thescienceblog:The 10 Most Common Emergency Drugs.Epinephrine - increases heart rate, constricts
thescienceblog: The 10 Most Common Emergency Drugs. Epinephrine - increases heart rate, constricts blood vessels, dilates air passages. Lidocaine - local anesthetic and antiarrhythmic drug. Furosemide - loop diuretic used in the treatment of congestive heart failure and edema. Digoxin - cardiac glycoside widely used in the treatent of various heart conditions like atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter, and sometimes heart failure that cannot be controlled by other medications. Sodium Bicarbonate - used as a buffer in respiratory acidosis-induced cardiac arrests. Dopamine Hydrochloride - increases heart rate and blood pressure. Nitroglycerin - vasodilator to treat heart conditions, such as angina and chronic heart failure. Atrophine Sulfate - used to treat episodes of bradycardia, asystole and cardiac arrest. Dobutamine Hydrochloride - used in treatment of heart failure and cardiogenic shock. Morphine Sulfate - used to treat both acute and chronic pain. Also used for pain due to myocardial infarction and labor. Photo from pacejmiller.wordpress.com -- source link