Question | Answer |
Nifedipine/Procardia | Calcium channel blocker used in severe hypertension and angina. |
Methylprednisolone/Solu-Medrol | Corticosteriod/Antiinflammatory used in spinal cord injury, asthma, severe anaphylaxis, and COPD. |
Midazolam/Versed | Benzodiazepine sedative used to induce sedation before cardioversion or intubation. |
Naloxone/Narcan | Narcotic antagonist used in narcotic and synthetic narcotic overdose and coma of unknown origin. |
Albuterol/Ventolin | Sympathomimetic bronchodilator used for bronchospasm and asthma in COPD. |
Thiamine/Vitamin B1 | Vitamin used in comas of unknown origin, chronic alcoholism with associated coma, and delirium tremens. |
Fentanyl/Sublimaze | Narcotic analgesic used for pain relief and to induce sedation for endotracheal intubation. |
Diphenhydramine/Benadryl | Antihistimine used in anaphylaxis, allergic reactions, and dystonic reactions. |
Vasopressin/Pitressin | Hormone/vasopressor used to increase peripheral vascular resistance in arrest or to control bleeding from esophageal varices. |
Metoprolol/Lopressor | Beta-blocker used in acute myocardial infarctions. |
Flumazenil/Romazicon | Benzodiazepine antagonist used to reverse the sedative, recall, and psychomotor effects of benzodiazepines. |
Chlorpromazine/Thorazine | Tranquilizer/antipsychotic used to manage psychotic episodes. |
Calcium gluconate/Kalcinate | Electrolyte used in hyperkalemia, hypermagnesium, and calcium channel blocker toxicity. |
Sodium bicarbonate/NaHCO3 | Alkalizing agent used in tricyclic antidepressant and barbiturate overdoses, hyperkalemia, refractory acidosis. |
Procainamide/Pronestyl | Antiarrhythmic used in V-fib and pulseless V-tach. |
Lidocaine/Xylocaine | Antidysrythmic used in pulseless V-tach, V-fib, and V-tach with a pulse. |
Adenosine/Adenocard | Antidysrhythmic used during narrow, complex SVT. |
Amiodarone/Cordarone | Antidysrhythmic used during life-threatening ventricular and supraventricular dysrhythmias, frequently A-fib. |
Norepinephrine/Levophed | Sympathomimetic agent used in hypotension and neurogenic shock. |
Dopamine/Intropin | Sympathomimetic used in cardiogenic shock and nonhypovolemic hypotension (70-100 mmHg). |
Dobutamine/Dobutrex | Sympathomimetic used to increase cardiac output in CHF/cargiogenic shock. |
Epinephrine/Adrenalin | Sympathomimetic used to restore rhythm in cardiac arrest and severe allergic reactions. |
Propanolol/Inderal | Beta-blocker used in V-fib and pulsesless V-tach. |
Labetalol/Trandate | Beta-blocker used in acute hypertensive crisis. |
Esmolol/Brevibloc | Beta-blocker used in SVT with rapid ventricular responses. |
Atropine | Parasympatholytic used in bradycardia, bradyasystolic arrest, and organophosphate poisoning. |
Enoxaparin/Lovenox | Anticoagulant used to inhibit clot formation in unstable angina and non-Q wave MI. |
Digoxin | A cardiac glycoside used to increase cardiac output in CHF and to stabilize SVT. |
Calcium chloride | Electrolyte used in hyperkalemia, hypocalcemia, hypermagnesemia, and calcium channel blocker toxicity. |
Magnesium sulfate | Electrolyte used in V-fib and pulseless V-tach, especially torsades de pointes, acute MI and eclamptic seizures. |
Nitroglycerin/Nitrate | Nitrate used with chest pain that is associated with angina and acute MI, and severe pulmonary edema. |
Sodium nitroprusside/Nipride | Nitrate used in hypertensive crisis. |
Diltiazem/Cardiazem | Calcium channel blocker used in SVT and to increase coronary artery perfusion in angina. |
Verapamil/Isoptin | Calcium channel blocker used for SVT, A-flutter, and A-fib. |
Lorazepam/Ativan | Sedative used for sedation during cardioversion and status epilepticus. |
Ibuprofen/Advil, et al. | NSAID used to reduce fever and relieve minor to moderate pain. |
Acetaminophen/Tylenol | Analgesic/antipyretic used for mild to moderate pain and fever. |
Dextrose 50% in water | Carbohydrate used in hypoglycemia. |
Furosemide/Lasix | Diuretic used in CHF and pulmonary edema. |
Aspirin/Acetylsalicylic Acid | Analgesic/antipyretic/antiinflammatory/platelet inhibitor used in chest pain suggestive of an MI. |
Oxytocin/Pitocin | Hormone used in severe postpartum hemorrhage. |
Metaproterenol/Alupent | Sympathomimetic bronchodilator used in bronchospasm, as in asthma and COPD. |
Ipratropium/Atrovent | Anticholinergic used in bronchospasm associated with asthma, COPD, and inhaled irritants. |
Glucagon/GlucaGen | Hormone/antihypoglycemic used in hypoglycemia without IV access and to reverse beta-blocker overdose. |
Morphine | Narcotic analgesic used in moderate to severe pain, in MI, and to reduce venous return in pulmonary edema. |
Diazepam/Valium | Antianxiety/hypnotic/anticonvulsant/sedative used in seizures, premedication before cardioversion, muscle temors due to injury, and acute anxiety. |
Haloperidol/Haldol | Antipychotic used in acute psychotic episodes. |