Acute Stroke Therapeutics — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: Drug of choice for medical management of bleeding esophageal varices is?

Answer: Terlipressin

Flashcard 2: _____ is a combined alpha- and beta-antagonist used in the management of hypertensive emergencies.

Answer: Labetalol

Flashcard 3: Amiodarone, adrenaline, and _______ are drugs used in the management of VF according to ACLS protocol

Answer: Lidocaine

Flashcard 4: EC pill (Emergency Contraceptive pill) is _____

Answer: an emergency contraceptive pill containing levonorgestrel (LNG)

Extra: Levonorgestrel (LNG) 1.5 mg is the standard dose for emergency contraception when taken as a single dose (or 0.75 mg in two doses 12 hours apart). It is most effective when taken within 72 hours of unprotected intercourse.

Flashcard 5: essen schedule of rabies post exposure proph. includes doses at which days

Answer: 0,3,7,14,28 days--intramuscular 5 dose schedule day 14 dose is skipped if animal is healthy

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Flashcard 6: dose of equine rabies Ig is _____

Answer: 40 IU/Kg

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Flashcard 7: dose of human rabies Ig is _____

Answer: 20 IU/Kg

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Flashcard 8: tetanus Ig dose is _____ IU after trauma

Answer: 250

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Flashcard 9: First Aid Pharmacology: Neuro/Psych Complications of succinylcholine include _____-calcemia, hyper-kalemia, and malignant hyperthermia

Answer: hyper

Flashcard 10: Malignant hyperthermia is treated by _____, which is a ryanodine receptor antagonist that prevents release of Ca2+ from the SR

Answer: dantrolene