It is important to teach not only the patient, but the family about medications. I would explain the difference in medications to Ms. Jones son. Dopamine and Dobutamine are both important for our bodies, but very different. These agents augment coronary and cerebral blood flow during the low-flow state associated with cardiogenic shock (Xiushui (Mike) Ren, 2015). They also improve cardiac output in refractory hypotension and shock (Xiushui (Mike) Ren, 2015). Dopamine stimulates adrenergic and dopaminergic receptors, while Dobutamine is a sympathomimetic amine with stronger beta effects than alpha effects (Xiushui (Mike) Ren, 2015). Dopamine increase your heart rate and blood pressure and doesn’t compromise renal functions, and Dobutamine, a
