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Drug Cards

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Activated Charcoal   EZ-Char, Actidose, Liqui-Char   Absorbs toxic substances from the gastrointestinal tract.   Most oral poisonings and medication overdoses   Comatose patients, after ingestion of corrosives, caustics, petroleum distillates, simultaneous administration with other oral drugs. Use caution in patients experiencing abdominal pain of unknown origin or known GI obstruction.   If aspirated, can induce fatal form of pneumonia. Constipation, black stools, diarrhea, vomiting, bowel obstructions   Adult: 1 to 2 g/kg PO Pedi: 1 to 2 g/kg PO   C  
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Adenosine   Adenocard   Slows conduction through the AV node   Conversion of PSVT to sinus rhythm. May convert re-entry SVT due to Wolff-Parkinson-White.   Second- or Third-degree AV block, sick sinus syndrome, bronchoconstritive or bronchospastic lung disease, poison- or drug-induced tachycardia   Generally short duration and mild. Headache, dizzines, dyspnea, bronchospasm, dysrhythmias, palpitations, hypotension, chest pain, facial flushing, cardiac arrest, nausea, metallic taste, pain in the head or neck, paresthesia, diaphoresis   Adult; 6 mg, 12 mg. Rapid IV Push Pedi: 0.1 mg/kg, 0.2 mg/kg. Rapid IV Push   C  
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Albuterol   Proventil, Ventolin   Smooth-muscle relaxation in the bronchial tree and peripheral vasculature   Treatment of bronchospasm in patients with reversible obstructive airway disease. Prevention of exercise-induced bronchospasm   Known prior hypersensitivity reactions to albuterol. Tachycardia, dysrhythmias,   Often Dose Related Headache, fatigue, lightheadness, irritability, restlessness, aggressive behavior, pulmonary edema, hoarseness, dysrhymias, chest pain, palpitations, nausea/vomiting, dry mouth, epigastric pain, and tremors   Adult: 2.5 mg. Inhalation Pedi: <20 kg 1.25 mg. >20 kg 2.5 mg. Inhalation   C  
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