Emergency drugs Flashcards
which 2 drugs are given for cardiac arrest
adrenaline
atropine
what is given for acute pulmonary oedema
morphine/ diamorphine
furosemide
oxygen
what is given for acute severe asthma
B-2 adrenoceptor agonists (e.g. salbutamol)
ipratropium
oxygen
hydrocortisone
what is given to treat an anaphylactic shock
adrenaline (I’m)
hydrocortisone (iv)
chlorphenamine (iv)
what is given to treat benzodiazepine intoxication
flumazenil
what is given to treat hypoglycaemia
dextrose (iv)
glucose
what is used to treat hypovolaemic shock
IV fluids
what is given to treat opioid intoxication
naloxane
what is given to treat seizures
diazepam/lorazepam
what is atropine
antimuscarinic drug
administered by injection to treat bradycardia
dilates the pupil and paralyses ciliary muscle
(muscarinic reeptors for Ach at parasympathetically innervated structures)
what is ipratropium
antimuscarinic drug used as a bronchodilator
inhalation or nasal spray
side effects are dry mouh and nasal dryness
what is chlorphenamine
potent antihistamine used to treat allergies and in the emergency treatment of anaphylactic shock
administered by mouth or IV
what is naloxone
specific antidote to morphine and other opioids
IV injection
reverses the respiratory depression induced by opioid analgesics used during surgery and to treat overdose
short-acting
what is diazepam
long acting benzodiazepine used to relieve acute anxiety and insomnia and in the treatment of delirium tremens, status epilepticus, febrile convulsions
by mouth, injection, or rectally
side effects - drowsiness, lethargy, confusion, muscle weakness
