01- Doses

Question 1

Eclampsia, for systolic BP ≥160 mm Hg or diastolic BP ≥110 mm Hg, give antihypertensives:

Answer 1

Labetalol 20 mg IV or
Hydralazine 5-10 mg IV or

Question 2

Seizure ppx in Eclampsia

Answer 2

magnesium sulfate:
4-6 g IV over 20 minutes –> infusion of 2 g/h

*If the patient seizes, give an additional 2 g IV bolus.

Question 3

Standard Naloxone dose

Answer 3

0.4 mg IV,l IM, IN, or IO every 5 minutes

or

2 mg if the initial response is inadequate and repeat 2 mg as needed.

Question 4

ACS Meds

Answer 4

-aspirin -162-325 mg
-anticoagulant:. Unfractionated heparin
-Consider a P2Y12 inhibitor:
Clopidogrel 600 mg or ticagrelor 180 mg PO
-Consider IV nitroglycerin

• Consider beta blockade:
  For patients with anterior STEMI who present within 6 hours and will go for primary PCI (not thrombolytic therapy) and no contraindications
  Consider metoprolol or esmolol
  BB Contraindications: systolic blood pressure (SBP) <120, heart rate >100, PR interval >240 ms, second- or third-degree atrioventricular (AV) block, or impending shock

Question 5

TXA Dose

Answer 5

1 g over 2 minutes

Question 6

3% NS Hyperosmolar therapy dose

Answer 6

intravenous at a dose of 250-500 mL over 30 minutes