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Unit 1
Classification: Benzodiazepine
Prototype: Midazolam (Versed)
- Action: inducing sedation & amnesia before medical procedures or for tx of acute seizures and moderate to severe insomnia.
- Indication: Anxiety, induction of amnesia and preoperative sedation
- Implication: has been associated with respiratory depression, use only in setting where the cardiac and respiratory fx can be monitored, d/c driving for 48h, etoh for 24h
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Unit 1
Classification: Central acting skeletal muscle relaxant
Prototype: Dantrolene Na (Dantrium)
- Action: It has a direct effect on the contractile response of the muscles
- Indication: Malignant hypothermia, chronic spasticity
- Implication: Sun sensensitivity, decreased mental alertness, constipation, headache, fatique, monitor pain, vs, cbc and kidney fx
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Unit 1
Classification: Opioid
Prototype: Morphine Sulfate
- Action: CNS depressant, promotes analgesia
- Indication: Pain
- Implication: Decreased mental alertnessm lightheadedness, N&V, confusion, no Etoh, d/c slowly, monitor pain, mental status, respiratory status and bowel
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Unit 1
Classification: Intravenous Anesthetics
Prototype: Propofol (Diprivan)
- Action: unknown
- Indication: General anesthesia, sedation for vented pts or procedural sedation
- Implication: Decreased mental alertness, N&V, Monitor VS, neuro fx, anaphalactic reactions and heart fx
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Unit 1
Classification: Anti-Cholinergic
Prototype: Atropine
- Action: Lowers the parasympathetic activity of all muscles and glands regulated by the parasympathetic nervous system
- Indication: CLARIFY
- Implication: May cause swallowing difficulties and reduced secretions
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Unit 1a
Classification: NSAID's, Antipyretic
Prototype: Ibuprofen
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Unit 1a
Classification: Non-opioid
Prototype: Acetaminophen
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Unit 1a
Classification: NSAID, Antipyretic, Antiplatelet, Salicylate
Prototype: Aspirin
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Unit 1a
Classification: Opioid Agonist
Prototype: Morphine, Hydromorphone (Dilaudid), Fentanyl
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Unit 1a
Classification: Narcotic Antagonist
Prototype: Naloxone (Narcan)
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Unit 1a
Classification: Antiadrenergics
Prototype: Tamsulosin (Flomax), Doxazosin (Cardura), Terazosin (Hytrin), Prazosin (Minipress)
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Unit 1a
Classification: Testosterone-sparing agent
Prototype: Finasteride (Proscar)
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