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38 Cards in this Set
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ACETAMINOPHEN BRAND NAME INDICATIONS |
Tylenol Patients 3 years old + mild to moderate discomfort (2-5) |
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ACETAMINOPHEN CONTRAINDICATIONS |
1) Head Injury 2) Hypotension 3) Patient has taken med containing acetaminophen in past 4 hours 4) Inability to swallow 5) Respiratory distress 6) Persistent vomiting 7)Known or suspected liver disease 8) Allergy to acetaminophen 9) Patient less than 3 years old |
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ACETAMINOPHEN PEDIATRIC DOSE |
Less than 3: Contraindicated 3-5 years: 160 mg in 5 ml (unit dose) 6-9 years: 320 mg in 10 ml (2 unit doses) |
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ACETAMINOPHEN ADULT DOSE |
10 years+ : 640 mg in 20 ml (4 unit doses) Request online medical direction for severely overweight or underweight patients |
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ACTIVATED CHARCOAL INDICATIONS |
Poisoning by mouth |
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ACTIVATED CHARCOAL CONTRAINDICATIONS |
Altered Mental Status Patient who has already received an emetic |
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ACTIVATED CHARCOAL ADULT DOSE |
Administer 1 g / kg |
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ACTIVATED CHARCOAL PEDIATRIC DOSE |
Administer 1 g / kg |
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ADENOSINE BRAND NAME INDICATIONS |
ADENOCARD narrow complex tachycardias |
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ADENOSINE CONTRAINDICATION |
1) known hypersensitivity 2) Hx of moderate to severe asthma; active brochospasms 3) Polymorphic or irregular wide complex tachycardias |
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ADENOSINE ADULT DOSE |
1st dose) 6 mg rapid IV Push 2nd and 3rd dose if needed) 12 mg rapid IV push *Each dose must be flushed *Wait 2 minutes for desired effect b/t doses |
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ADENOSINE PEDIATRIC DOSE |
1st dose) 0.1 mg/kg rapid IVP (max 6 mg) 2nd and 3rd doses) 0.2 mg/kg rapid IVP (max of 12 mg) *Each dose is quickly flushed *Wait 2 minutes for desired effects b/t doses |
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ALBUTEROL BRAND NAME INDICATIONS |
1) Brochospasms and Wheezing 2) Hyperkalemia |
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ALBUTEROL CONTRAINDICATIONS MEDICAL CONSULT NEEDED FOR WHAT? |
Known Hypersensitivity Medical Direction required for patients with: 1) babies in the belly 2) cardiac hx |
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ALBUTEROL
ADULT DOSE ADULT DOSE (ASTHMA AND HYPERKALEMIA) |
2.5 mg nebulized connected to 6-8 ml o2 may repeat 1x hyperkalemia; 20 mg nebulized connected to 6-8 ml O2 *Hyperkalemia requires medical consult |
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ALBUTEROL
PEDIATRIC DOSE (ASTHMA AND HYPERKALEMIA) |
Less than 2) 1.25 mg nebulized may repeat 1x 2 years and above) 2.5 mg nebulized may repeat 1x *Hyperkalemia: same as above requires medical consult |
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ASPIRIN INDICATIONS |
Chest pain where acute myocardial infarction is suspected |
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ASPIRIN
CONTRAINDICATIONS |
known hypersensitivity |
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ASPIRIN
ADULT DOSE |
324 or 325 mg chewed |
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ASPIRIN
PEDIATRIC DOSE |
Contraindicated Age? |
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ATROPINE BRAND NAME INDICATIONS |
Atropen 1) Symtomatic Bradycardia 2) Organophosphate poisoning 3) Suspected Nerve Agents |
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ATROPINE
CONTRAINDICATIONS |
1) Hypersensitivity 2) Dysrythmias that could effect cardiac output i.e. a fib, a flutter or PAT w/ block 3) "Relative Contraindications" include 2nd degree type II and 3rd degree blocks, suspected infarction, and glycoma |
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ATROPINE
ADULT DOSE BRADYCARDIA |
0.5 mg - 1 mg IVP repeated every 3 - 5 minutes max total dose of 0.04 mg/kg |
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ATROPINE
PEDIATRIC DOSE BRADYCARDIA |
0.02 mg/kg IV/IO minumum dose is 0.1 mg max dose is 0.5 mg ET: 0.04 - 0.06 mg/kg dilute in 5 ml repeat 1x |
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ATROPINE ADULT DOSE ORGANOPHOSPHATE POISONING |
2-4 mg IVP or IM repeat every 5 - 10 minutes |
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ATROPINE PEDIATRIC DOSE ORGANOPHOSPHATE POISONING |
0.02 mg/kg IVP/IO/IM repeat every 5 -10 minutes |
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ATROVENT OTHER NAME INDICATIONS |
Ipatropium 1) Allergic Reaction/ Anaphalaxis 2) Bronchial Asthma 3) Reversable bronchospasms associated with chronic bronchitis and emphazema |
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ATROVENT CONTRAINDICATIONS |
1) Hypersensitivity 2) Hypersensitivity to Atropine 3) Less than 1 year old |
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ATROVENT ADULT DOSE |
500 ucg nebulized use in addition to albuterol. single administration only |
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ATROVENT PEDIATRIC DOSE |
Less than 1 year old: contraindicated 1 - less than 2: 250 ucg with albuterol 2 years and older: adult dose |
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SUCCINYLCHOLINE OTHER NAME INDICATIONS |
Anectine Used to achieve paralysis during Rapid Sequence Intubation |
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SUCCINYLCHOLINE CONTRAINDICATIONS |
Conditions that may cause Hyperkalemia: i.e. burns or spinal cord injury more than 24 hours old known nueromuscular disease renal failure or presence or PIC line hypersensitivity hx of malignant hyperthermia |
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SUCCINYLCHOLINE ADULT DOSE |
Admister 1.5 mg/kg IVP max of 200 mg if not enough administer 2nd dose of 1 mg/kg after 2-3 minutes, max dose of 200 mg |
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SUCCINYCHOLINE PEDIATRIC DOSE |
Adminster 1 mg/kg IVP max dose of 200 mg if not enough administer 2nd dose of 1 mg/kg after 2-3 minutes, max dose of 200 mg |
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VALIUM OTHER NAME INDICATION |
Diazepam 1) sustained or recurrent seizures 2) severe nerve agent exposure |
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VALIUM CONTRAINDICATIONS |
1) known hypersensitivity 2) head injury 3) use caution with patients with altered mental status, hypotension, glycoma. |
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VALIUM ADULT DOSE |
2.5 mg increments slow IVP Max total dose 10 mg *IM requires medical direction |
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VALIUM PEDIATRIC DOSE |
0.1 mg/kg in 2.5 mg doses slow IVP/IO Max dose 5 mg Rectal dose: 0.2 mg/kg Max dose 10 mg *IM requires medical direction |
