Name that Dose
Maximum cumulative IV push dose of amiodarone in pVT/VF
What is 450 mg?
You are reviewing a patient's labs for the code called overhead. Upon arrival they are found to be in PEA. You note a CO2 of 16. Name the drug you suggest be given.
What is sodium bicarbonate?
Name the RSI sedative in the code cart tray.
What is etomidate?
Name the drug that can cause a brief period of asystole used to identify SVTs.
Name the drug normally administered in the ACLS algorithm that should not be administered via ET tube.
What is amiodarone?
Dose of lidocaine for pVT/VF
What is 1 mg/kg?
Patient arrives via EMS unresponsive, O2 Sat 73% with decreased respirations, and pin point pupils. Name the drug that should be administered.
What is naloxone?
What is 4 epinephrine 1 mg ampules for a total of 4 mg in 250 mL D5W piggyback?
Name the drug no longer used in the pVT/VFib algorithm to simply drugs used as it has equal efficacy to epinephrine.
What is vasopressin?
Code Blue is called in L&D, when you walk in the room and look at the meds, you notice that the magnesium appears to have been run wide open. Name the drug that should be administered.
What is calcium?
Dose of magnesium for the treatment of Torsades de point
What is 2 gm?
Name 4 drugs that should be given during a code for hyperkalemia.
What is calcium chloride, sodium bicarbonate, insulin & dextrose?
What is amiodarone 150 mg IV piggyback over 10 minutes?
What is atropine??
Patient arrives to the ED, hypotensive and unresponsive, ultimately loses a pulse and a Code Blue is called. Family members found an empty bottle of verapamil at bedside. Name the drug, besides calcium that should be administered.
What is high-dose insulin?
What is 0.01 mg/kg?
Post-code patient arrives, found to have new onset right-sided reduced EF. Shortly after, patient loses pulse again. ED doc suspects PE. You are called for alteplase recommendations. Name the dose and administration recommendations.
What is alteplase 50 mg IV push over 2 minutes once?
Describe how to administer magnesium for TdP
What is 2 gram magnesium diluted in 10 mL D5 and adminstered IV push?
Name the drug now recommended in the 2018 update as an alternative to amiodarone for pVT/VFib.
What is lidocaine?
You are called to a code blue, when reviewing recent drug changes, you notice that an L1 epidural was placed 15 minutes prior. Name the drug that should be administered.
Intralipid
Initial starting dose of phenylephrine drip
What is 100 mcg/min?
A post-code presents to the ED with an empty bottle of amitriptyline (filled 2 days ago, #180). QRS is found to be 110 msec. Name the drug & dose that should be administered.
What is sodium bicarbonate 1 mEq/kg?
You are called to the ED for a pediatric code. Name the additional supplies you will need.
What is leur-lock and pediatric dosing chart (Broselow tape)?
Name the drug that can be used to increase the HR in patients with TdP after failing dopamine.
What is isoproterenol?
What is left-lateral position?