Dexamethasone (Decadron) class - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-corticosteroid;
anti-inflammatory
Dexamethasone (Decadron) MOA - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-Decreases
inflammation by suppression of neutrophil migration, decreased
production of inflammatory mediators, and reversal of increased
capillary permeability
Dexamethasone (Decadron) Indications - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-severe
anaphylaxis, asthma or COPD, and urticaria
Dexamethasone (Decadron) Contraindications - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-No
major contraindications
Dexamethasone (Decadron) Precautions - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-A single
dose should be all that is given in prehospital. Long term steroid use can
cause GI bleeds, prolonged wound healing, and suppression of
adrenocortical steroids
Dexamethasone (Decadron) Side Effects - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-Fluid
retention, CHF, HTN, abdominal distention, vertigo, headache, nausea,
malaise, and hiccups.
Dexamethasone (Decadron) Interactions - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-barbiturates
decrease the actions of dexamethasone
Dexamethasone (Decadron) Dose/Route - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-4-10 mg IV
push
Diphenhydramine (Benadryl) Class - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-antihistamine
Diphenhydramine (Benadryl) Indications - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-Allergic
reactions and Anaphylaxis
Diphenhydramine (Benadryl) Contraindications - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-Do
not use with PT's with hypersensativity
Diphenhydramine (Benadryl) Precautions - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-caution in
patients with asthma, narrow-angle glaucoma, and benign prostatic
hypertrophy
hypotension
Diphenhydramine (Benadryl) Side Effects - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-Drowsiness,
dry mouth, dizziness, blurred vision, wheezing, photosensitivity, urinary
retention, constipation, GI distress, blood dyscrasias
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