| A | B |
|---|
| furosemide | Directly relaxes venous system. May produce dehydration and potassium depletion. Assess daily weights |
| nitroglycerine | Headache is a common side effect |
| protomine sulfate | Reverse the action of Heparin |
| digitalis | Increases myocardial contraction. Common side effect is yellow halos around objects |
| carbidopa-levodapa | Used to treat rigidity in Parkinson's disease |
| haloperidol | Tardive dyskensia or extrapramidal effect |
| gentamicin sulfate | may cause hearing loss |
| TheoDur | treats bronchial spasms by relaxing smooth muscles of airway |
| Insulin | Clarify dose when pt. is NPO |
| naloxone | used to treat opioid overdose |
| propranolol | a beta blocker used for hypertension |
| dopamine | Action is dependent on dose. Used to treat hypotension in code situations |
| magnesium sulfate | Drug of choice for Torsades de Pointes |
| calcium | Increases myocardial contractile performance |
| oxygen | Administer at 100% during cardiac arrest |
| epinephrine | Alpha-Adrenergic effect, 1st drug of choice in VF, PEA, Asystole |
| atropine | Increases heart rate by blocking vagal effects of the heart |
| lidocaine | Antidysrhythmic, 1st drug of choice for PVC's |
| procainamide | Causes slowing of conduction and a depression of excitiability |
| bretylium | Increased myocardial contractility, potentiates the action of epinephrine |
| adenosine | Used to slow the AV node conduction when unresponsive to lidocaine |
| sodium bicarbonate | buffers metabolic acidosis |
| morphine | relieves ischemic chest pain, acute pulmonary edema, decreases myocardial oxygen requirements |
| norepinephrine | increases myocardial contractility and causes venous vasoconstriction |
| dobutamine | Increases cardiac output and myocardial contractility |
| isuproterenol | Increases cardiac output |
| sodium nitroprusside | Potent peripheral vasodilator. Used in hypertensive emergencies |
| streptokinase | Activates plasminogen to plasmin which digests and dissolves fibrin clots |
| amrinone | Improves cardiac contractility and cardiac output |
| beta-blockers | Reduces heart rate, blood pressure, myocardial contractility and myocardial oxygen consumption. |
| amiodarone | 1st drug of choice for VF & VT |
| vasopressin | replaces epinephrine, 40 U IV push one time dose |
