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Blood pressure
🩺Nitroprusside is a potent arterial and venous vasodilator used for hypertensive emergencies, so titration targets the blood pressure/MAP.
📉The infusion is adjusted to achieve rapid, controlled BP reduction while avoiding hypotension.
🧪Although cardiac output and stroke volume may change secondarily, they are not the primary bedside titration endpoints for this drug.
🚰Urine output indicates renal perfusion, but dose changes are guided directly by BP response.
📌Core Message
Nitroprusside is titrated to blood pressure (MAP) because its primary effect is afterload/preload reduction requiring precise BP control.
This question is from ATI RN Pharmacology 2023 Exam-1 which contains 64 questions.
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