Medications

Question 1

INDICATIONS: Fever, Pain Relief, Acute MI
CONTRAINDICATIONS: Aspirin allergy, Active GI Bleed
SIDE EFFECTS: GI Bleeding, ulcers
DOSAGE: 162-324mg

Answer 1

Aspirin

Question 2

INDICATIONS: Relief of mild pain or fever, headaches, muscle aches
CONTRAINDICATIONS: Hypersensitivity
SIDE EFFECTS: Allergic reaction
DOSAGE: 500-1,000 mg every 4 hours as needed

Answer 2

Acetaminophen

Question 3

INDICATIONS: most oral poisonings; overdose
CONTRAINDICATIONS: Decreased LOC, overdose of corrosives, caustics, or petroleum
SIDE EFFECTS: nausea/vomiting, constipation, black stools
DOSAGE: 1-2 g/kg

Answer 3

Activated charcoal

Question 4

INDICATIONS: asthma/difficulty breathing with wheezing
CONTRAINDICATIONS: Hypersensitivity, tachycardia, MI
SIDE EFFECTS: Hypertension, tachycardia,anxiety, restlessness
DOSAGE: 1-2 inhalations every 5 minutes as needed

Answer 4

Albuterol

Question 5

INDICATIONS: mild allergic reactions
CONTRAINDICATIONS: Asthma, glaucoma, pregnancy, hypertension, infancy
SIDE EFFECTS: sleepiness (stimulation in children), dry mouth and throat
DOSAGE: 20-50 mg

Answer 5

Diphenhydramine

Question 6

INDICATIONS: severe allergic reactions
CONTRAINDICATIONS: MI, hypothermia , hypertension
SIDE EFFECTS: hypertension, tachycardia, anxiety, restlessness
DOSAGE: 1 auto-injector

Answer 6

Epinephrine

Question 7

INDICATIONS: mild pain or fever, headache, muscle ache
CONTRAINDICATIONS: hypersensitivity
SIDE EFFECTS: Nausea, vomiting, stomach pain, bleeding, allergic reactions
DOSAGE: 200-400mg every 4-6 hours

Answer 7

Ibuprofen

Question 8

INDICATIONS: chest pain due to MI or angina
CONTRAINDICATIONS: hypotension, use of erectile dysfunction drugs within past 24 hours
SIDE EFFECTS: headache, burning under tongue, hypotension, nausea
DOSAGE: 0.3-0.4 mg SL; 0.4mg spray

Answer 8

Nitroglycerin

Question 9

INDICATIONS: low blood sugar (hypoglycemia)
CONTRAINDICATIONS: decreases LOC, nausea, vomiting
SIDE EFFECTS: nausea, vomiting
DOSAGE: 1/2 to 1 tube

Answer 9

Oral glucose

Question 10

INDICATIONS: hypoxia or suspected hypoxia
CONTRAINDICATIONS: rarely in patients with COPD
SIDE EFFECTS: decreased respiratory effort in patients w/ COPD
DOSAGE: 28%-100%

Answer 10

Oxygen

Question 11

INDICATIONS: Asthma, COPD, Difficulty breathing with wheezing
CONTRAINDICATIONS: Soy or peanut allergy
SIDE EFFECTS: Headache, dry mouth
DOSAGE: 1-2 puffs MDI

Answer 11

Atrovent