Emergency drugs Flashcards
1
Q
What antidote to give for paracetamol overdose?
A
N-Acetylcysteine
2
Q
What antidote to give for morphine, heroin, opiate poisoning?
A
Naloxone 400mcg IV/IM
3
Q
What is the emergency Mx for hyperkalaemia?
A
Calcium chloride and insulin-glucose infusion to shift potassium intracellularly and decreased K+ blood levels.
4
Q
What antidote to give for benzodiazepine overdose?
A
Supportive care, if severe give flumazenil injections.
5
Q
What antagonist is given to reverse effect of warfarin?
A
IV Vitamin K 5mg + prothrombin complex concentrate. PCC is solution containing coagulation factors II, VII, IX and X and is designed to reverse warfarin.
