Onset, Peak Effect, Duration Flashcards
acetaminophen
Onset: 10-30 mins
Peak: 30-60 mins
Duration: 4-6 hrs
activated charcoal
Onset: Immediate
Peak: Variable
Duration: Will act until excreted
adenosine
Onset: Immediate
Peak: Immediate
Duration: 10 seconds
albuterol
Onset: 5-15 mins
Peak: 30 mins - 2 hrs
Duration: 3-6 hrs
amiodorone
Onset: 2 hrs
Peak: 3-7 hrs
Duration: Variable
aspirin
Onset: 15-30 mins
Peak: 1-2 hrs
Duration: 4-6 hrs
atropine sulfate
Onset: Immediate
Peak: 2-4 mins
Duration: 2-4 hrs
calcium chloride
Onset: 1-3 mins
Peak: Variable
Duration: 20-30 mins, may persist for 4 hrs (dose- dependent)
calcium gluconate
Onset: 1-3 mins
Peak: Immediate
Duration: 30 mins
dexamethasone
Onset: 4-8 hrs
Peak: 6-12 hrs
Duration: 24-72 hrs
dextrose
Onset: Immediate
Peak: Variable
Duration: Variable
diazepam
Onset: 2-5 mins IV;
15-30 mins IM
Peak: 15 mins IV;
30 - 45 mins IM
Duration: 15-60 mins (all
routes)
diltiazem
Onset: 2-5 mins
Peak: usually within 7 mins
Duration: 1-3 hrs
diphenhydramine hydrochloride
Onset: 10-15 mins
Peak: 1 hr
Duration: 6-8 hrs
dopamine hydrochloride
Onset: within 5 mins
Peak: 5-10 mins
Duration: Less than 10 mins
epinephrine
Onset: less than 2 mins IV;
3-10 mins IM
Peak: less than 5 mins IV;
20 mins IM
Duration: 5-10 mins IV;
20-30 mins IM
etomidate
Onset: 30-60 secs
Peak: 1 min
Duration: 5-10 mins
fentanyl citrate
Onset: Immediate
Peak: 3-5 minutes
Duration: 30-60 mins
flumazenil
Onset: 1-2 mins
Peak: varies
Duration: varies
furosemide
Onset: 5 mins (vasodilation)
30 mins (diuretic effects)
Peak: 20-60 mins
Duration: 4-6 hrs
glucagon
Onset: 1 min
Peak: 5-20 mins
Duration: 60-90 mins
glucose, oral
Onset: 10 mins
Peak: variable
Duration: Variable