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1
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Trade name: Calcium Chloride

A

CaCl or calcium chloride

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2
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Drug Class: Calcium chloride

A

electrolyte

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3
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Dose: Calcium Chloride

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100-1000 mg IV in 10% solution

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4
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Indications: Calcium Chloride

A

renal dialysis
hyperkalemia (peaked T waves)
cardiac arrest

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5
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Contraindications: Calcium Chloride

A

patients on digoxin, Digoxin increases intracellular calcium, and CaCl supplementation causes digoxin toxicity

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6
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Brand name: Calcium Gluconate

A

calcium gluconate

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7
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Drug Class: Calcium Gluconate

A

Electrolyte

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8
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Dose: Calcium Gluconate

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500-1000 mg IV in 10% solution

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9
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Indications: Calcium Gluconate

A

renal dialysis
hyperkalemia (peaked T waves)
cardiac arrest

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10
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Contraindications: Calcium Gluconate

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patients on digoxin, Digoxin increases intracellular calcium, and CaCl supplementation causes digoxin toxicity

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11
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Trade name: furosemide

A

Lasix

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12
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Drug Class: furosemide

A

Diuretic

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13
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Dose: furosemide

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Adult: 1 mg/kg; 40-80 mg; 2x home IV dose
Peds: 1 mg/kg IV

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14
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Trade name: Glucagon

A

GlucaGen

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15
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Drug Class: glucagon

A

Hormone

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16
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Dose: glucagon

A

1 mg IV (ca-channel blocker/b-blocker OD)

1 mg IM (hypoglycemia)

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17
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Indications: glucagon

A 
Ca-channel blocker OD (second line)
B-blocker OD (first line)
increases intracellular calcium
Food stuck in esophagus
Hypoglycemia
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18
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Indications: furosemide

A

CHF
Pulmonary edema.
Pulls fluid from body, interstitial spaces, and lungs
given w/nitro, morphine for EMS

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19
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contraindications: furosemide

A

anuria, hypersensitivity

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20
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Contraindications: glucagon

A

known sensitivity, or pheochromacytoma

21
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Trade name: hydrochlorothiazide

22
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Drug class: hydrochlorothiazide

23
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Dose: hydrochlorothiazide

A

edema: 15-200 mg/d x3 PO
hypertension: 12.5-100 mg/d x2 PO

24
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Indications: hydrochlorothiazide

A

Not typically used in EMS

hypertension

25
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Contraindications: hydrochlorothiazide

A

anuria

hypersensitivity to this or other sulfonamides

26
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Trade Name: insulin

27
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Drug Class: insulin

28
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Dose: insulin

A

Adult: 5-10 units IV/IM/SQ
Peds: 2-4 units IV/IM/SQ

29
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Indications: insulin

A

hyperglycemia

30
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Contraindications: insulin

A

hypoglycemia

hypersensitivity

31
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Trade name; oxytocin

32
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Drug Class: oxytocin

33
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Dose: oxytocin

A

Bolus: 3-10 units IM

Drip 10-20 units in 500 mL D5W

34
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Indications: oxytocin

A

control post-delivery hemorrhage

35
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Contraindications: oxytocin

A

Pregnancy when induction of labor is not desired.

36
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Trade name: thiamine

A

Vitamin B1

37
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Drug Class: thiamine

38
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Dose: thiamine

A

Adult: 50-100 mg IV/IM
Peds: 10-25 mg IV/IM

39
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Indications: thiamine

A

Coma of unknown origin
cardiac arrest w/known alcoholic
cardiac arrest w/known alcohol poisoning
Part of coma cocktail

40
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Contraindications: thiamine

A

hypersensitivity. Preparations contain aluminum, which may be likely to precipitate allergic or anaphylactic reaction with multiple doses over time.

41
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Generic name: thiamine

A

thiamine (B1)

42
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Generic name: Pitocin

43
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Generic name: Humulin

44
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Generic name: Calcium chloride

A

calcium chloride CaCl

45
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Generic name: calcium gluconate

A

calcium gluconate

46
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Generic name: Lasix

A

furosemide

47
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Generic name: GlucaGen

48
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Generic name: HCTZ

A

hydrochlorothiazide

Drug Cards Sets 1-6 (4 decks)

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