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What is adrenaline 1:1000 used for?

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Anaphylaxis
life-threatening asthma

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How is adrenaline 1:1000 administered?

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IM Prefilled syringe

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What is amiodarone used for?

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shockable cardiac arrest after 3rd shock

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How is amiodarone administered?

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IV prefilled syringe

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What is aspirin used for?

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Evidence suggested of MI

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How is aspirin administered?

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tablet form

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What is atropine used for?

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Bradycardia (under 40 per minute)
PSVT
Low systolic BP
Poor perfusion to the extent to impair mental function

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How is atropine administered?

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IV pre-filled syringe

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What is benzyl penicillin used for?

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  • a non-blanching rash (petechial or purpuric)
  • signs of sepsis
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How is benzylpenicillin administered?

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comes as a solute for a solution, and then injection

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What is chlorphenamine used for?

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  • Severe anaphylactic reactions after initial resuscitation
  • Symptomatic allergic reactions causing patient distress
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How is chlorphenamine administered?

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oral solution, tablet, injection

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What is clopidogrel used for?

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STEMI under some other conditions

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How is clopidogrel administered?

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tablet

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What is furosemide used for?

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pulmonary oedema due to acute heart failure

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How is furosemide administered?

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IV

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What is glucagon used for?

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Unconscious hypoglycaemic patient, when IV access isn’t possible

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How is glucagon administered?

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Powder to be mixed with water for IM injection

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What is glucose 5% used for?

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hypoglycaemic patient’s when oral is not possible and a rapid improvement in clinical state is needed, or they have not responded to IM after 10 minutes

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How is glucose 5% administered?

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IV

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What is glucose 10% used for?

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Hypoglycaemia when oral is not possible, and a rapid improvement in needed, or unconscious hypoglycaemia
- further management if no response to glucagon after 10 minutes

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what is GTN spray used for?

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  • Cardiac chest pain due to angina or MI
  • breathlessness due to pulmonary oedema in acute HF when systolic is above 110
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How is GTN spray administered?

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sublingual spray

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What is hydrocortisone used for?

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  • severe or life-threatening asthma
  • anaphylaxis
  • adrenal crisis
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How is hydrocortisone administered?
powder for solution for injection, IV
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What is hypostop gel used for?
Hypoglycaemia in a conscious patient with no risk of choking
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How is hypostop gel administrered?
tube of oral gel
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What is ibruprofen used for?
- mild pain - pyrexia - soft tissue injuries
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How is ibruprofen administered?
tablet
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What is ibruprofen sachet used for?
solution version of ibuprofen
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What is ipratropium bromide used for?
- severe or lift threatening asthma - asthma unresponsive to salbutamol - exacerbation of COPD unresponsive to salbutamol
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How is ipratropium bromide administered?
nebuliser
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What is misoprostol used for?
- post-partum haemorrhage within 24 hours of birth - life-threatening bleeding when under 24 weeks pregnancy and confirmed miscarriage
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How is misoprostol administered?
tablet
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What is naloxone used for?
opioid overdose causing respiratory depression, cardiac arrest, or unconscious
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How is naloxone administered?
IM
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What is ondansetron used for?
- treatment of nausea and vomiting
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How is ondansetron administered?
IM
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What is paracetamol (calpol) 120mg/5ml used for?
mild to moderate pain, or pyrexia with discomfort in 3 months to 5 years old
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How is paracetamol (calpol) 120mg/5ml administered?
oral suspension
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What is paracetamol (calpol six+) 250mg/5ml?
mild to moderate pain, or pyrexia with discomfort in age 6 and above
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How is paracetamol (calpol six+) 250mg/5ml administered?
oral suspension
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What is IV paracetamol used for?
Severe pain to reduce opioid usage
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What are paracetamol tabs used for
mild to moderate pain, or pyrexia with discomfort
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How are paracetamol tabs administered?
oral
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What is salbutamol used for?
- asthma attack where inhaler hasn't worked - COPD exacerbation - Expiratory wheeze
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How is salbutamol administered?
nebuliser
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What is sodium chloride (500ml) used for?
-anaphylaxis -sepsis -ketoacidosis -haemorrhage with <90 systolic -burns over quarter of the body -crush syndrome
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How is sodium chloride (500ml) administered?
IV
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What is TXA used for?
- major trauma with significant internal or external bleeding - recent head injury with reduced GCS - post partum haemorrhage if misoprostol doesn't work
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How is TXA administered?
IV over 10 minutes
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What is adrenaline 1:10000 used for?
Cardiac arrest: immediately if non-shockable After 3rd shock if shockable
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How is adrenaline 1:10000 administered?
IV rapidly
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What is dexamethasone used for?
croup
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How is dexamethasone administered?
oral solution
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What is diazepam used for?
- symptomatic cocaine toxicity - prolonged convulsions over 5 minutes, or more than 3 in an hour, and CURRENTLY CONVULSING
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How is diazepam administered?
IV or rectally
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What is Entonox used for?
- labour pain - moderate to severe pain
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How is entonox administerd?
inhalation
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What is morphine used for?
- pain associated with suspected MI - Severe pain
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How is morphine administered?
IV or can be oral

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