Week Two Medications Indications

Question 1

activated charcoal
(Indications)

Answer 1

Poisonings and overdoses (including after patient has evacuated poisons)

Question 2

atropine sulfate
(Indications)

Answer 2

– Hemodynamically unstable bradycardia
– Acetylcholinesterase inhibitor poisonings
– RSI in pediatrics

Question 3

dextrose
(Indications)

Answer 3

– Hypoglycemia
– Acutely altered mental status secondary to
suspected hypoglycemia
– Coma or seizure of unknown origin
– Status epilepticus
– Pre-treatment for crush injury

Question 4

diphenhydramine hydrochloride
(Indications)

Answer 4

– Symptomatic allergic reaction
– Adjunct to epinephrine in anaphylaxis
– Dystonic/extrapyramidal symptoms
secondary to phenothiazines
– Nausea/vomiting
– Chemical restraint

Question 5

epinephrine
(Indications)

Answer 5

– Cardiac arrest
– Bradycardia
– Shock
– Anaphylaxis
– Severe allergic reactions
– Severe refractory wheezing
– Croup/bronchiolitis

Question 6

glucagon
(Indications)

Answer 6

– Altered mental status when hypoglycemia
is suspected
– Symptomatic bradycardia from beta
blocker or calcium channel blocker OD