noun
- Plural of isoproterenol; a synthetic drug that stimulates beta-adrenergic receptors, used to treat asthma, heart conditions, and other respiratory or cardiac disorders.
Usage: medical/pharmaceutical term; also known by brand names such as Isuprel; typically used in clinical or healthcare contexts
Examples
- The emergency room physician administered isoproterenols to the patient experiencing severe bronchospasm.
- Isoproterenols are beta-agonists commonly used in inhalers for acute asthma attacks.
- The cardiologist prescribed isoproterenols to improve the patient's heart rate and cardiac output.
- Modern treatments have largely replaced isoproterenols with newer, more selective beta-2 agonists.
- Isoproterenols work by mimicking the effects of epinephrine on the sympathetic nervous system.