IV Medications Flashcards
1
Q
Define vesicant
A
a drug that will cause severe tissue damage if teh catheter falls out of the veins, allowing teh dug to seep into the surrounding tissue
2
Q
List vesicants (3)
A
vasopressors (DA, NE) anthracyclines (doxorubicin) vinca alkaloids (vincristine, vinblastine)
3
Q
What is DEHP
A
makes the plastic bag more flexible, but can leach from the container and into the solution.
DEHP is toxic and can harm the liver and testes
4
Q
Key drugs with leaching/adsorption/absorption issues with PVC containers (anagram, 6)
A
Leach absorbs to take in nutrients lorazepam amiodarone tacrolimus taxanes insulin nitroglycerin
5
Q
Drugs to use in saline (no dextrose)
anagram, 7
A
A DIAbetic Can't Eat Pie Ampicillin Daptomycin Infliximab Ampicilin/Sulbactam Caspofungin Ertapenem Phenytoin
6
Q
Drugs to use in dextrose (no saline)
anagram, 4
A
Obese Baker Avoids Salt Oxaliplatin Bactrim Amphotericin Synercid
7
Q
Drug combos that form precipitates
A
Calcium (LR) + Ceftriaxone
Calcium + Phosphate
8
Q
what do precipitates cause in patients
A
emboli
