ICCU

Question 1

Noradrenaline

Answer 1

Increase cardiac output for hypotensive patients - constricts vessels

Question 2

GTN

Answer 2

For vasodilation to open vessels and reduce BP

Question 3

Metaraminol

Answer 3

Vasoconstrictor but switch to noradrenaline with central line access

Question 4

Amiodarone

Answer 4

Used for tachycardia and arythmias to slow conduction down

Question 5

Uses of magnesium

Answer 5

For head injury- patients levels can drop with concussion, this lowers inflammation, increases cerebral blood flow and repairs neurons.
AF- controls AF in ED patients

Question 6

Propofol

Answer 6

a short acting anesthetic sedation
Can also be used for long periods of sedation titrated
Side effects: aponea, arrythmias, nausea/vomiting.

Question 7

fentanyl

Answer 7

A strong opioid similar to morphine but 50-100 times stronger// respiritary depression for sedation.
side effects: respiritary depression / withdrawl.

Question 8

Hydrocortisone

Answer 8

a steroid hormone produced by the adrenal cortex and used medicinally to treat inflammation resulting from eczema and rheumatism.

Question 9

Mesalazine

Answer 9

Mesalazine is used to treat ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease and other types of inflammatory bowel disease.

Question 10

Pipercillin/Tazobactam

Answer 10

For nosocomial pneumonia and bacterial infections in neutropenic patients

Question 11

Levetiracetam

Answer 11

Treatment of epilepsy

Question 12

Low potassium

Answer 12

95-108 
Hypokalemia 
Can result from water loss of dihorrea, urination or vomiting. 
Muscle weakness / twitches/ cramping 
Heart arrhythmias

Question 13

High potassium

Answer 13

Monitor urine 
Monitor for peaked T wave 
arrythmias 
Insuline can lower potassium 
Diuretics 
Creatnine levels