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vasoconstrictor
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vasoconstrictor

In medicine, a substance that narrows the blood vessels, resulting in a reduction of blood flow to a particular part of the body. Adrenaline is a vasoconstrictor that is used in the management of patients with shock due to injury or loss of blood.
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If severe, metabolic acidosis may lead to hyperventilation with Kussmaul respirations, cardiovascular disturbances from depressed cardiac contractility and peripheral arterial vasodilation, central venoconstriction, pulmonary edema and central nervous depression including headache, lethargy, stupor and coma.
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