A group of drugs used to treat severe depression and manage pain; minimal dosing errors can cause toxic results
Tricyclic antidepressants
IV size
Yellow, Blue, Pink, Green, Grey, Orange
24, 22, 20, 18, 16, 14
Adenosine
Antidysrhythmis
Restlessness, seizures, dyspnea, pulmonary edema, hypotension with rapid administration.
Naloxone
Contraindication: Newborns and premature infants, breastfeeding. Use caution in patients with severe vomiting, asthma, narrow-angle glaucoma, and benign prostatic hypertrophy.
Diphenhydramine
An illicit drug consisting of a blend of synthetic cannabinoids. Long and short term psychotic effects
Spice
A breakable sterile glass container
Atropine Sulfate
Anticholinergic agent
Drowsiness, confusion, seizures, slurred speech, hypotension, cardiac arrest.
(Think Cardiac)
Lidocaine
Indication: Acute pain management and antipyretic
Tylenol
Organophosphtes
Gravidity refers to?
parity refers to?
Number of pregnant
Number of babies carried to 20 wks
Dextrose
Drowsiness, dizziness, headache, sedation, bronchospasm, dyspnea, edema, vasodilation.
(Think pain)
Toradol
Contraindication: Administer with caution to patient's with GCS score less than 15, hypotension, hypoxia after maximal supplemental oxygen therapy.
Fentanyl
This seed contains the poison ricin
Castor bean
An orthostatic syncopal or near syncopal episode that typically occurs in non-acclimated people.
Heat syncope
Morphine sulfate
Opioid Analgesic; schedule 2 drug
GI distress, flushing, MI, dry mouth, tachycardia, hypertension, COPD symptoms.
(think airway)
Ipratropium Bromide
Indication: hyperkalemia, beta blocker and calcium channel blocker toxicity, antidote for magnesium sulfate overdose
Calcium Chloride
Breaking of the electron transfer chain system. Electron transfer chain system occurs in the mitochondrial membrane of a cell and prevents cells from using oxygen causing rapid death.
cyanide
A fracture of the neck of the fifth metacarpal (small finger). It commonly occurs after punching a hard object.
Boxer's Fracture
Prednisone
Adrenal glucocorticoid, Synthetic corticosteroid
rebound hypoglycemia, dizziness, headache, hypotension, tachycardia, nausea, vomiting
(think diabetes)
Glucagon
Contraindication: Narrow angle glaucoma, GI obstruction, severe ulcerative colitis, toxic megacolon
Atropine