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Amyl nitrite

Find Amyl nitrite in Vasodilators. Rapid, short-acting inhaled nitrite vasodilator; reduces loading and may provoke reflex tachycardia and dynamic LVOT obstruction.

Overview

Open Interventions → Vasodilators. Choose Off, Low, Medium, High. Effect levels and flow targets represent illustrative modeled responses; they are not clinical dose instructions.

Rapid, short-acting inhaled nitrite vasodilator; reduces loading and may provoke reflex tachycardia and dynamic LVOT obstruction.

The paused reference covers the route (Inhalation of vapor from an ampule; not swallowed or injected.), example doses/settings, indications, adverse effects, contraindications/precautions and monitoring. These details are available after the intervention is selected.

What to monitor in the reference: BP, HR, symptoms and oxygenation; assess methemoglobin when indicated.

Step by step

  1. Inspect the untreated disease and active treatment count.
  2. Apply the intervention and compare pressures, forward flow, rhythm and congestion.
  3. Pause for its full reference; use Off or Interventions Reset to restart the comparison.

References & further reading

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