WELL UPDATED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS/NEWEST VERSION
2026/GRADED A+/BRAND NEW
Oral Glucose - ANSWERSAdult Dose: 1 package/titrate to effect
Pediatric Dose: 1 package/titrate to effect
Indications: conscious hypoglycemia
Contraindications: unconsciousness, inability to swallow
Routes: oral
Side Effects: headache, coughing, palpitation, tremors
Pharmacological Effects: monosaccharide
Charcoal - ANSWERSAdult Dose: 20-40 grams
Pediatric Dose: 1g/kg
Indications: toxic ingestion/overdose
Contraindications: unconscious, airway compromise, ingestion
of bleach, esophageal injury
Routes: PO
Side Effects: black stools, black tongue, constipation, vomiting,
nausea, diarrhea
Pharmacological Effects: absorbs toxic substances in the
stomach to prevent and slow down absorption into the body
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,Oxymetazoline (Afrin) - ANSWERSAdult Dose: 2 sprays in
affected nostril
Pediatric Dose: 1-2 sprays in affected nostril
Indications: nose bleed (epistaxis)
Contraindications: allergy, hypertension
Routes: Intra-nasal
Side Effects: nasal congestion, stinging, changes in heart rate or
rhythm, headache, nausea
Pharmacological Effects: constricts blood vessels in the nose
Ibuprofen (Motrin) - ANSWERSAdult Dose: 400-800mg
Pediatric Dose: 10mg/kg, do not use in patients less than 6
months of age
Indications: minor pain control, headache, fever, muscle aches
and pains, menstrual pain, inflammation/injury
Contraindications: GI bleed, allergy, pregnancy, liver disease,
kidney disease
Routes: PO
Side Effects:
Pharmacological Effects: headache, GI bleeding,
nausea/vomiting, dizziness, fatigue
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, Pralidoxime (2-PAM) - ANSWERSAdult Dose: 600mg for minor
symptoms, 1800 for major symptoms
Pediatric Dose: 15-25mg/kg
Indications: Nerve Agent Poisoning
Contraindications: allergy, allergy to atropine
Routes: IV, IO, IM, administer over 30 minutes
Side Effects: blurred vision, dizziness, headache,
nausea/vomiting, tachycardia, hypertension, hyperventilation
Pharmacological Effects: treats nerve agent poisoning
Acetaminophen (Tylenol) - ANSWERSAdult Dose: 1000mg
Pediatric Dose: 15mg/kg
Indications: pain control, fever
Contraindications: liver disease, kidney disease, allergy
Routes: PO
Side Effects: diarrhea, nausea/vomiting, GI bleeding, fatigue,
cramps
Pharmacological Effects: Analgesics, "pain reducers" and "fever
reducers"
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