vasopressor
/veɪzəʊˈprɛsə
/noun Medicine
A drug or other agent which causes the constriction of blood vessels.Patients with hypotension should be treated more aggressively, with fluids, inotropic agents or vasopressors as indicated to maintain perfusion and prevent extension of the infarct....
- He was admitted to the intensive care unit in septic shock and was treated with broad-spectrum antibiotics and vasopressors.
- Central venous catheters are used for haemodynamic monitoring, giving vasopressors and cytotoxic drugs, sampling blood, and giving fluids and parenteral nutrition.
Origin
1920s: from vaso- + pressor.
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