RT Book, Section A1 Rozenfeld, Ranna A. SR Print(0) ID 1152487913 T1 Vasoactive Agents T2 The PICU Handbook YR 2018 FD 2018 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9781259834370 LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1152487913 RD 2024/04/19 AB Vasoactive medications and inotropic agents are utilized frequently in the pediatric intensive care unit for patients in various states of shock. Selecting the proper pharmacologic therapy requires knowledge of the mechanism of action of each medication, as well as the etiology of the patient's physiologic derangement.