Meds
The nurse would use this to reverse the effects of an opioid overdose
What is naloxone?
The nurse administers this for a patient with heavy bleeding d/t the use of heparin
What is protamine sulfate?
A patient with a platelet count of 98,000 is given this
What is platelets?
The nurse would administer this to an 18 y/o who has taken 40 Tylenol tablets
What is Acetylcysteine (Acetadote)?
What is activated charcoal?
This is the antidote of Coumadin
What is Vitamin K?
- administration of whole blood or plasma is severe bleeding
What is packed RBCs?
The doctor orders what medication based on the following assessments:
- Absent DTRs, RR <12/min, SOB
What is calcium gluconate?
used for magnesium sulfate toxicity
This is the PTT for a patient on heparin
PTT: 60-90 seconds for a patient on heparin
The nurse administers this because the patient's fibrinogen level is 125
Hint: normal fibrinogen level is 150-400mg/dL
What is cryoprecripitate?
This is the antidote for benzodiazepines
What is Flumazenil (Romazicon)?
- do not use in patient's with seizure disorder
This lab value is used to measure clotting times for a patient on Warfarin
What is PT/INR?
This is given for a patient with a high PTT
What is fresh frozen plasma
A child with lead poisioning is given this
What is calcium disodium EDTA?
- chelating agent
the nurse administers this because the patient has a high PT/INR
What is fresh frozen plasma?
Digibind is used to reverse what medication
What is digoxin?
therapeutic serum levels are 0.5-2 ng/ml