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Pharmacology
WHAT DOES THE FOX SAY
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Epinephrine Adrenergics | Adrenalin Chloride topical 1;100 local anesthesia 1:500,000 to 1:50,000 most commonly 1:100,000 and 1:200,000 |
| fentanyl citrate Analgesics (Narcotic) | Sublimaze 0.5-1mcg/kg IV over several minutes |
| meperidine hydrochloride Analgesics (narcotic) | Demerol repeated slow IV injection of 10mg/mL or 1mg/mL IV infusions titrated to patients needs |
| Morphine Sulfate Analgesics (narcotic) | Morphine 2.5-15 mg IV every 4 hours as needed; inthracecal injection of 0.2-1mg for 24 hour pain relief |
| Tromethamine Analgesic-antipyretic-NSAID | Toradol 60mg IM or 30mg IV |
| Midazolam HCl Antianxiety-sedative/tranquilizer | Versed 0.07-0.08 mg/kg; 0.5mg IV over a 2 min period |
| Diazepam Antianxiety-sedative/tranquilizer | Valium up to 10 mg IM or IV |
| Lorazepam Antianxiety-sedative/tranquilizer | Ativan 1-2mg PO preoperative |
| lidocaine HCl Anti-arrhythmics | Xylocaine, Lignocaine 1-1.5 mg/kg IV bolus, not to exceed 300 mg in a 1 hour period |
| gentamycin sulfate Aminogylcosides | Garamycin 3mg/kg/day divided into four doses |
| neomycin sulfate Aminoglycosides | Neosulf 50mg/kg/day divided into four doses |
| Penicillin G | 1.2-24million units/day IM or IV in divided doses |
| Cefazolin sodium, chephalexin, monohydrate (Cephalosporins) | Ancef, Kefzol, Keflex 250mg to 1.5g IM or IV every 6-8 hours |
| Cefuroxime sodium, (cephalosporins) | Ceftin, Zinacef 750mg-1.5g IM or IV every 8 hours |
| cefoxitin (cephalosporins) | Mefoxin 1-2g IV or IM every 8 hrs |
| cefotetan (cephalosporins) | Cefotan 1-2g IV or IM every 12 hours |
| Cefamandole (cephalosporins) | Mandol 0.5-1g IM or IV every 12 hrs |
| ceftriaxone (cephalosporins) | Rocephin. 3rd generation 1-2g once per day |
| ceftazidime | Claforan. 3rd generation 1-2g IV or IM every 8-12 hrs |
| cefoperazone | Cefobid 3rd generation 1-2g IM or IV every 12 hrs |
| cefepime HCl | Maxipime 4th generation 1-2g IM or IV every 12 hours |
| Bactracin (miscellaneous antibiotics) | Bacitracin 50,000 units per 1000 mL irrigation fluid |
| neomycin, polymixin, bactracin (misc. antibiotics) | Neosporin as directed |
| Vancomycin (misc. Antibiotics) | Vancocin 1-1.5 g IV every 12 hours |
| Ciproflaxin (fluoroquinolones) | Cipro 400 mg every 12 hrs |
| Silver Sulfadiazine (Sulfomanides) | Silvadene 1/16 inch thickness to clean, dibrided burns once or twice per day |
| Heparin sodium (anticoagulants) | Heparin 150-300 units/kg IV, 10-100 units IV for filling vascular access devicse |
| Protamine sulfate (anticoagulant antagonist) | Protamine Sulfate. Heparin reversal 1 mg for each 90-115 units of heparin given; not to exceed 50mg |
| Droperidol (antiemetics) | Inapsine. PONV management 0.22-0.275 mg/kg IV |
| ondansetron (antiemetics) | Zofran 4 mg IV over 2-5 mins |
| diphenhydramine (antihistamine) | Benadryl 25-50 mg IM |
| Diatrizoate meglumine, diatrizoate sodium, hypaque meglumine (contrast media) | Cystografin, Hypaque, Renografin full strength or diluted |
| Nitroglycerine (coronary artery dilator) | 5-20mcg/minute every 3-5 minutes |
| Furosemide (diuretics) | Lasix 40mg IV |
| Mannitol (diuretics) | Osmitrol 1.5-2g/kg IV over 30-60 minutes |
| cimetidine (histamine 2 blockers) | Tagamet 300mg IV |
| ranitidine (H2 blockers) | Zantac 50 mg IV every 6-8 hrs |
| famotidine (H2 blockers) | Pepcid 20 mg IV every 12 hrs |
| sodium citrate (H2 blockers) | Bi-Citra 15-30mL PO |
| Dantrolene | Dantrium. MH antagonist. 2.5mg/kg initial dose max dose 10-30mg/kg |
| naloxone hydrochloride | Narcan 0.4-2mg IV every 2-3 minutes |
| Oxytocin | Pitocin 10-40 units IV in 500mL solution at 20-40 milliunits per minutes |
| Dexamethasone | Decadron 40 mg IV every 2-6 hours |
| betamethasone | Celestone. administered topically or IM only. 0.5-mg IM |
| Vasopressin | Pitressin. 20 units in 30mL saline for injection. |
| papverine HCl | Papaverine 30-120mg in irrigation solution |
| Sodium bicarbonate | 1mEq/kg IV of 7.5 or 8.4% solution followed by 0.5m Eq/kg IV every 10 minutes |
| Sterile distilled water for irrigation | 1000mL and 3000mL containers or bags; not for injection |
| Normal saline (0.9%) for irrigation | 500-mL, 1000mL, 3000mL containers; not for injection |
| Dextrose 5% in water | 500mL and 1000mL bags |
| Lactated Ringer's solution | 500-mL and 1000 mL bags |
| Normal saline .9% for inection | 250mL, 500mL, 1000mL bags; 10mL and 30mL vials for mixing powdered medications |
| Sterile water for injection | 30mL vials for mixing powdered medications |