Indications Flashcards
What is the indication for sodium chloride?
Heat related dehydration
Hypovolemia
DKA
Indication for Lactated ringers
Hypovolemic shock
Indication for epinephrine 1:10,000
Cardiac arrest
Anaphylactic IV dose
What is the indication for norepinephrine?
Hypotension refractory to other sympathmimetics
Neurogenic shock
What is the indication for dopamine?
Cardiogenic shock
Hypotension not resulting from hypovolemia
Indication for labetalol
Acute management of hypertensive crisis
Indication for amiodarone
VFIB
VTACH
some SVT patients
Indication for lidocaine
VFIB
VTACH
Malignant PVCs
(More than 6 per minute, mulifocal, couplets, runs of VTACH, r on t)
Indication for verapamil
SVT
Indication for adenosine
SVT or wpw
Indication for atropine
Bradycardia
Organophosphate poisoning
Indication for digoxin
CHF
SVT - especially AFIB and AFLUTTER
Indication for sodium bicarbonate
Late in management if arrest
Tricyclic antidepressant overdose
Severe metabolic acidosis
Indication for morphine
Severe pain
Pulmonary edema
Indication for Nitrous oxide
Musculoskeletal pain and burns