What are therapeutic uses of dopamine? and adverse effects?

2. Therapeutic uses - drug of choice for shock given by continuous infusion. It raises the blood pressure by stimulating the β1 receptors on the heart to increase cardiac output α1 receptors on blood vessels to increase total peripheral resistance. - an increased blood flow to the kidney enhances the glomerular filtration rate and causes sodium diuresis. In this regard, dopamine is far superior to norepinephrine, which diminishes the blood supply to the kidney and may cause renal shutdown. 3. Adverse effects nausea, hypertension, arrhythmias