Calcium Gluconate Flashcards
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Brand name
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Generic name
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Calcium Guconate
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Drug class
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Electrolyte
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Mechanism of action
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Counteracts the toxicity of hyper kalmia by stabilizing the members of the cardia cells, reducing the likelihood of fibrillation
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Indications
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Hyperkalemia, hypocalcemia, hypermagnesemia, beta blocker and calcium channel blocker overdose.
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Contraindications
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V-fib
Digitalis toxicity
Hypercalemia
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Precautions
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Dose and administration
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Adverse effects
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Syncope, cardia arrest, dysrhthmia, bradycardia, hypotension, asystole, peripheral vasodilation, nausea, vomiting, metallic taste, tissue necrosis at injection site, coronary and cerebral artery spasm
