Common ICU Drugs
Chamberlain College Of Nursing
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Common ICU Drugs
Ancef 
cefazolin sodium 
1st generation cephalosporin abx 
indications: endocarditis, septicemia, bacteria associated with intravascular line 
monitor: fever, s/s, cbc, hepatic/renal function, PTT, superinfections 
Dexmedetomidine hydrochloride 
Precedex 
alpha 2 adrenergic agonist, sedative 
indication: sedation, mechanically intubated, general anesthesia, sedation awake craniotomy, AGITATED, 
impulsive 
MOA: affects alpha 2 with slow infusions, and alpha 1 and 2 with rapid. 
monitor: HR, BP