Drugs Flashcards
Aspirin
Orders: standing
Indications: chest pain suggestive of acs
Contraindications: hypersensitivity, hemorrhagic stroke, GI bleed, ulcers, asthma
Route: PO - chewable
Dosage: 324mg (81mgx4) within 24hrs.
Nitroglycerin
Orders: standing
Indications: chest pain of cardiac origin, pulmonary edema, CHF, hypertensive emergency with normal mental status.
Contraindications: SBP below 90mm/Hg, recent ED drug use. Increased ICP
Route: SL, IV, IO
Dose: 1 tablet (0.4mg), May be repeated in 5 minutes, up to 3 doses
Amiodarone
Orders: Indications: Contraindications: Route: Dose:
Atropine
Orders: Indications: Contraindications: Route: Dose:
Epinephrine 1:1,000 (Cardiac)
Epinephrine 1:10,000 (Cardiac)
Sodium Bicarbonate
Albuterol
Ipratropium Bromide (Atrovent)
Diphenhydramine
Epinephrine 1:1,000 (Anaphylaxis)
Epinephrine 1:10,000 (Anaphylaxis)
Fentanyl
Lidocaine (bolus)
Morphine Sulfate