DRUG Flash Cards
Activated Charcoal
Examples: Liqui-Char, Actidose, SuperChar, Insta-Char
Indications: Poisoning or overdose of swallowed substance
Form: Suspension
Route: Orally
Side Effects: Black stools and vomiting
Linked Diseases: Poisoning and overdose
Oral Glucose
Examples: Glucose, Insta-Glucose
Indications: Conscious patient w/ altered mental status, history of diabetes
Form: Gel
Actions: Glucose is absorbed into the bloodstream, which carries it to the brain to reverse the patient’s potentially life-threatening condition
Linked Diseases: Diabetes
Oxygen
Examples: Oxygen
Indications: Any patient whose medical or traumatic condition causes them to be hypoxic or in danger of becoming hypoxic
Form: Gas
Route: Inhalation by nose/mouth
Side Effects: None
Linked Diseases: Any medical or traumatic injury with hypoxia
Prescribed Bronchodilator Inhaler
Examples: Albuteral (Ventolin HFA, Proventil, Volmax)
and levalbuterol (Xopenex)
Indications: Severe difficulty breathing due to exacerbation of a respiratory disease
Form: Aerosol spray
Route: Inhalation by mouth
Actions: Enlarges constricted bronchial tubes, making breathing easier
Side Effects: Increased heart rate, jitteriness
Linked Diseases: Asthma, Emphysema, Chronic Bronchitis
Nitroglycerin
Examples: Nitrostat, Nitrolingual
Indications: Chest pain believed to be cardiac in nature
Form: Aerosol spray
Route: Sublingual
Actions: Helps dilate the coronary vessels that supply the heart muscle with blood
Side Effects: Drop in blood pressure
Linked Diseases: Coronary artery disease, angina, history of heart attacks
Epinephrine Auto-Injectors
Examples: Adrenalin, EpiPen
Indications: Severe allergic reaction
Form: Liquid
Route: Injection
Actions: Constricts the blood vessels and relaxes airway passages
Side Effects: Increased heart rate and blood pressure
Linked Diseases: Allergic reaction
