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Drug Quiz 6 - ACLS Drugs Flashcards

1
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Cacl2 drug class

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mineral/electrolyte

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Cacl2 moa

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increases myocardial contractility and ventricular automaticity

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Cacl2 onset of action

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immediate

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Cacl2 peak effects

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unknown

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5
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Cacl2 duration of effect

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varies

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Cacl2 half life

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n/a

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Cacl2 indications

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hyperkalemia, hypocalcemia, ca2+ channel blocker toxicity, crush syndrome, hypermagnesemia, abdominal muscle spasms from brown recluse spiders or man of war jellyfish, CA secondary to suspected hyperkalemia or known dialysis pt

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Cacl2 contraindications

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hypercalcemia

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Cacl2 side effects

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bradycardia, respiratory depression, syncope, cardiac arrest

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10
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Cacl2 adult dose

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8-16mg/kg or 500-1000 mg

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Cacl2 pedi dose

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20mg/kg

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Cacl2 precautions

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tissue necrosis, digitalis toxicity

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13
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Cacl2 drug interactions

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ppt with nahco3, digitalis toxicity

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14
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dopamine hcl trade name

A

intropin

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15
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intropin generic

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dopamine hcl

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16
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dopamine moa

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a1 and b1 agonist

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17
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dopamine onset of action

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<5 min

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18
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dopamine peak effects

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5-8 min

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19
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dopamine duration of effect

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<10 min

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20
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dopamine half life

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2 min

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21
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dopamine indications

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hypotension not called by hypovolemia, cardiogenic shock, symptomatic bradycardia

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22
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dopamine contraindications

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hypovolemic shock where fluid have not been administered to maximum capacity, patients with adrenal gland tumor, tachydysrhythmias and VF

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23
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dopamine side effects

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headache, dysrhythmias, palpitations, chest pain

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24
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dopamine low dose

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2-5mcg/kg/min increases blood flow to gut

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dopamine medium dose

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5-10mcg/kg/min stimulates b1 effects

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26
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dopamine high dose

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10-20mcg/kg/min stimulates a1 effects

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27
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dopamine precautions

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protect from light

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28
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dopamine drug interactions

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deactivated by alkaline solutions, maoi, hypotension with dilantin

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29
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mag s+ulfate drug class

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electrolyte/mineral

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30
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mag sulfate moa

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ca2+ channel blocker, causes cns depression and smooth muscle relaxation

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31
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mag onset of action

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immediate iv, 1 hr im

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32
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mag peak effects

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varies

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33
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mag duration of effect

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1 hr

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34
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mag half life

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n/a

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35
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mag indications

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severe asthma, refractory VF or pulseless VT, torsades, post-mi prophylaxis, eclampsia

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mag contraindications

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3rd degree heart block, shock, severe hypertension, impaired renal function, hypocalcemia

37
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mag side effects

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bradycardia, respiratory depression, hypotension, flushing

38
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mag adult asthma dose

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2g in 100cc NS infused over 10 min

39
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mag vt, vf, torsades no pulse adult dose

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2g over 1-2 min

40
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mag vt/torsades + pulse adult dose

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1-2g in 50-100 cc NS, over 5-60 min

41
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mag eclampsia dose

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2-4g over 25 min

42
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mag pedi asthma dose

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25-50mg/kg over 15-30 min, max dose 2g

43
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mag vt-no pulse pedi dose

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25-50mg/kg max of 2g

44
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mag vt+pulse pedi dose

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25-50mg/kg max of 2g over 10-20 min

45
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mag precautions

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watch for resp. depression, have cacl2 available

46
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mag drug interactions

47
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procainamide trade name

48
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pronestyl generic name

A

procainamide

49
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procainamide moa

A

na+ channel blocker, slows phases IV and 0 of cardiac cycle

50
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procainamide onset of action

51
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procainamide peak effects

52
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procainamide duration of effect

53
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procainamide half life

54
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procainamide indications

A

persistent cardiac arrest secondary to vf, pvc’s, and vt all refractory to lidocaine

55
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procainamide contraindications

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2/3rd degree heart blocks, pvc’s with bradycardia

56
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procainamide side effects

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hypotension, bradycardia, heart blocks, respiratory and cardiac arrest

57
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procainamide adult dose

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100mg q5min at 20mg/min; maintenance 1-4mg/min

58
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procainamide pedi dose

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15mg/kg over 30-60 min

59
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procainamide precautions

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monitor bp; dc if dysrhythmia is suppressed, hypotension occurs, qrs widens by 50%, or 17 mg/kg has been administered

60
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procainamide drug interactions

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hypotension when taken with antihypertensives, neurotoxicity with lidocaine

61
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sodium bicarb drug class

A

alkalinizing agent/electrolyte

62
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sodium bicarb moa

A

the bicarb buffer formula

63
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sodium bicarb onset of action

64
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sodium bicarb peak effects

65
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sodium bicarb duration of effect

66
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sodium bicarb half life

67
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sodium bicarb indications

A

metabolic but not respiratory acidosis; tricyclic antidepressant OD

68
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sodium bicarb contraindications

A

tums OD and routine cardiac arrest

69
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sodium bicarb side effects

70
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sodium bicarb dose

A

1 mEq/kg IV

71
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sodium bicarb precautions

A

causes metabolic alkalosis in large quantities

72
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sodium bicarb drug interactions

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deactivates catecholaines and vasopressors, forms PPT with CaCl2

73
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vasopressin trade name

74
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pitressin generic name

A

vasopressin

75
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vasopressin drug class

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vasopressor/hormone

76
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vasopression moa

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V1 R agonist, releases ca2+ from sarcoplasmic reticulum, sustained contractions by VSMC leading to vasoconstriction

77
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vasopressin onset of action

78
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vasopressin peak effects

79
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vasopressin duration of effects

80
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vasopressin half life

81
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vasopressin indications

A

increase peripheral vascular resistance during cpr

82
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vasopressin contraindications

83
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vasopressin side effects

A

dysrhythmia, bradycardia, blanching of skin, htn, nausea

84
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vasopressin adult dose

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40 units iv, single dose, to replace 1st or 2nd dose of epi

85
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vasopressin pedi dose

86
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vasopressin precautions

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caution with pt’s with epilepsy, migraine, asthma, heart failure, angina; may increase myocardial o2 demand

87
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vasopressin drug inteactions

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none in acls

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