Antidotes in Emergency Medicine — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: Drug of choice for bradycardia due to beta blocker overdose is:

Answer: Glucagon

Flashcard 2: Is Naloxone **contraindicated** for the resuscitation of a neonate if the mother is a chronic opioid user?

Answer: Yes

Extra: In neonates born to mothers with chronic opioid dependence, Naloxone can precipitate acute withdrawal symptoms, including severe seizures. The priority in managing neonatal respiratory depression (regardless of cause) is effective ventilation (PPV).

Flashcard 3: What is the therapeutic endpoint of atropinization in OP poisoning?_____

Answer: Cessation of Tracheobronchial secretions

Flashcard 4: Drug of choice for beta antagonist toxicity is?

Answer: Glucagon

Flashcard 5: Induced-_____ (i.e. nitrites followed by thiosulfate) may be used to treat cyanide poisoning

Answer: methemoglobinemia

Flashcard 6: 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 7: 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 8: dose of equine rabies Ig is _____

Answer: 40 IU/Kg

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Flashcard 9: dose of human rabies Ig is _____

Answer: 20 IU/Kg

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Flashcard 10: tetanus Ig dose is _____ IU after trauma

Answer: 250

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