Drug Cards

12 cards·by bolson91

Adenosine Dosage

6-12g

Amiodarone Dosage

300mg

Digoxin Dosage

4-6mg over 5 minutes

Magnesium Sulfate Dosage

17mg/kg

Vasopressin Dosage

40 U IV/IO

Vasopressin Contraindications

Caution in pts with coronary artery disease, epilepsy, or heart failure.

Vasopressin Indications

Alternative to the 1st or 2nd dose of epi in cardiac arrest, alternative to epi in systole, PEA

Vasopressin Class

Vasopressor

Vasopressin MOA

Stimulation of smooth muscle receptors. Potent vasoconstrictor when given in high doses.

Vasopressin Side Effects

Dizziness, headache, bronchial constriction, MI, chest pain, angina, cardiac dysrhythmia, decreased cardiac output, abdominal cramps

Epinephrine Class

Sympathomimetic

Epinephrine Dose

Allergic reactions/Asthma: 0.3-0.5mg SC