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Indications Flashcards

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Acetaminophen

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• Mild to moderate pain
• Fever

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Acetylsalicyclic acid

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• Chest pain and/or signs and symptoms suggestive on the acute coronary syndrome
• Abnormal ECG waveforms suggestive of the acute coronary syndrome

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Activated charcoal

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• Oral poisonings
• Oral overdoses

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Adenosine

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• Supraventricular tachycardia
• Monomorphic wide-complex tachycardia

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Albuterol sulfate

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• Asthma
• Bronchospasm associated with chronic bronchitis and emphysema
• Hyperkalemia

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Amiodarone

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• Ventricular fibrillation
• Pulseless ventricular tachycardia
• Wide complex tachycardia

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Atropine sulfate

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• Hemodynamically significant bradycardia
• Organophosphate poisoning
• Carbamate poisoning
• Nerve agent exposure

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Bumetanide

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• Pulmonary edema
• Congestive heart failure

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Calcium chloride

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• Hyperkalemia
• Acute hypocalcemia
• Calcium channel blocker overdose
• Beta-blocker overdose

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Calcium gluconate 2.5% topical gel

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Contact with hydrofluoric acid

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Calcium gluconate

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• Hyperkalemia
• Beta-blocker overdose
• Calcium channel blocker overdose

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Dexamethasone

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• Asthma
• Chronic bronchitis
• Emphysema
• Other reactive airway conditions
•Anaphylaxis

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Dextrose 50%

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• Hypoglycemia
• Unconsciousness of unknown etiology

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Diazepam

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• Seizure activity
• Status epilepticus
• Procedural sedation for rapid sequence intubation and cardioversion
• Chemical restraint for agitated (excited) delirium
• Severe anxiety

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Diltiazem

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• Atrial fibrillation with rapid ventricular rate
• Atrial flutter with rapid ventricular rate
• Supraventricular tachycardia second-line to administration of adenosine

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Diphenhydramine

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• Allergic reaction
•Anaphylaxis
• Phenothiazine reaction with extrapyramidal symptoms

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Dopamine

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• Cardiogenic shock
• Hemodynamically significant bradycardia
• Hemodynamically significant hypotension

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Epinephrine

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• Cardia arrest with asystole, pulseless electrical activity, ventricular fibrillation and pulseless ventricular tachycardia
• Asthma
• Bronchospasm associated with chronic bronchitis and emphysema
• Allergic reaction
• Anaphylaxis
• Hemodynamically significant bradycardia
• Hemodynamically significant hypotension from a cause other than hypovolemia

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Etomidate

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Procedural sedation for rapid sequence intubation

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Fentanyl

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Pain management

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Furosemide

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• Pulmonary edema
• Congestive heart failure

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Glucagon

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•Hemodynamically significant hypoglycemia
• Beta-blocker overdose

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Hydroxocobalamin

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Cyanide poisoning by inhalation, ingestion and exposure

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Ibuprofen

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•Mild to moderate pain
• Fever

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Ipratroprum bromide
• Asthma • Bronchospasm associated with chronic bronchitis and emphysema
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Ketamine
• Procedural sedation for rapid sequence intubation • Chemical restraint for agitated (excited) delirium • Pain management
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Lidocaine
• Ventricular fibrillation • Ventricular tachycardia • Ventricular dysthymias º Frequent premature wide-complexes and couplets º Monomorphic wide-complex tachycardia
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Lorazepam
• Seizure activity • Status epilepticus • Procedural sedation for intubation and cardioversion • Chemical restraint for agitated (excited) delirium • Severe anxiety
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Magnesium sulfate
• Seizures caused by toxicity of pregnant (toxemia) • Pregnancy induced hypertension (pre-eclampsia and eclampsia) • Pre-term labor • Torsades de pointes (polymorphic ventricular tachycardia) • Ventricular fibrillation and pulseless ventricular tachycardia refractory to amiodarone or lidocaine • Reactive airway conditions including bronchoconstriction and bronchospasm
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Methylprednisolone
• Asthma • Chronic bronchitis • Emphysema • Other reactive airway conditions • Anaphylaxis • Burns involving the airway
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Midazolam
• Seizure activity • Status epilepticus • Procedural sedation for intubation and cardioversion • Chemical restraint for agitated (excited) delirium
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Morphine sulfate
• Pain management • Chest pain and/or signs and symptoms suggestive of the acute coronary syndrome • Acute cardiogenic pulmonary edema
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Naloxone
• Narcotics and synthetic analgesic overdoses including: º morphine (MS-Contin) º heroin º oxycodone (OxyContin) º methadone º codeine º meperidine (Demerol) º fentanyl (Sublimaze) º hydrocodone (Vicodin) º hydromorphone • Unconsciousness of unknown etiology
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Nitroglycerin
• Chest pain and signs/symptoms suggestive of the acute coronary syndrome • Congestive heart failure with pulmonary edema
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Nitrous oxide 50%
Pain management
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Norepinephrine
Severe hypotension refractory to IV boluses caused by: º Cardiogenic shock º Septic shock º Neurogenic shock
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Ondansetron
Nausea and vomiting
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Oral glucose
Hypoglycemia
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Oxygen
• Hypoxia • Suspected hypoxia where pulse oximetry indicated less than 94% with an unstable patient
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Oxytocin
Postpartum hemorrhage
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Phenylephrine nasal spray 0.5%
Administered prior to insertion of a nasotracheal tube
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Pralidoxime chloride (2-Pam)
Organophosphate pesticide poisoning
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Proparacaine ophthalmic solution 0.5%
Chemical exposure to the eyes requiring irrigation
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Racemic epinephrine
• Croup • Bronchospasm associated with asthma, chronic bronchitis, and bronchiolitis
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Rocuronium
Induction of paralysis to facilitate rapid sequence intubation
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Sodium bicarbonate 7.5% - 8.4%
• Pre-existing or known metabolic acidosis • Acidosis refractory to effective ventilation • Salicylate overdose • Tricyclic antidepressant overdose • Hyperkalemia • Prolonged cardiac arrest • Crush syndrome
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Succinylcholine
Induction of paralysis to facilitate rapid sequence intubation
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Tetracaine
Chemical exposure to the eyes requiring irrigation
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Thiamine
• Delirium tremens • Wernicke encephalopathy • Korsakoff syndrome • Unconsciousness of unknown etiology • Alcoholism • Malnutrition
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Vasopressin
Cardiac arrest: º ventricular fibrillation º pulseless ventricular tachycardia º asystole º pulseless ventricular activity
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Verapamil
• Atrial fibrillation with rapid ventricular rate • Atrial flutter with rapid ventricular rate • Supraventricular tachycardia
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0.9% sodium chloride solution normal saline solution (NS)
• Parenteral replacement of fluids and sodium chloride loss, including hypovolemia • IV and IO access for drug administration • Dilution of drugs for infusion
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Lactated ringer’s solution
• Parenteral replacement of fluids and electrolyte loss, including hypovolemia • IV and IO access for drug administration • Trauma in pregnancy • Burn injury
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5% dextrose in water D5W
• Parenteral maintenance of water and carbohydrate required by the clinical condition of the patient • IV and IO access for drug administration • Dilution of concentrated drugs for infusion
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