pregnancy
The class that poses risk or harm to fetus, BUT potential benefits may out way the risk
What is category D
The term polypharmacey means
What is when a patient takes too many medications for several medical disorders.
The reason why medication dosing in pediatrics is base solely on age and weight or body surface area
What is a larger liver and brain, smaller surface area and faster metabolism. Because in the first year of life they grow so fast and at different rates, many drugs are a recommended weight-based dose.
The dose is 0.01 mg/kg and is given for bronchospasm, cardiac arrest
What is Epinephrine
The 3 initial treatments for the pregnant asthmatic pt who is 30 weeks gestation, with asthma history
What is oxygen, albuterol, and atrovent
The reasons why elderly people tend to accidentally overdose
What is age related problems, weight loss, decreased absorption, forgetfulness and take too many
The best indicator of a child's profusion
What is capillary refill. Low BP is a late sign of shock and sometimes not easy to assess.
The doses are 0.02 mg/kg for symptomatic bradycardia (pediatric and adolescent )
0.05mg/kg (pediatric and infants <15 lb /6.81kg)
What is Atropine Sulfate
The 3 corticosteroids that may be given to a pregnant patient for asthma no matter the gestation
What is Prednisone, Solu-medrol, or Solu-cortef
The protein that is decreased in the liver, due to poor nutrtion
What is Albumen. Albumen is needed for active transport for most meds.
The dose of Normal Saline (Volume Expander) for a neonate(0-30 days old)
What is 10 ml/kg, after 30 days the dose becomes 20 ml/kg just like everyone else except burns and sepsis can get 30 mg/kg
The dose is same as an adult in children>50 kg. In children<50 kg the dose is 0.1 mg/kg and its given to slow the conduction of electrical impulses at the AV node
What is Adenosine/Adenocard
The medicines Labetalol, Hydralazine, and Magnesium sulfate can all be given to a pregnant woman for which condition
What is hypertension usually do to pre-eclampsia in pregnant woman
The common practice when administering drugs to an elderly patient
What is give a decreased amount of medication
The reason why intravenous access on an infant is best in the scalp or another superficial vein on the extremity. And, in a child, the best place to start an intravenous is at the antecubital fossa (AC)
What are small veins and greater amount of subcutaneous fat
The percentage of kidney function lost in an adult of 70
What is 46%
The problem is the heart rate is 240 and in a V tach, the blood pressure is 86/60 and the medication dose is 5mg/kg
What is Amioderone
The condition that woman may get while pregnant due to a states of insulin deficiency, are usually prescribe which medicinal hormone?
What is insulin
WE DO NOT GIVE IN THE FIELD
The common disease in children that will require lots and lots of fluid for treatment when possible
What is diabetic keto acidosis , DKA
The most extreme form of chronic kidney failure, when the patient no longer makes urine
End Stage Renal Disease ESRD
The two medications, alternative to Amioderone, that pediatric patients can receive in the field, by national standards
What is Lidocaine and Procainamide