Medication Indications

Question 1

70 year old male, who is complaing of crushing chest pain and has a high heart rate (110)

Answer 1

Aspirin

Question 2

20 year old female, having an Anaphylactic shock, because she ate a peanut. What do start with

Answer 2

Adrenaline

1 in 1000

Question 3

Anaphylactic shock, after adrenaline has been given

Answer 3

chlorphenamine

Question 4

45 year old male, ECG shows he is having a STEMI
what 2 drugs do you give
Bonus point what do the drugs do?

Answer 4

clopidogrel
inhibits platelet aggregation

Glyceryl Trinitrate
vasodilation
dilates coronary arteries, relieves coronary spasm
reduces blood pressure

Question 5

A child has a bark like cough and is struggling to breath

Answer 5

Dexamethason

It’s croup

Question 6

30 year old male, found with a resp rate of 8, unconscious and when a blood glucose was done he has 2mmol

Answer 6

glucagon

Question 7

25 year old female diabetic who is hypo and conscious

Answer 7

glucose 40%

Question 8

50 year old male who broke his arm falling from a tree

Answer 8

ibruprofen

Question 9

55 year old female with asthma and COPD, having an asthma attack

Answer 9

Ipratropium Bromide

Question 10

Unconscious patient, with a resp rate of 10, suspected opioid overdose, enlarged pupils

Answer 10

Naloxone hydrochloride

Question 11

lady giving birthis SCREAMING for pain relief

Answer 11

entonox

Question 12

patient who is suspected to have the flu, is complaining of discomfort due to fever

Answer 12

paracetamol

Question 13

47 year old female, who has called as her inhaler is not helping.

Answer 13

Salbutamol

Question 14

patient with expiratory wheeze

Answer 14

salbutamol