Effects Flashcards
Ceftriaxone
effects
IM/IV effects:
- onset: n/a
- peak: n/a
- duration: n/a
Midazolam
Effects
IM:
- onset: 3 - 5 minutes
- peak: 15 minutes
- duration: 30 minutes
IV
- onset: 1 - 3 minutes
- peak: 10 minutes
- duration: 20 minutes
Salbutamol
effects
nebulised
- onset: 5 - 15 minutes
- peak: n/a
- duration: 15 - 50 minutes
Prochlorperazine
effects
- onset of action: 10 - 20 minutes
- Duration of action: 3 - 4 hours
Paracetamol
effects
- onset of action: 30 minutes (oral), 5-10 minutes (IV)
- duration of action: 4 hours
Ondansetron
effects
- peak: 10 minutes (IV, IM); 30 minutes (oral)
- duration of action: several hours
normal saline
effects
IV half-life
- approximately 30 - 60 minutes
Naloxone
effects
IV
- onset: 1 - 3 minutes
- peak: n/a
- duration: 30 - 45 minutes
IM
- onset: 1 - 3 minutes
- peak: n/a
- duration: 30 - 45 minutes
Morphine
effects
IV
- onset: 2 - 5 minutes
- peak: 10 minutes
- duration: 1 - 2 hours
IM
- onset: 10 - 30 minutes
- peak: 30 - 60 minutes
- duration: 1- 2 hours
Methoxyflurane
effects
- onset: within 6 to 10 breaths
- duration of action: effects last 3-5 minutes after stopping the inhalations. One vial provides up to 25 minutes of analgesia with continuous use
Ketamine
affects
IV
- the onset of action: 30 seconds (anesthesia)
- duration of action: 5 - 10 minutes
(anesthesia)
IM
- onset of action: 3 - 4 minutes
- duration of action: 45 minutes
IN
- onset: 5 minutes
- peak: 20 minutes
- duration of action: 45 minutes
Ipratropium Bromide
effects
Nebulised
- onset: 3 - 5 minutes
- peak: 1.5 - 2 hours
- duration: 6 hours
Glyceryl Trinitrate
effect
- onset: 1 - 3 minutes (S/L); up to 20 minutes (transdermal)
- peak: 5 minutes (S/L); 2 hours (transdermal)
- duration of action: at least 25 minutes (S/L); patch continuously releases GTN until removed
Glucagon
effects
not all patients will respond well especially those that have inadequate glycogen stored in the liver due to being alcoholic or malnourished
IM effects
- onset: 5 minutes
- peak: n/a
- duration: 25 minutes
Dextrose 10%
Effects
IV effects
- onset: 3 minutes
- peak n/a
- duration: depends on the severity of the hypoglycaemic episode
Dexamethasone
effects
IV effects
- onset: 30 - 60 minutes
- peak: 2 hours
- duration: 36 - 72 hours
Fentanyl
Effects
IV effects
- onset: Immediate
- Peak: <5 minutes
- Duration: 30 - 60 minutes
IN effects
- Peaks: 2 minutes
Aspirin
Effects
- Onset: n/a
- Peak: n/a
- Duration: 8 - 10 days
Adrenaline
Effects
IV effects
- onset: 30 seconds
- peak: 30 - 5 minutes
- Duration: 5 - 10 minutes
IM effects
- onset: 30 - 90 seconds
- peak: 4 - 10 minutes
- duration: 5 - 10 minutes
Heparin
Effects
IM effects
onset: Immediate
duration: 3-6 hours
Lidocaine
Effects
IM route
onset: 1-5 minutes (infiltration) 5-15 minutes (other routes)
duration of action: 1-1.5 hours
Route
- IM (when used to reconstitute ceftriaxone only)
- Local tissue infiltration (for chest decompression)
- IO - infuse slowly over 120 seconds and allow to dwell for 60 seconds. Flush IO catheter with normal saline (5-10mL for adults, 2-5mL for pediatrics)
Olanzapine
Effects
ODT is dissolved in the mouth and then swallowed
Onset: 15 minutes
Duration: 12-24 hours
Oxytocin
Effects
Route: IM
Onset of action: 2 - 4 minutes
Duration of action: 30 - 60 minutes
Tenecteplase
effects
- IV, using vial adaptor on the pre-prepared syringe, as a single bolus over 10 seconds
- IO (consult)
