Patient Care Review

Medications

The table below organizes the listed drugs by functional class. Keep in mind that even though many of these drugs will have more than one action, each will be listed according to its primary use. If a drug is indicated for a purpose outside the sphere of cardiovascular & interventional procedures, that indication has generally been omitted. Click on each classification heading to see "flashcards" of its specific drugs.

Abbreviations:

­   Increased, increases
¯    Decreased, decreases
®    leads to, results in
fb    followed by
BP    blood pressure
CO    cardiac output
HR    heart rate
SV    stroke volume
PVR    Peripheral Vascular Resistance
V-fib    ventricular fibrillation
V-tach    ventricular tachycardia
SMA    Superior Mesenteric Artery
CHF    Congestive heart failure

mg    Milligram (1/1000th gm)
mcg    Microgram (1/1000th mg)
ml    Milliliter (1/1000th liter)
dl    Deciliter
mg/kg    milligrams per kilogram of body weight
q    Every
im    Intramuscular
iv    Intravenous
p.o.    By mouth

 

 

 I. Analgesics

a. Morphine sulfate
b. Meperidine HCl (Demerol)
c. Fentanyl citrate (Sublimaze)
d. Butorphanol Tartrate (Stadol)
e. Nalbuphine HCl (Nubain)
f. Ketorolac Tromethamine (Toradol)

II. Anti-arrhythmia cardiac drugs

a. Lidocaine HCl
b. Procainamide
c. Quinidine
d. Bretylium tasylate
e. Propranolol (Inderal)
f. Digoxin

III. Anti-bradycardia drugs

a. Atropine sulfate
b. Isoproterenol (Isuprel)

IV. Anticoagulants

a. Heparin sodium
b. Warfarin sodium (Coumadin)

V. Antihistamine/antiemetic/sedative

a. Diphenhydramine HCl (Benadryl)
b. Promethazine HCl (Phenergan)
c. Hydroxyzine HCl (Vistaril)
d. Droperidol (Inapsine)

VI. Anxiolytics (sedative)

a. Diazepam (Valium)
b. Midazolam (Versed)

VII. Cardiac Stimulants

a. Epinephrine
b. Calcium chloride
c. Ephedrine

VIII. Reversal agents

a. Flumazenil
b. Naloxone HCl (Narcan)
c. Protamine sulfate

IX. Steriodal anti-inflammatory drugs

a. Dexamethazone (Decadron)
b. Hydrocortisone (Solu-Cortef)
c. Methylprednisolone (Solu-Medrol)
d. Prednisone

X. Vasodilators

a. Nitroglycerin (Nitro-Bid)
b. Nifedipine (Procardia)(Adalat)
c. Papaverine HCl
d. Tolazoline (Priscoline)

XI. Vasopressors

a. Metaraminol
b. Norepinephrine
c. Dopamine
d. Vasopressin (Pitressin)

XII. Miscellaneous

a. Furosemide (Lasix)
b. Sodium Bicarbonate
c. Cimetidine (Tagamet)

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