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