AMMONIA AROMATIC SPIRITS Flashcards
1
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CLASS
A
RESPIRATORY STIMULANT
2
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ACTION
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IRRITATES SENSORY RECEPTORS OF NASAL AND TRACHEAL MUCOSA
STIMULATES RESPIRATORY AND VASOMOTOR CENTERS IN MEDULLA, INCREASING RESPIRATORY RATE AND BP
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INDICATIONS
A
SIMPLE FAINTING SPELL
4
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DOSAGE / R0UTE
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BREAK AMPULE IN GAUZE AND PASS UNDER NOSTRILS A FEW TIMES TO SEE IF PATIENT REGAINS CONSCIOUSNESS
5
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CONTRAINDICATIONS
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CHRONIC ASTHMA OR COPD (MAY CAUSE BRONCHOSPASM)
6
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ADVERSE EFFECTS
A
BRONCHOSPASM
HTN
7
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PRECAUTION
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FOR ANY SYNCOPAL EPISODE, THINK OF LIFE THREATENING MEDICAL PROBLEMS FIRST AND TREAT FOR THEM INSTEAD OF USING THIS DRUG
AVOID PROLONGED INHALATION
