drug profiles.txt

Selected ingestions, not alcohol, ionic compounds or petroleum

SVT, including those associated with accessory bypass tracts. Not atrial fibrillation or flutter.

Life threatening ventricular and supraventricular tachycardias in adults. Not for children. No contraindications.

Ventricular dysrhythmias

Hemodynamically comprimising PVCs

Stable or unstable V-tach or V-fib

Pulmonary Edema

Hypertensive Crisis

Hyperkalemia

Symptomatic Bradycardia

Bradycardic PEA

Organophosphate Poisoning

Ineffective or contraindicated for high level AV blocks (2nd degree type I and 3rd degree)

Hypoglycemia when IV is unobtainable

Beta Blocker Overdose

Calcium Channel Blocker Overdose

Esophageal Obstruction (relaxes LES)

Chest pain thought to be cardiac in origin

Acute pulmonary edema

Hypertensive Crisis

Symptomatic Opiate Overdose w/respiratory depression

Clonidine OD

Hypoglycemia

Hyperkalemia (if given concurrently with insulin)

Acute chest pain thought to be cardiac in origin

Asthma

Reversible bronchospasm associated with COPD

Anaphylaxis

Asthma

COPD

Wheezing associated with pulmonary edema

Shortness of Breath associated with pneumonia

Symptomatic Hyperkalemia

Hypotension (not used for trauma)

Bradycardia refractory to atropine and pacing

Pain

Cardiac pain refractory to NTG

Burns

Acute Pulmonary Edema

Cardiac Arrest

Ventricular Fibrillation without a pulse

Ventricular Tachycardia without a pulse

PEA

Bradycardia (as a drip)

Bronchospasm/constriction

Croup (racemic)

Major Motor Seizures

Premedication for cardioversion or TCP

Sedation associated with intubation

Muscle Spasms

Acute Anxiety

Agitation (amphetamine or cocaine OD)

v-fib / v-tach in patients felt to be hypomagnesemic

Torsades de Pointes

refractory v-fib

preeclampsia and eclampsia

refractory bronchoconstriction

TCA OD (if QRS is wide)

Suspected or definite hemodynamically stable AMI

To control rapid ventricular rates associated with atrial fibrillationand atrial flutter

SVT refractory to adenosine

Ventricular fibrillation

TCA OD

Late in themanagement of cardiac arrest, if at all

Acute coronary syndrome