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Indications Flashcards

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Acetaminophen/APAP (Indications)

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• Mild to moderate pain
• Fever

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Acetylsalicyclic acid/ASA (Indications)

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• Chest pain and/or signs and symptoms suggestive of the acute coronary syndrome
• Abnormal ECG waveforms suggestive of the acute coronary syndrome

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Activated charcoal (Indications)

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• Oral poisonings
• Oral overdoses

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Adenosine (Indications)

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• Supraventricular tachycardia
• Monomorphic wide-complex tachycardia

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Albuterol sulfate (Indications)

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• Asthma
• Bronchospasm associated with chronic bronchitis and emphysema
• Hyperkalemia

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Amiodarone (Indications)

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• Ventricular fibrillation
• Pulseless ventricular tachycardia
• Wide complex tachycardia

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Atropine sulfate (Indications)

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• Hemodynamically significant bradycardia
• Organophosphate poisoning
• Carbamate poisoning
• Nerve agent poisoning

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Bumetanide (Indications)

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• Pulmonary edema
• Congestive heart failure

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Calcium chloride (Indications)

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• Hyperkalemia
• Acute hypocalcemia
• Calcium channel blocker overdose
• Beta-blocker overdose

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Calcium gluconate 2.5% topical gel (Indications)

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Contact with hydrofluoric acid

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Calcium gluconate (Indications)

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• Hyperkalemia
• Beta-blocker overdose
• Calcium channel blocker overdose

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Dexamethasone (Indications)

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• Asthma
• Chronic bronchitis
• Emphysema
• Other reactive airway conditions
• Anaphylaxis

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Dextrose 50% (Indications)

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• Hypoglycemia
• Unconsciousness of unknown etiology

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Diazepam (Indications)

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• Seizure activity
• Status epilepticus
• Procedural sedation for rapid sequence intubation and cardioversion
• Chemical restraint for agitated (excited) delirium
• Severe anxiety

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Diltiazem (Indications)

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• Atrial fibrillation with rapid ventricular rate
• Atrial flutter with rapid ventricular rate
• Supraventricular tachycardia second-line to administration of adenosine

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Diphenhydramine (Indications)

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• Allergic reactions
• Anaphylaxis
• Phenothiazine reaction with extrapyramidal symptoms

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Dopamine (Indications)

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• Cardiogenic shock
• Hemodynamically significant bradycardia
• Hemodynamically significant hypotension

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Epinephrine (Indications)

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• 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

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Etomidate (Indications)

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Procedural sedation for rapid sequence intubation

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Fentanyl (Indications)

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Pain management

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Furosemide (Indications)

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• Pulmonary edema
•Congestive heart failure

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Glucagon (Indications)

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• Hemodynamically significant hypoglycemia
• Beta-blocker overdose

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Hydrooxocobalamin (Indications)

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Cyanide poisoning by inhalation, ingestion, and exposure.

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Ipratropium bromide (Indications)

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• Asthma
• Bronchospasm associated with chronic bronchitis and emphysema

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Ketamine (Indications)

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• Procedural sedations for rapid sequence intubation
• Chemical restraint for agitated (excited) delirium
• Pain management

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Lidocaine (Indications)

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• Ventricular fibrillation
• Ventricular tachycardia
• Ventricular dysthymias
º Frequent premature wide-complexes and couplets
º Monomorphic wide-complex tachycardia

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Lorazepam (Indications)

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• Seizure activity
• Status epilepticus
• Procedural sedation for intubation and cardioversion
• Chemical restraint for agitated (excited) delirium
• Severe anxiety

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Magnesium sulfate (Indications)

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• Seizures caused by toxicity of pregnant (toxemia)
• Pregnancy induced hypertension (pre-eclampsia and eclampsia)
• Pre-term labor
• Torsades de pointes (polymorphic ventricular tachycardia)
• Ventricular fibrillation and pulseless ventricular tachycardia refractory to amiodarone or lidocaine
• Reactive airway conditions including bronchoconstriction and bronchospasm

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Methylprednisolone (Indications)

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• Asthma
• Chronic bronchitis
•Emphysema
• Other reactive airway conditions
• Anaphylaxis
• Burns involving the airway

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Midazolam (Indications)

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• Seizure activity
• Status epilepticus
• Procedural sedation for intubation and cardioversion
• Chemical restraint for agitated (excited) delirium

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Morphine sulfate (Indications)

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• Pain management
• Chest pain and/or signs and symptoms suggestive of the acute coronary syndrome
• Acute cardiogenic pulmonary edema

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Naloxone (Indications)

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• Narcotics and synthetic analgesic overdoses including:
º morphine (MS-Contin)
º heroin
º oxycodone (OxyContin)
º methadone
º codeine
º meperidine (Demerol)
º fentanyl (Sublimaze)
º hydrocodone (Vicodin)
º hydromorphone
• Unconsciousness of unknown etiology

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Nitroglycerin (Indications)

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• Chest pain and signs/symptoms suggestive of the acute coronary syndrome
• Congestive heart failure with pulmonary edema

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Nitrous oxide 50% (Indications)

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Pain management

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Norepinephrine (Indications)

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Severe hypotension refractory to IV boluses causes by cardiogenic shock, septic shock, and neurogenic shock

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Ondansetron (Indications)

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Nausea and vomiting

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Oral glucose (Indications)

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Hypoglycemia

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Oxygen (Indications)

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• Hypoxia
• Suspected hypoxia where pulse oximetry indicates less than 94% with an unstable patient

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Oxytocin (Indications)

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Postpartum hemorrhage

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Phenylephrine nasal spray 0.5% (Indications)

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Administered prior to insertion of a nasotracheal tube

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Pralidoxime chloride (2-Pam) (Indications)

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Organophosphate pesticide poisoning

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Proparacaine ophthalmic solution 0.5% (Indications)

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Chemical exposure to the eyes requiring irrigation

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Racemic epinephrine (Indications)

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• Croup
• Bronchospasm associated with asthma, chronic bronchitis, and bronchiolitis

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Rocuronium (Indications)

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Induction of paralysis to facilitate rapid sequence intubation

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Sodium bicarbonate 7.5-8.4% (Indications)

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• Pre-existing or known metabolic acidosis
• Acidosis refractory to effective ventilation
• Salicylate overdose
• Tricyclic antidepressant overdose
• Hyperkalemia
• Prolonged cardiac arrest
• Crush syndrome

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Succinylcholine (Indications)

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Induction of paralysis to facilitate rapid sequence intubation

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Tetracaine (Indications)

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Chemical exposure to the eyes requiring irrigation

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Thiamine (vitamin B1) (Indications)

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• Delirium tremens
• Wernicke encephalopathy
• Korsakoff syndrome
• Unconsciousness of unknown etiology
• Alcoholism
• Malnutrition

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Vasopressin (Indications)

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Cardiac arrest:
º ventricular fibrillation
º pulseless ventricular tachycardia
º asystole
º pulseless ventricular activity

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Verapamil (Indications)

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• Atrial fibrillation with rapid ventricular rate
• Atrial flutter with rapid ventricular rate
• Supraventricular tachycardia

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Ibuprofen (Indications)

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• Mild to moderate pain
• Fever

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0.9% sodium chloride solution (Indications)

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• Parenteral replacement of fluids and sodium chloride loss, including hypovolemia
• IV and IO access for drug administration
• Dilution of drugs for infusion

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Lactated Ringer’s solution (Indications)

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• Parenteral replacement of fluids and sodium chloride loss, including hypovolemia
• IV and IO access for drug administration
• Trauma in pregnancy
• Burn injury

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5% dextrose in water (Indications)

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• Parenteral maintenance of water and carbohydrate required by the clinical condition of the heart
• IV and IO access for drug administration
• Dilution of concentrated drugs for infusion

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