The Kidney Dose That Never Saved a Kidney | The Dopamine Brain, Chapter 12

The Kidney Dose That Never Saved a Kidney | The Dopamine Brain, Chapter 12 For decades I watched a slow dopamine drip get hung for failing kidneys, and I never once questioned it. The patient made urine, so the drug looked like it was working. Here is what the trials found, and why a kidney only ever cared about pressure. 📑 CHAPTERS 00:00 The dose that was supposed to save kidneys 01:46 What the trials did to the practice 03:12 The distinction that survives 04:31 Why the tiers are not as neat as the label 05:06 Fenoldopam, the drug that should have worked 06:00 The pressure question, tested directly 06:50 What this looked like from the inside 07:23 What I take from all of this 08:44 Go deeper 🔎 SOURCES REFERENCED Every study behind this chapter is listed in its Deep Dive, written to be handed to your own physician: https://nectarmediagroup.com/r/tdb-ch12 📖 THE BOOK The Dopamine Brain — Wanting: why you chase what you don't enjoy. By Dr. Gurpreet Singh Padda, MD, MBA, MHP. 📞 CONNECT WITH DR. PADDA: ✈️ Both offices are at 4477 Woodson Road, next to Lambert St. Louis Airport 🛫 🌆 Serving St. Louis County, St. Charles, Clayton, Florissant & beyond 🌉 🧠 ADDICTIONOLOGY CENTER — addiction medicine 📍 4477 Woodson Road, Suite 101, St. Louis, MO 63134 🏥 📞 Call: 314-463-0100 📱 🕗 Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM 🗓️ 🌐 https://addictionology.center 💻 🩺 PADDA INSTITUTE — interventional pain management 📍 4477 Woodson Road, Suite 100, St. Louis, MO 63134 🏥 📞 Call: 314-481-5000 📱 🗓️ Schedule: https://calendly.com/padda/medical ✨ 🌐 https://www.painmd.tv 💻 📲 Text to Schedule either office: 314-886-5902 📱 ⚠️ MEDICAL DISCLAIMER: This content is for educational purposes only and is not medical advice. It does not substitute for professional diagnosis or treatment. Always consult a licensed healthcare provider regarding your condition. Viewing this video does not establish a doctor-patient relationship. #TheDopamineBrain #Dopamine #MetabolicHealth #Kidney #BloodPressure #AcuteKidneyInjury #CriticalCare #EvidenceBasedMedicine #SaltSensitivity #StLouis #STL TAGS dopamine, renal dose dopamine, kidney function, acute kidney injury, blood pressure, perfusion pressure, intensive care, septic shock, norepinephrine, fenoldopam, salt sensitivity, GRK4, surrogate endpoints, metabolic health, Dr Padda