Meds

Question 1

Anxiolytics (eg benzodiazapines)

Answer 1

Alprazolam (Xanax)
Clonazepam (Klonopin)
Diazepam (Valium)
Lorazepam (Ativan)
Midazolam (Versed)

Antidote - Flumazenil (Romazicon)

Question 2

Alprazolam

Answer 2

Anxiolytic, also known as Xanax

Question 3

Clonazepam

Answer 3

Anxiolytic also known as Klonopin

Question 4

Diazepam

Answer 4

Anxiolytic also known as Valium

Question 5

Lorazepam

Answer 5

Anxiolytic also known as Ativan

Question 6

Midazolam

Answer 6

Anxiolytic also known as Versed

Question 7

Antidote for anxiolytics

Answer 7

Flumazenil (Romazicon)

Question 8

Antihistamines

Answer 8

Provide sedation & entiemetic effects (block histamine 1 receptors)
hydroxyzine (Vistaril)
Diphenhydramine (Benadryl)

Question 9

Hydroxyzine

Answer 9

Antihistamine also known as Vistaril

Question 10

Diphenhydramine

Answer 10

Antihistamine also known as Benadryl

Note: possible urinary retention with benign prostate hypertrophy (BPH)

Question 11

Antidote to antihistamine

Answer 11

Vistaril, given IM (never IV or SQ)

Question 12

Anticholinergics

Answer 12

Reduce oral & pulmonary secretions, prevent laryngospasms & bradycardia (block action of acetylcholine, which in cardiac tissue inhibits heart rate, which is the opposite of muscle tissue which it excites)
Atropine (Atropisol)
Scopolamine (Hyoscine)
Glycopyrrolate (Robinul)

Question 13

Atropine

Answer 13

Anticholinergic, also known as Atropisol

Question 14

Scopolamine

Answer 14

Anticholinergic, also known as Hyoscine

Question 15

Glycopyrrolate

Answer 15

Anticholinergic, also know as Robinul

Question 16

Barbiturates

Answer 16

Cause sedation. Not as commonly used anymore.

Secobarbital (Seconal)
Pentobarbital (Nembutal)

Question 17

Secobarbital

Answer 17

Barbiturate, also known as Seconal

Question 18

Pentobarbital

Answer 18

Barbiturate, also known as Nembutal

Question 19

H2 (Histamine 2) Receptor Antagonists

Answer 19

Histamine2 produces stomach acid, so these meds reduce it - INCOMPATIBLE WITH BARBITURATES
Famotidine (Pepcid)
Ranitidine (Zantac)
Cimetidine (Tagamet)

Question 20

Famotidine

Answer 20

H2 Receptor Antagonist, also known as Pepcid

Question 21

Ranitidine

Answer 21

H2 receptor antagonist also known as Zantac

Question 22

Cimetidine

Answer 22

H2 Receptor Antagonist, also known as Tagamet

Question 23

Opioid Analgesics

Answer 23

Pain Relief:
Fentanyl (Sublimaze)
Meperidine (Demerol)
Morphine (Duramorph)

Antidote - naloxene (Narcan)

Question 24

Fentanyl

Answer 24

Opioid, also known as Sublimaze

Question 25

Meperidine

Answer 25

Opioid also known as Demerol

Question 26

Morphine

Answer 26

Opioid, also known as Duramorph

Question 27

Antidote to Opioids

Answer 27

Naloxene (Narcan)