Cardiac Drugs

Question 1

EPI dose cardiac arrest

Answer 1

1mg repeat every 3-5mins

Question 2

Epi dose pressor

Answer 2

5-20mcg every minutes

Question 3

EPI indications

Answer 3

Cardiac arrest, pressor, symptomatic bradycardia refractory to atropine.

Question 4

Dopamine indications

Answer 4

significant hypotension no from hypovolemia, cardiogenic shock, symptomatic bradycardia refractory to atropine

Question 5

Dopamine Dose

Answer 5

2-20 mcg/kg/min titrate to effect

Question 6

Lidocaine indications

Answer 6

V-tach and V-fib refractory to Amiodarone

Question 7

Lidocaine dose

Answer 7

1-1.5 mg/kg repeat doses of 0.5-0.75 mg/kg every 5-10 minutes max of 3mg/kg

Question 8

Adenosine indication

Answer 8

SVT, Stable VT, and other tachyarrhythmias refractory to vagal. NOT TORSADES NOT AFIB

Question 9

Adenosine Dosage

Answer 9

6mg IV push rapid flush
if unconverted
Immediate 12mg IV push rapid flush

Question 10

Diltiazem/Cardizem indications

Answer 10

Stable narrow tachyarrhythmias/recurrent SVT refractory to adenosine and vagal. Afib/aflutter

Question 11

Dosage of Diltiazem

Answer 11

1st dose 0.25mg/kg over two minutes
wait 15 minutes
2nd dose 0.35mg/kg
may be followed by a 5-15mg/hr infusion

Question 12

Indications for Amiodarone

Answer 12

Afib, SVT, vtac, vfib

Question 13

Cardiac arrest dose of Amiodarone

Answer 13

For VFIB an pVTAC
First 300mg
4 minutes
Second 150mg

Question 14

Dosage of Amiodarone for narrow complex tachycardias

Answer 14

150mg over 10 minutes

can be followed by 1mg/min infusion over 6 hours

Question 15

Indications for atropine

Answer 15

Stable bradyarrhythmias

Question 16

Dosage for atropine

Answer 16

0.5mg-1mg doses repeat 3-5 minutes max 3mg

Organophosphate poisoning 2-5mg

Question 17

Indications for Mag Sulphate

Answer 17

Torsades

Question 18

Dosage for Mag Sulphate

Answer 18

1-2 mg over 15 minutes

Question 19

Indications for Sodium Bicarb

Answer 19

Acidosis, TCA overdose

Question 20

Dosage for Sodium Bicarb

Answer 20

1mEq/kg

Question 21

Furosemide Indications

Answer 21

CHF Pulmonary Edema

Question 22

Dose of Furosemide

Answer 22

40-80mg

Question 23

Indications for Calcium Chloride

Answer 23

Hyperkalemia, hypocalcemia, calcium channel blocker toxicity (nifedipine, verapamil, diltiazem)

Question 24

Dosage for calcium chloride

Answer 24

2-4mg/kg every 10 minutes.