Flight Paramedic Drugs Study Guide Rated A+

PHENOBARBITAL {Ans: Third line medication to treat seizures. Can induce coma with medication to prevent seizure activity.}MUCOMYST (N-acetylcysteine) {Ans: Administered for Tylenol OD and is an inhaled medication.}NITRIC OXIDE {Ans: is a pulmonary where the pulmonary Administered for persistent pulmonary hypertension resistance is 2/3 or higher the systemic vascular resistance. Nitric oxide is inhaled and vasodilator at 10-20ppm. When doses can see systemic vasodilation, and may are >60-80ppm need to be administered with a vasopressor to increase SVR while decreasing PVR.}TRANEXAMIC ACID {Ans: Administered for patients with severe hemorrhage to prevent the breakdown of clots already formed by the patient. Dosage: 1g in 100mL over 10 minutes Then 1g in 500mL over 8 hours and administered at 62.5mL/hour.}NOREPINEPHRINE {Ans: Administered for severe hypotension as an infusion. This medication is not available as a push dose pressor. This is the first line pressor in the presence of distributive shock (ie: sepsis or neurogenic) due to the strong alpha effect leading to profound vasoconstriction but no increase in HR. This is also good for patient who are oxygen demand intensive as it does not increase demand substantially since there is not an increase in HR.}SODIUM BICARB