Adenosine dosing - ✔✔1st: 6mg Rapid IV with immediate saline flush
2nd: 12mg Rapid IV with flush
Afrin - ✔✔Oxymetazoline HCL
vasoconstrictor used to treat nasal congestion by shrinking swollen mucous membranes in
the nose
treats nose bleeds by constricting bleeding site
Afrin Dose - ✔✔30mL spray bottle on ENT cart
Albuterol Sulfate - ✔✔bronchodilator
used in treatment of RSV, Asthma, COPD, and other respiratory illnessess
Albuterol Sulfate Dose - ✔✔2.5mg/3mL in a solution given per nebulizer inhalant
Duoneb Treatment - ✔✔Albuterol and Ipratopium Bromide (atrovent) mixed as an inhalant
,Albuterol sulfate - ✔✔can cause an increase in heart rate/unevenness, nervousness, and
tremors
Aspirin - ✔✔Antiplatelet medication administered to patients who may be experiencing
heart attacks to prevent blood clots from forming
Cefazolin (Ancef) - ✔✔Cephalosporin antibiotic used to treat bacterial infections
Cefazolin Dose - ✔✔250mg-1g IM or IVPB in 500mL or 1000mL normal saline IV bag
Ceftriaxone - ✔✔rocephin
Ceftriaxone - ✔✔cephalosporin antibiotic used to treat bacterial infections
When given IM, mixed with 1% lidocaine for comfort
When given IV, mixed with saline
Ceftriaxone dose - ✔✔250mg-1g IM or 500mL or 1000mL normal saline IV bag
Clindamycin - ✔✔Cleocin
Clindamycin - ✔✔antibiotic administered to treat bacterial infections
Great alternative for patients who are allergic to penicillins
,Clindamycin Dose - ✔✔300-900mg IM or IVPB in 500mL or 1000mL normal saline IV bag
Dexamethasone - ✔✔corticosteroid used to reduce the immune system's adverse affects on
the body
Dexamethasone Dose - ✔✔4mg IM or SLOW IV Push*
8mg IM or SLOW IV Push
PO mixed in liquid Tylenol or ibuprofen
Dextrose 50% - ✔✔administered to patients with symptomatic hypoglycemia (low blood
sugar)
Dextrose 50% dose - ✔✔1mL/kg IV
Diphenhydramine - ✔✔benadryl
Diphenhydramine - ✔✔antihistamine most commonly administered to treat allergic
reactions or anaphylaxis
Diphenhydramine dose - ✔✔25-50mg SLOW IV push or IM
, Liquid 12.5mg/5mL PO
Epinephrine - ✔✔typically administered to patients suffering from allergic reactions, severe
asthma attacks, or other types of airway-constricting illnesses
Epinephrine dose - ✔✔1:1000 at TAUC
0.15mL-0.30mL either SQ or IM
1:10,000 given IV for cardiac arrest
famotidine - ✔✔pepcid
famotidine - ✔✔antacid as well as an antihistamine medication
Administered as a histamine blocker in severe allergic reactions or as an antacid in patients
with GERD or GI-related presentations
Famotidine dose - ✔✔20-40mg IVPB in 500mL or 1000mL normal saline IV bag
stored in the refrigerator
Ibuprofen - ✔✔motrin
ibuprofen - ✔✔NSAID administered to patients to treat fever and mild to moderate pain
Not for infants under 6months
ibuprofen dose - ✔✔Adult: 600mg PO tablets
Pediatric: 100mg/5mL; weight based
Ipratropium Bromide - ✔✔atrovent
Ipratropium bromide - ✔✔bronchodilator solution for the treatment of bronchospasms
associated with COPD emphysema, asthma, and other respiratory illnesses
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