Pharmacology Chapter 24 Emergency Drugs
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| ACLS stands for | advanced cardiac life support.
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| Emergency medications are commonly administered | IVP which means IntraVenous Push
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| A large dose of a medication may be administered IVP(intravenous push) to quickly achieve a therapeutic level which is called a | bolus AKA loading dose.
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| Emergency medications can be administered via the | ET (endotracheal tube)
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| An emergency medication administered to stimulate the myocardium to contract (cardiac stimulant) and to cause bronchodilation is called | epinephrine (“epi”) AKA Adrenalin.
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| An emergency medication administered to treat severe bradycardia is called | atropine.
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| An emergency antiarrhythmic drug is called | lidocaine AKA Xylocaine
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| Xylocaine (lidocaine) is also used as a | local anesthetic
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| An emergency medication administered to treat acidosis (low Ph) is called | sodium bicarbonate
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| Sodium bicarbonate is abbreviated | NaHCO3 ("bicarb", baking soda & water)
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| Another emergency cardiac stimulant is called | calcium chloride (CaCl)
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| Calcium chloride is abbreviated | CaCl
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| Vasopressors are administered to treat severe | hypotension (low blood pressure)
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| Emergency vasopressors include: | 1. epinephrine AKA Adrenalin. 2. dopamine AKA Intropin. 3. isoproterenol AKA Isuprel. 4. norepinephrine AKA Levophed.
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| Emetics are administered to induce | vomiting.
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| The most commonly prescribed emetic is | syrup of ipecac (ipecac will make you yac).
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| An emergency medication usually administered via a NG (NasoGastric) tube to absorb toxic substances in the stomach is called | activated charcoal
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| A commonly prescribed emergency narcotic antagonist is | naloxone AKA Narcan.
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