Indications Flashcards
Acetaminophen/APAP (Indications)
• Mild to moderate pain
• Fever
Acetylsalicyclic acid/ASA (Indications)
• Chest pain and/or signs and symptoms suggestive of the acute coronary syndrome
• Abnormal ECG waveforms suggestive of the acute coronary syndrome
Activated charcoal (Indications)
• Oral poisonings
• Oral overdoses
Adenosine (Indications)
• Supraventricular tachycardia
• Monomorphic wide-complex tachycardia
Albuterol sulfate (Indications)
• Asthma
• Bronchospasm associated with chronic bronchitis and emphysema
• Hyperkalemia
Amiodarone (Indications)
• Ventricular fibrillation
• Pulseless ventricular tachycardia
• Wide complex tachycardia
Atropine sulfate (Indications)
• Hemodynamically significant bradycardia
• Organophosphate poisoning
• Carbamate poisoning
• Nerve agent poisoning
Bumetanide (Indications)
• Pulmonary edema
• Congestive heart failure
Calcium chloride (Indications)
• Hyperkalemia
• Acute hypocalcemia
• Calcium channel blocker overdose
• Beta-blocker overdose
Calcium gluconate 2.5% topical gel (Indications)
Contact with hydrofluoric acid
Calcium gluconate (Indications)
• Hyperkalemia
• Beta-blocker overdose
• Calcium channel blocker overdose
Dexamethasone (Indications)
• Asthma
• Chronic bronchitis
• Emphysema
• Other reactive airway conditions
• Anaphylaxis
Dextrose 50% (Indications)
• Hypoglycemia
• Unconsciousness of unknown etiology
Diazepam (Indications)
• Seizure activity
• Status epilepticus
• Procedural sedation for rapid sequence intubation and cardioversion
• Chemical restraint for agitated (excited) delirium
• Severe anxiety
Diltiazem (Indications)
• Atrial fibrillation with rapid ventricular rate
• Atrial flutter with rapid ventricular rate
• Supraventricular tachycardia second-line to administration of adenosine
Diphenhydramine (Indications)
• Allergic reactions
• Anaphylaxis
• Phenothiazine reaction with extrapyramidal symptoms
Dopamine (Indications)
• Cardiogenic shock
• Hemodynamically significant bradycardia
• Hemodynamically significant hypotension
Epinephrine (Indications)
• Cardia arrest with asystole, pulseless electrical activity, ventricular fibrillation and pulseless ventricular tachycardia
• Asthma
• Bronchospasm associated with chronic bronchitis and emphysema
• Allergic reaction
• Anaphylaxis
• Hemodynamically significant bradycardia
• Hemodynamically significant hypotension from a cause other than hypovolemia
Etomidate (Indications)
Procedural sedation for rapid sequence intubation
Fentanyl (Indications)
Pain management
Furosemide (Indications)
• Pulmonary edema
•Congestive heart failure