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11 Cards in this Set
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What does sublingual mean? |
Administerd under the tounge |
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What is a suspension drug? |
Medications that need to be shaken before give |
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Who gets NTG? And how does it work? |
Patients with chest pain get NTG, and it dialates the coronary vessels |
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What's the NTG dose? And what's the the main contraindication for administration? |
.4mg every 5 minutes up to 3 times,and a blood pressure 100 |
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What's the normal dose of oral glucose? |
25-50 grams |
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Whats the normal dose for EPI for an adult and a pedi? |
Adult, .3 pedi, .15 |
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What's the indication for albuterol? And what's the dose using a MDI or nebulizer |
Dyspnea, broncho spasms, or congestion. MDI, 180mcg or two hits at 90mcg. Nebulizer, 2.5 mg albuterol in 3ml of saline |
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What's the indication for ASA, how's it work? And what's the dose? |
Indication: MI Action: slows platletts from clotting reducing blood vessel blockage. Dose: 325 mg in emergency |
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What is beta 1 and beta2 |
Beta 1 is increased heart rate, it is a side affect of beta 2 which is broncho dilation |
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What do you ask a patient before administration of a drug? |
Can I give this to you? Do you have any drug allergies? Have you had any lately? |
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What are the 5 R's how many times at minimum should you check before giving the drug? |
Right patient, right drug, right route, right amount, recheck atleast once |
