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LABETALOL
BETA BLOCKER |
SOME ALPHA BLOCKER CHARACTERISTICS, INDUCES VASODIALATION, REDUCESPERIPHERAL VASCULAR RESISTANCE, REDUCES BP
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CALCIUM CHLORIDE
ELECTROLYTE |
INCREASES MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTILE FORCE INCREASES VENTRICULAR AUTOMATICITY
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PHENYTOIN (DILANTIN)
ANTICONVULSANT |
DEIVATIVE RELATED TO PHENOBARBITAL DECREASES SPREAD OF ELECTRICAL DISCHARGE IN THE MOTOR CORTEX INHIBITS SEIZURES ANTIDYSRYTHMIC PROPERTIES THAT CONTERACT THE EFFECTS OF DIGITALIS
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ISOPROTERENOL
SYMPATHOMIMETIC |
SYNTHETIC SYMPATHOMIMETIC INCREASES CARDIAC OUTPUT BY INCREASING STRENGTH OF CARDIAC CONTRACTION AND SOMEWHAT INCREASING RATE, DECREASING PERIPHERAL VASCULAR RESISTANCE AND VENOUS RETURN.
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ADENOSINE
ANTIDYSRYTHMIC |
NATURALLY OCCURING AGENT THAT CAN "CHEMICALLY CARDIOVERT" PSVT TO NORMAL SINUS RYTHM. IT HAS A HALF LIFE OF 10SEC, DOES NOT CAUSE HYPOTENSION
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