Final Flashcards
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Emergency medication for anaphylaxis
Epinephrine
For blood pressure you would use a ____ dose of dopamine.
High Dose
What drug would you use for orthostatic hypotension?
Midodrine
What drugs would you use for MG?
“stigmines”
Why would you use pyridostigmine?
No unwanted CNS effect
What medication would you use in a cholinergic crisis?
Atrophine
What are the two drugs for alzheimers? Which inhibits Ache?
Donepezil*, memantine
What drug do we use for urinary retention?
Bethanechol Chloride
What is the purpose of Levodopa-Carbadopa?
Increase dopamine to treat parkinson’s disease.
Which combo drug for Levo-Carb is highly protein bound, inhibits COMT and AE is rhabdo?
Tolcapone
What is atrophine?
muscarinic agonist
Which drug would you use for urine spasticity?
Oxybutynin
What drugs would you use for IBS?
Lina, Lupi, Dicyclomine Hydrochlorine
What is a “pril” what are two main side effects?
ACE-I; hyperkalemia, ace cough
What are “sartans” , how many doses would you take for CHF?
ARBs; bind to angio II, 2 doses
What are “dipine” drugs, what dont they effect? What is the main concern?
Calcium Channel Blocker, HR, Hypotension
What is the suffix for beta-blockers? What do they treat. Black box warning?
“olol” HTN, glaucoma, dysrhythmia ; tiltrate over 14 days
Which drugs would you administer for a hypertensive crisis?
Nitroprusside, Hydralazine
What are the two sodium channel blockers? Why aren’t they used?
Quinidine, lidocane ; worsen dysrhytmia
What is an adverse effect of potassium channel blockers? What are the 4 drugs. When are they indicated?
Pulmonary/Hepatic Toxicity;
Sotalol, ibutilide, amiodarone, dofetilide
IV tachy
Which emergency drug converts SVT to NSR by depressing AV conduction?
Adenosine
What kind of drug is nitroglycerin? How long does it take to absorb?
Nitrate ; rapid 1-4min
What drug is used for first-line angina?
Ranolazine
Which drug is a potent vasoconstrictor used for shock? What labs to monitor?
Norepi ; ALT, AST