Pharm Final Flashcards
Covert the different types of medication concentrations.
Kilogram→ gram→ milligram→ microgram & %= (%# x 10) / 100mL
how many micrograms are in a milligram, or how many micrograms are in a gram?
1000mcgs=1mg
a 4% medication, what does that mean to you?
How many milligrams per mL would that contain?
=4Gs/100mLs
=4Gs—>4000mgs
What is the three-step process that I have instilled into your brains when solving a med math problem?
What are we solving for? Weight based? All units the same?
administer a medication via an intramuscular injection.
90 degree angle; deltoid(up to 2mLs), Dorsal gluteal(butt (5 mLs or more) upper lateral side, vastus lateralus (5mLs or more), Rectus femoris (up to 5mL)
Solve a med math problem to administer a medication bolus via either the IO route
find epiphysis/ growth plate of bone, 90 degree angle push needle till 1 line showing, then drill, aspirate at least with a 10mL (20mL preferred), (3-way-cockstop push & push method for kids), admin 2% lidocaine for pain
Solve a med math problem that deals with administering a bolus of IV fluid over time.
TAV
Time, Admin Set , Volume
Solve a med math problem that deals with administering a medicated IV/IO infusion.
CAD
Concentration , Admin Set , Dosage
the “8 Rights” of medication administration.
PT, Dose, Doc, med, time, response, reason, route
What is the difference between antiseptic and a disinfectant? When would we use one versus another?
Antiseptic = person
Disinfectant = tools
what is medical asepsis
providing a medical environment that is free of pathogens
What technique should be used if you ever must recap a needle?
Pick up cap on a surface alone with needle
what are the 4 different general routes of medication administration:
Enteral, Parental, Pulmonary, Percutaneous
Enteral med admin/=
GI; PO, NG/OG Tubes, SL, PR, Buccal
Parenteral med admin/=
“needles”; IV, IO, ET, IM, Umbilical, Subcutaneous, Topical, IN
Percutaneous med admin/=
per skin ;Sublingual, buccal, ocular, aural (ear),
Pulmonary med admin/=
Inhaled (albuterol): musclnaric receptors on smooth M. of bronchioles
What is the “first past effect” and during what type of medication administration would that apply?
Liver filtering the med/ & applies only to Enteral med/s
what are the different types of oral medication forms:
tablets, capsules, enteric coated/time release, syrups (dissolved in sugary based), suspensions (water based), elixirs (meds mixed w/ alcohol based), lozenges (melt w/ heat)
When would you use an OG tube versus an NG tube?
PT is unconscious
How would you measure for the correct insertion depth of the different types of gastric tubes?
“?” measuring technique Confirm placement with air while listening to epigastric
How would you administer medications to a patient utilizing their gastric tube?
Crush meds into 30mLs of warm water then admin w/ 50-100mLs warm flush after
the different ways that we carry parenteral medications
glass ampules, single and multi-dose vials & pre-filled/loaded syringes
What are the three different parts of a syringe?
(Tip, Barrel, plunger)Flashback chamber, Hub (base before needle), stylet =needle
Hypodermic needle is what/used for?
What are the different parts of a hypodermic needle?
hypodermic needle=hollow metal tube used w/ the syringe to admin/ med/s. It’s sharp enough to puncture tissues, blood vessels, or IV medication poorts
Parts: hilt & shaft. Hilt is a threaded plastic tube that screws securely onto the syringe’s distal adapter. shaft is a thin metal tube through which med/s can flow from the syringe into the site. A bevel at the shaft’s distal end accounts for its sharpness
intradermal medication administration:
what sites can you use:
What degree of insertion would you use?
How much fluid can you administer using this route?
=Deposit med into the dermal layer of the skin
=Anywhere
= 10-15 degrees
= less than 1 mL
Subcutaneous medication admin/:
What sites can we use:
What degree of insertion would you use?
How much fluid can you administer using this route?
=Tissue Comp/: Loose connective tissue between skin and muscle.
= skin on the upper arms, thighs, abdomen (avoid tattoos & superficial important vessels & ligaments/tissues)
= 15 degrees
=No more than 1mL to avoid irritation/ possible abscess.
Intramuscular medication admin/:
What sites can you use?
What degree of insertion would you use?
How much fluid can you administer into the four ?
= deposit into muscle through muscle
= deltoid, Dorsal gluteal(butt) upper lateral side), vastus lateralis (back of thigh), Rectus femoris, PEDIS & stabilize
= straight on 90 degrees
;delt=2mL, butt & Vas Lat/ = 5 or more mLs, , Butt= up to 5mLs
what are the different types of percutaneous medication administration routes:
Sublingual, buccal, ocular, nasal, aural (ear), pulmonary, trans/subdermal
What medications could (but probably shouldn’t be) administered down an ET tube?
=(NAVEL) Narcan, Atropine, Vasopressin, Epi, Lidocaine
Vaso-irratators (really any med that isn’t nutritional replacement)
Water is contained in what 3 compartments in the human body? What are the percentages?
60% of body weight is water 45%=intracellular & 15% extracellular (outside cell)
Interstitial 10.5%
Intravascular 4.5%
What is osmosis?
What is simple diffusion?
What is Facilitated Diffusion?
What is Active transport?
= water moving to high solute concentration from low
= molecules moving high to low
= Molecules moving with a helper EX metformin or insulin
= Molecules moving low to high concentration with use of ATP
different types of IV fluid:
Hypo/Iso/Hyper tonic, fluids, blood, crystalloids, & colloids,
What are the two most common types of isotonic crystalloid solutions that are used in the prehospital environment?
Lactate Ringer’s & 0.9% sodium Chloride
If you were administering isotonic crystalloid solutions, how much would move out of the intravascular compartment within 1 hour?
2/3s would move out
What would occur to the cells in the body if admin/ a isotonic solution?
What’d occur to the cells in the body if admin/ a hypertonic solution?
What’d occur to the cells in the body if admin/ hypotonic solution?
= cells stay same
=cells shrink & can shrink to crenation
= Cells would swell up & can blow up
What is hydrostatic pressure in the vascular system & what creates it?
What is oncotic pressure in the vascular system and what creates it?
=Pressure from heart in blood vessels & forces water to cross the capillary membrane into the interstitial space.
=Pulling water back into the blood vessels by the presence of large proteins in the blood (pulling back in)
What IV sites are considered “peripheral IV” sites?
Arms, Feet, hands, Legs, External Jugular
What are central venous sites?
(IJ) intra jugular, subclavian, femoral, peripherally inserted central cath (PICC) line, Port-a-cath
What type of needle must be utilized to access a Port-a-Cath?
Huber needle –> slanted needle with hole laterally also
What is a Micro IV administer set & How many drops equals 1 mL?
60ggts
What are the different Macro IV administer sets?
20,15,12,10 gtts/min
What are the different types of needles used of intravenous therapy?
Butterfly, Teflon, Hallow, Huber, hyperdermic
When performing an IV stick, what degree of insertion would you use?
15-30 degrees
What size of IV catheter would you use to access an EJ?
16-18 gauge
What does the acronym “TKO” mean?
What does the acronym “KVO” mean?
(to keep open) = 20-25mLs/Hr
( keep vein open)= 20-25mLs/Hr
the different complications that can come from intravenous therapy.
Infiltration, pyrogenic reaction, air emboli, catheter shear, vein blowing, necrosis, thrombophlebitis, artery puncture, circulatory overload
Can you use a scalp vein for IV access, and if you can, what must you remember?
Yes you can, and remember can easily blow
When is it okay to perform an IO? (i.e. what type of patient/conditions)
Cardiac arrest, cant get IV, Critical PTs
What are the different parts of a bone? (ends, middle, etc..)
Epi/ Meta/ Dia/physis, medullary canal, red & yellow bone marrow
Where is red bone marrow found?
Epiphysis
Where is Yellow bone marrow found?
Diaphysis -> medullary canal
“Ye(ll)ow medu(ll)ary”
What is a more technical name for the growth plate of a bone?
Metaphysis
What sites can you use for the placement of an IO? (adult versus pediatric)
Proximal Tibia (~2 inches for stability)
Proximal Humorous (in peoples way)
Distal Tibia (easier for manual IO),
Sternal aka manubrium (for adults)
Distal femur (for kids)