Pharmacology Flashcards
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The 'six rights' of medication administration include all of the following EXCEPT:
Answer: Right color of packaging
The six rights are: patient, medication, dose, route, time, and documentation — not packaging color.
Nitroglycerin is contraindicated when a patient has taken a PDE-5 inhibitor (e.g., sildenafil) within:
Answer: 24–48 hours
Nitroglycerin combined with PDE-5 inhibitors taken within 24–48 hours can cause severe, refractory hypotension.
What is the primary side effect of nitroglycerin that the paramedic must monitor for?
Answer: Hypotension and headache
Nitroglycerin commonly causes hypotension and headache due to vasodilation.
Which of the following is the correct pediatric dose of naloxone for opioid reversal?
Answer: 0.01 mg/kg IV/IM
The pediatric dose of naloxone is 0.01 mg/kg IV or IM, titrated to restore adequate respirations.
Aspirin is contraindicated in which patient population?
Answer: Children under 16 with viral illness (Reye's syndrome risk)
Aspirin in children with viral illness is associated with Reye's syndrome, a potentially fatal liver and brain disease.
Which of the following best describes a drug's 'half-life'?
Answer: Time for the body to eliminate 50% of the drug
Half-life is the time required for the plasma concentration of a drug to decrease by 50%.