Pharmacology
What drug class is levophed?
Vasopressor
What is the purpose of inserting a chest tube?
Re-establish negative pressure, drain the pleural space and allow for lung expansion in the presence of a collapsed lung(s).
What is the antidote to benzodiazepine?
Flumazenil
CVADs are placed in
large blood vessels such as subclavian and jugular veins.
What drug class are metoclopramide (Reglan) and ondansetron in?
Antiemetics
The two types of pleural drainage units are ________ and ______. Both units have ____ chambers.
wet and dry suction.
three
What is the antidote to heparin?
Protamine Sulfate
Central venous pressure measures
blood pressure in the vena cavae, near the right atrium.
What drug class are diazepam, lorazepam (Ativan), & midazolam in?
Benzodiazepines
Water-seal chamber contains about ___ cm water and acts as a ___ way valve.
two; one
What is the antidote to opiods?
Naloxone
The Dacron cuff in tunneled catheters is used to
anchor the catheter provide stability and decrease infection risk.
What drug class is atropine glycopyrrolate in?
Atropine glycopyrrolate
If tidaling stops suddenly, the nurse should
assess the chest tube immediately.
What is the antidote for rocuronium (Zemuron) and vecuronium (Norcuron)?
Sugammadex (Bridion)
The difference between peripherally inserted and centrally inserted catheters is
peripherally inserted catheters insertion site is a peripheral vein.