While treating a patient who is in cardiogenic shock, your paramedic partner makes the comment that the patient needs an inotropic medication. You should recall that this type of medication is intended to:
A. constrict the blood vessels.
B. increase the patient's heart rate.
C. affect the strength of cardiac contraction.
D. affect electrical conduction through the heart.
Answer: C. affect the strength of cardiac contraction.
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