Sedation and Paralysis in Emergency — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: What is the next treatment step of opioid intoxication after airway maintenance?_____

Answer: Administering Naloxone

Flashcard 2: Dantrolene is a muscle relaxant that is used to treat _____ and neuroleptic malignant syndrome

Answer: malignant hyperthermia

Flashcard 3: Oral _____ is indicated in all grades of croup

Answer: dexamethasone

Flashcard 4: If bradycardia is not responsive to atropine and transcutaneous pacing, consider IV infusion of _____ (5 to 20 mcg/kg/min) or epinephrine (2 to 10 mcg/min)

Answer: dopamine

Flashcard 5: Dose chart for adrenaline and 1 mL ampoule of adrenaline (_____ aqueous solution)x3 are one of the components of the anaphylaxis kit

Answer: 1:1000 (ratio)

Flashcard 6: Suxamethonium/Succinylcholine can cause severe _____kalemia

Answer: hyper

Flashcard 7: 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 8: 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 9: dose of equine rabies Ig is _____

Answer: 40 IU/Kg

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Flashcard 10: dose of human rabies Ig is _____

Answer: 20 IU/Kg

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