Drugs and Administration

Question 1

What dosage is activated charcoal

Answer 1

50g in 250ml of water

Question 2

Indications for activated charcoal

Answer 2

adults and children aged 1 and over who have ingested toxins less than 1 hour upon arrival

Question 3

Contra-indications of activated charcoal

Answer 3

Children under 1 year
Patients presented after 1 hour since ingestion of toxin
Patients who are vomiting
Patients with a risk of obstruction
Poisoning due to ingestion of: Cyanide, Petroleum distillates, metal salts, mineral acid, malathion, corrosive substances

Question 4

Side effects of activated charcoal

Answer 4

Black stools
Intestinal Obstruction
Bezoar formation
Intestinal perforation

Question 5

Cautions of activated charcoal

Answer 5

reduces effectiveness of other antidotes
Have to be alert enough to safely swallow
Shake the bottle vigorously before use

Question 6

Route for activated charcoal

Answer 6

Oral

Question 7

Dosage of adrenaline 1in 1000

Answer 7

pre-filled syringe 1 milligram in ml

Question 8

Indications of adrenaline 1in1000

Answer 8

Anaphylaxis
Life threatening asthma

Question 9

Contra-indications of adrenaline 1in1000

Answer 9

none in an emergency setting

Question 10

What does adrenaline 1in1000 do

Answer 10

severe hypertension may occur in patients on beta blockers

Question 11

how is adrenaline 1in1000 administered

Answer 11

Intra-muscular

Question 12

Dosage of aspirin

Answer 12

300milligrams tablet
Max dose is 300milligrams

Question 13

Indications of aspirin

Answer 13

ECG evidence suggestive of myocardium infarction
Ischaemia

Question 14

What does aspirin do

Answer 14

reduces clot formation

Question 15

what is pharmacology

Answer 15

The branch of medicine concerned
with the uses, effects and modes of
action of drugs.’

Question 16

what is pharmadynamics

Answer 16

‘The branch of pharmacology concerned with the
effects of drugs and the mechanism of their
action’

Question 17

what is pharmacokinetics

Answer 17

‘The branch of pharmacology concerned with the
movement of drugs within the body’

Question 18

when was the medicines act

Answer 18

1968

Question 19

when was the misuse of drugs act

Answer 19

1971

Question 20

contraindication of aspirin

Answer 20

known allergy to aspirin
children under 16 years old
Active gastrointestinal bleed
Haemophilia or clotting disorders
severe hepatic failure with jaundice

Question 21

dosage of glucagon

Answer 21

1 milligram of powder in a vial to add to water for injection

Question 22

how is glucagon administered

Answer 22

Intra-muscular (IM)

Question 23

what does glucagon do

Answer 23

hormone that induces the conversion of glycogen to glucose in the liver