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Trade names
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Proventil, Ventolin
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Classification
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Bronchodilater
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action
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Relaxes bronchial smooth muscles (beta 2). Reduces airway resistance
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Indications
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bronchospasm caused by: acute asthma, emphysema, bronchitis, toxic gas inhalation, near drowning, drug overdose, pulmonary edema, and crush syndrome: suspected hyperkalemia, crush force >4 hours
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containdications
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symptomatic tachydysrhythmias
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adverse effects
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Cardiovascular: tachycardia, Hypertension
Respiratory: cough, wheezing Neurological: tremors, nervousness, headache/ dizziness Gastrointestinal: nausea |
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administration
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5mg in 6cc NS by hand held nebulizer/ mask over 5-15 minutes. May repeat PRN
Crush syndrome: 5mg in 6cc NS continuous mask nebulizer |
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pediatric dose
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0-1 year old= 2.5mg. in 3cc NS by hand held nebulizer/ mask over 5-15 min.. May repeat PRN
Over 1 year old: same as adult dose Crush syndrome: same as adult dose |
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onset
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5- 15 minutes
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duration
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4- 6 hours
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