💉 PHARMACOLOGY BASICS
The science that studies drugs and their effects on the body.
What is pharmacology?
The fastest route of medication administration.
What is intravenous (IV)?
Patients with decision-making capacity always retain this right.
What is the right to refuse?
This medication inhibits platelet aggregation.
What is aspirin?
A diabetic patient is unconscious with a BGL of 38 mg/dL.
Can you administer oral glucose?
What is No—because the patient cannot protect their airway.
This type of medication stimulates receptors.
What is an agonist?
This route places medication beneath the tongue.
What is sublingual (SL)?
How many Rights of Medication Administration are taught in this chapter?
What are nine rights?
This medication is used to reverse opioid overdose.
What is naloxone?
Your patient with chest pain took sildenafil 3 hours ago.
Can nitroglycerin be administered?
What is No
This type of medication binds to receptors but prevents stimulation.
What is an antagonist?
Arrange these routes from fastest to slowest absorption:
What is: IV → IM → PO → Transdermal
Name all nine Rights of Medication Administration.
What is:
This medication is the first-line treatment for life-threatening anaphylaxis.
What is epinephrine?
Your patient suddenly wakes up combative after naloxone.
Why?
What is Rapid opioid withdrawal.
Name the four pharmacokinetic properties.
What is:
This medication form must be shaken before administration because particles separate over time.
What is a suspension?
After a medication error occurs, what are the FIRST two actions?
What is:
This medication increases coronary blood flow while reducing cardiac workload.
What is nitroglycerin?
A patient has wheezing after eating shellfish.
BP 72/40
Difficulty speaking.
Medication of choice?
What is Intramuscular epinephrine.
A medication should never be given if this type of contraindication exists.
What is an absolute contraindication?
Identify FOUR medications that can be delivered by inhalation.
What is:
A paramedic asks you to hand them epinephrine. Before doing so, you notice the vial expired last month.
What should you do?
What is Do not administer the medication until the expiration is addressed and notify the provider/medical control according to protocol.
Match the medication with its primary indication.
Aspirin
Oral Glucose
Nitroglycerin
Naloxone
Epinephrine
What is
A 68-year-old patient complains of crushing substernal chest pain.
Would you assist with nitroglycerin? Explain why or why not.
What is No. Nitroglycerin is contraindicated because: