1. This document discusses various inotropes and vasopressors used to treat shock states including dobutamine, dopamine, epinephrine, and norepinephrine. 2. It provides guidelines on administering these drugs including desired dose ranges, how to calculate infusion rates, and examples of calculating dobutamine infusion rates. 3. The document also matches different shock states, such as septic shock, cardiogenic shock, and hemorrhagic shock, with recommended first-tier and second-tier drug treatments.