Common prehospital medication classes, indications, and dosing concepts tested on paramedic certification exams.
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- What IM dose of epinephrine 1:1,000 is given for adult anaphylaxis?
- 0.3 to 0.5 mg IM
- What IV/IO dose of epinephrine 1:10,000 is given during adult cardiac arrest?
- 1 mg IV/IO
- How often is epinephrine 1 mg readministered during adult cardiac arrest?
- Every 3 to 5 minutes
- By what route is nitroglycerin typically given for cardiac chest pain in the field?
- Sublingual
- Why must a paramedic ask about erectile dysfunction medication before giving nitroglycerin?
- PDE5 inhibitors (like sildenafil) combined with nitroglycerin can cause severe hypotension
- Nitroglycerin's primary hemodynamic effect is caused by what action?
- Vasodilation, which reduces cardiac preload
- The typical chewed aspirin dose for suspected acute coronary syndrome is ____.
- 162 to 324 mg
- Why is aspirin given chewed rather than swallowed whole in suspected ACS?
- Chewing speeds absorption and the onset of its antiplatelet effect
- What drug class does albuterol belong to?
- Beta-2 agonist bronchodilator
- What is albuterol used to treat in the field?
- Bronchospasm from asthma or COPD
- Naloxone
- Opioid antagonist
- What clinical problem is naloxone administered for?
- Opioid overdose with respiratory depression
- What routes can naloxone be given by in the field?
- Intranasal, intramuscular, or intravenous
- Giving naloxone to an opioid-dependent patient can cause what reaction?
- Acute opioid withdrawal symptoms
- Atropine is indicated for what cardiac condition?
- Symptomatic bradycardia