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14 Cards in this Set
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bumetanide (Bumex) |
Loop diuretic 0.5-2.0mg |
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etomidate (Amidate) |
Non-barbiturate; general anesthesia Used for intubation Most hemodynamically stable Good for know or suspected increased ICP and safe for reactive airway disease since it does not release histamine 0.2-0.6mg/kg over 1 minute Duration: 3-12 minutes Onset: 15 to 45 seconds |
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Dexamethasone (Decadron) |
Corticosteroid Adult 1mg/kg Peds 0.25-1.0mg/kg |
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flumazenil (Romazicon) |
Adults: 0.2mg over 15-45s q 60s max 1mg Peds: 0.01mg/kg max 0.5mg/kg |
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labetalol (Normodyne) |
alpha-beta adrenergic blocking agent Contraindications: bronchial asthma, over cardiac failure, >1st degree HB, cardiogenic shock, severe bradycardia Adult: 20mg over 2 minutes, repeat with 40mg after 10 minutes |
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norepinephrine (Levophed) |
Initial dose 0.5-1.0mcg/min to max of 12mcg/min 4mg in 250mL D5W for 16mcg/mL concentration |
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nicardipine (Cardene) |
Contraindications: advanced aortic stenosis 0.1-0.2mg/mL concentration Adult: start at 5mg/hr and increase by 2.5mg/hr q 15m to max of 15mg/hr |
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nitroglycerin (Tridil) |
Start with 5mcg/min, increase by 5-20mcg/min q 3-5 minutes |
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nitroprusside (Nipride) |
Vasodilator Adult: 0.5-8mcg/kg/min titrated q 5m 50mg in 250mL D5W for 0.2mg/mL concentration |
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phenylephrine (Neo-Synephrine) |
alpha-adrenergic vasopressor Use 10mg in 500mL Adult: 100-180mcg/min to stabilize bp then reduce to 40-60mcg/min maintenance |
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vasopressin (Pitressin) |
Posterior pituitary hormone 0.01-0.04U/min |
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heparin |
Anticoagulant 25,000U in 500mL D5W 5,000U loading dose |
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succinylcholine |
0.6mg/kg IV |
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Vecuronium |
0.08-0.1mg/kg |
