CVICU Common Drugs Questions with Correct Answers

CVICU Common Drugs Questions with
Correct Answers

Fentanyl purpose Pain control. IVP when extubated, get for intubated patients




Fentanyl concentration 2,500 mcg/250 ml or 5,000 mcg/100 ml




Fentanyl dosage/titration gtt: start at 50 mcg/hr. Titrated up or down by 25-50 to a MAX

of 300 mcg/hr. IVP: 25-100 mcg q 1-2 for pain.




Fentanyl duration 30-60 minutes




Versed (Midazolam) classification Benzodiazepine Sedative (general anesthetic),

anxiolytic




Versed purpose Sedation for mechanical ventilation




Versed concentration 100 mg/100 ml

, Versed dosage/titration Start 1 mg/hr, titrated up or down by 1 to a MAX of 10 mg/hr




Versed half life 1-4 hrs.


Norepineprine (Levophed) - Alpha-1 agonist classification Vasopressor (both arterial and

venous)




Norepinephrine 2-ICU purpose Increase blood pressure




Norepinephrine concentration 4mg/250ml or MAX 16 mg/250ml




Norepinephrine Dosage/Titration Start 0.02-0.03 mcg/kg/min, Titrate up or down q1 by

0.01-0.03 CVICU MAX: 0.3 (Hospital MAX: 3)




Norepinephrine half life 1 minute




Vasopressin (Pitressin) Synthetic ADH Classification Powerful Vasopressor