Attention ICU and Cardiac Nurses?!
Question: Attention ICU and Cardiac Nurses!?
I am looking for the name of a med that was hung on my aunt to fight renal and CHF in the ICU!. IT had to be kept cool and she could not be on it for >72hours!. It began with NES!.!.!.!.I think!. It is not nipride or nitroglycerin!. The jist that the Rn told me was that it would help re strengthen her heart (her E/F is 10%)!. I would like to look up more information!.
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Answers:
Nesiritide also known as Natrecor!. It doesn't help strengthen the heart, but is commonly used in heart failure to promote diuresis!.Www@Answer-Health@Com