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Drug-Atropine
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| classification | anticholineric (antimuscarinic) |
| action | competes reversibly with acetylcholine at the site of the muscarinic receptor |
| indications | symptomatic bradycardia |
| adverse effects | decreased secretions, facial flushing,blurred vision. may cause paradoxical bradycardia if given too slowly or dose is too low |
| contraindications | acute MI, myasthenia gravis, GI obstruction, closed-angle glaucoma. will not be effective for Type 2 AV block or 3rd Deg. block with wide QRS complex. |
| symptomatic brady dose | adult: .5mg q. 3-5minutes ped/adol:.02mg/kg |
| organophosphate poisoning dose | adult: 2-4mg ped: .05mg/kg |