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Calcium Chloride Classification
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-Electrolyte
-Calcium Salt |
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Calcium Chloride Mechanism of Action
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-Fifth most abundant element in body
-Essential for functional integrity of nervous and muscular systems -Necessary for normal cardiac contractility and coagulation of blood -increases force of cardiac contraction(+inotropic effect) -Antidote for Magnesium sulfate - |
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Calcium Chloride Indications
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-Known or suspected acute hyperkalemia
-Hypocalcemia -Calcium Channel blocker toxicty/overdose -pretreatment for calcium channel blocker admin -Magnesium toxicity |
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Calcium Chloride Precautions
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-don't give IM or SQ-causes tissue necrosis, sloughing, or abcess
-irrating to veins, may experience pain or burning @ IV site, may c/o heat waves, tingling -may be accompanied by peripheral vasodilation, with moderate fall in BP -caution patients taking digitalsis--increases ventricular irritability and can percipate digitalsis toxicity |
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Calcium Chloride Contraindications
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-hypercalcemia
-concurrent digitalis therapy(relative contra) -kidney stones -VF |
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Calcium Chloride Speical Considerations
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-incompatible with all medications, flush line after giving
-precipitates with sodium bicarbonate (produces chalk) |
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Calcium Chloride Onset/Duration
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-5 to 15 minutes
-duration dependant on dose and total body stores of calcium |
