Air Methods Medications (Version 1) Latest 2023 /Questions With Complete Solutions Graded (A+)
Quiz :Phenobarbital - √Answer :Infant seizures 5-20mg/kg load dose Quiz :Diphenhydramine - √Answer :Allergies, anaphylactic Adult 25-50 mg
Pedi 5mg/kg/day Quiz :Dopamine - √Answer :Shock, hypotension, heart failure 2-20 mcg/kg/min Beta: <10 ^pump
Alpha: >10 vasoconstriction Quiz :Epinephrine - √Answer :Anaphylaxis, bronchospasm, cardiac arrest, impending cardiovascular collapse Full Arrest: 1:10,000
Adult: 1mg IVP 3-5 minutes Pedi: 0.01 mg/kg IVP 3-5 minutes Bronchospasm, anaphylaxis, impending cardiovascular collapse 1:1,000
Adult: 0.1-0.5 mg SC
Pedi: 0.01 mg/kg IM Quiz :Rocuronium - √Answer :Long term paralytic 1.0 mg/kg Quiz :Succinylcholine - √Answer :RSI
2 mg/kg Quiz :Oxytocin - √Answer :Post partum bleeding 20-40 milliunits/min infusion Quiz :Dobutamine - √Answer :Cardiac decomposition, hypotension 2-20 mcg/kg/min Quiz :Labetolol - √Answer :Severe HTN
10-20 mg slow IVP 40 mg 10 min later
80 mg 10 min later
Repeating to max 300mg total Quiz :Ketamine - √Answer :RSI, pain control RSI: 1-2 mg/kg IVP Analgesic: 0.1-0.25 mg Quiz :Potassium chloride - √Answer :Hypokalemia
10-15 meq/hr Quiz :Phenytoin - √Answer :Seizures 15-20 mg/kg IVP Max 1500mg Quiz :Terbutaline - √Answer :Bronchospasm, preterm labor
Bronchospasm
Adult: 0.25 mg SC q 15 min Max 0.5 mg over 4 hours Pedi: 0.005-0.01 mg/kg SC q 15 min Max two doses in 4 hours Tocolytic 0.25 mg SC q 20 min Max: 1 mg over 4 hours Quiz :Insulin infusion rate - √Answer :0.1 units/kg/hour
Quiz :Phenobarbital - √Answer :Infant seizures 5-20mg/kg load dose Quiz :Diphenhydramine - √Answer :Allergies, anaphylactic Adult 25-50 mg
Pedi 5mg/kg/day Quiz :Dopamine - √Answer :Shock, hypotension, heart failure 2-20 mcg/kg/min Beta: <10 ^pump
Alpha: >10 vasoconstriction Quiz :Epinephrine - √Answer :Anaphylaxis, bronchospasm, cardiac arrest, impending cardiovascular collapse Full Arrest: 1:10,000
Adult: 1mg IVP 3-5 minutes Pedi: 0.01 mg/kg IVP 3-5 minutes Bronchospasm, anaphylaxis, impending cardiovascular collapse 1:1,000
Adult: 0.1-0.5 mg SC
Pedi: 0.01 mg/kg IM Quiz :Rocuronium - √Answer :Long term paralytic 1.0 mg/kg Quiz :Succinylcholine - √Answer :RSI
2 mg/kg Quiz :Oxytocin - √Answer :Post partum bleeding 20-40 milliunits/min infusion Quiz :Dobutamine - √Answer :Cardiac decomposition, hypotension 2-20 mcg/kg/min Quiz :Labetolol - √Answer :Severe HTN
10-20 mg slow IVP 40 mg 10 min later
80 mg 10 min later
Repeating to max 300mg total Quiz :Ketamine - √Answer :RSI, pain control RSI: 1-2 mg/kg IVP Analgesic: 0.1-0.25 mg Quiz :Potassium chloride - √Answer :Hypokalemia
10-15 meq/hr Quiz :Phenytoin - √Answer :Seizures 15-20 mg/kg IVP Max 1500mg Quiz :Terbutaline - √Answer :Bronchospasm, preterm labor
Bronchospasm
Adult: 0.25 mg SC q 15 min Max 0.5 mg over 4 hours Pedi: 0.005-0.01 mg/kg SC q 15 min Max two doses in 4 hours Tocolytic 0.25 mg SC q 20 min Max: 1 mg over 4 hours Quiz :Insulin infusion rate - √Answer :0.1 units/kg/hour
