Recovery Room Meds

Question 1

hydromorphone/ Dilaudid

Answer 1

Class: opioid analgesics, opioid agonist.
Route: PO, IM, IV, Rectal.
Indication: moderate to severe pain.
Watch for respiratory depression.
Contraindication: respiratory depression.
Antidote: Narcan

Question 2

midazolam/Versed

Answer 2

Class: sedative, anti-anxiety, anticonvulsants, benzodiazepine.
Route: IM, IV, PO, Intranasal.
Indication: preprocedural sedation, seizures.
Monitor vital signs continuously.
Contraindication: uncontrolled severe pain.
Antidote: Flumazenil.

Question 3

lidocaine/Xylocane

Answer 3

Class: anesthetic, antiarrhythmics.
Route: topical.
Indication: topical anesthetic.
Monitor for pain.

Question 4

Fentanyl

Answer 4

Class: opioid analgesics, opioid agonists.
Route: IV, IM.
Indication: severe pain, anesthesia.
Monitor vital signs continuously.
Antidote: Narcan
Contraindication: respiratory depression. Opioid naive pt.

Question 5

labetalol/Trandate

Answer 5

Class: antianginal, antihypertensive, beta blocker.
Route: PO
Indication: hypertension.
Side Effects: arrythmias, HF, bradycardia, pulmonary edema.
Monitor blood pressure.

Question 6

naloxone/Narcan

Answer 6

Class: antidotes, opioid antagonist.
Route: intranasal, IM.
Indication: overdose on opioids.

Question 7

flumazenil/Romazicon

Answer 7

Class: antidote.
Route: IV
Indication: benzodiazepine overdose.
Institute seizure precautions.

Question 8

propofol/Dripivan

Answer 8

Class: general anesthetic.
Route: IV
Indication: induction of anesthesia.
Monitor Vital Signs.

Question 9

vecuronium/Norcuron

Answer 9

Class: neuromuscular blocking agent nondepolarizing.
Route: IV
Reason: induction of skeletal muscle paralysis.

Question 10

neostigmine/Prostigmin

Answer 10

Class: cholinergic.
Route: IV
Reason for use: reversal of nondepolarizing neuromuscular blockers after surgery.
Antidote: atropine.