AO valve 1.0cm22. AV peak vel 3.72 Mean pressure garden 32 mm HG. EF was 25%. Post dobutamine av peak gel was 4.1m/s. MPG was 39 and ava was 1.0, EF was ... View answer

agreed that we if we could get him up, we should. Hospice would only allow the P/T one visit to train 2 ... dose (has had reactions to plavix, toprol, and other drugs. Now Hospice is suggesting a low dose of ... View answer

I have a Hospice patient who is going home, who has been on a dobutamine gtt., the plan is to stop the gtt right before discharge. What can I expect with this pt. will they rapidly decline. will they ... View answer

this is for my husband hooked up in a dobutamine drippings after quadruple heart bypass surgery ... from dobutamine drippings. can they take off dobutamine and just be w defibrillator? ... View answer

Hello Dr,The report of dobutamine echo reads; abnormal dobutamine stress echo at 74% maximal heart rate with evidence of stress inducible ischemia at LAD,LCX, RCA, bASELINE ekg, SINUS RHYTHM, COMPLETE ... View answer

My mother is currently on dobutamine and levophed for congestive heart failure. We want to be able to at least get her off of the levophed. The doctors are trying midodrine which has allowed us to ... View answer

my huband was under hospice for liver failure, fell fractured his left hip. I had to take him off hospice to go see the surgeon and his hip is healed. He was placed in rehab for his hip therapy. Know his ... View answer