(RRT) Medications

Oxygen Delivered via?

• mouth to mask

• bag-valve device (BVD) to mask

• ETT

• NG tube

a first-line medication to treat hypoxemia,Improve tissue oxygenation.

• Epinephrine

• Vasopressin

• Oxygen

• Atropine

• Amiodarone (Cordarone)

Indicated for the restoration of cardiac electrical activity in an arrest.

• Epinephrine

• Vasopressin

• Oxygen

• Atropine

• Amiodarone (Cordarone)

Increases automaticity and the force of contraction, an effect that makes the heart more susceptible to successful defibrillation.

• Epinephrine

• Vasopressin

• Oxygen

• Atropine

• Amiodarone (Cordarone)

Used for Ventricular fibrillation (VF), pulseless ventricular tachycardia (VT), asystole, and PEA

• Epinephrine

• Vasopressin

• Oxygen

• Atropine

• Amiodarone (Cordarone)

1 mg IV push every 3 to 5 minutes, Can also be given via intraosseous or ETT.

• Epinephrine

• Vasopressin

• Oxygen

• Atropine

• Amiodarone (Cordarone)

1 mg IV push every 3 to 5 minutes, Can also be given via intraosseous or ETT.

• Epinephrine

• Vasopressin

• Oxygen

• Atropine

• Amiodarone (Cordarone)

Effects of adrenergic receptor stimulation:

1- vasoconstriction

2- increased contractility

• Alpha

• Beta 1

• Beta 2

Effects of adrenergic receptor stimulation:

1- increased heart rate

2- increased contractility

• Alpha

• Beta 1

• Beta 2

Effects of adrenergic receptor stimulation:

1- Vasodilation

2- Relaxation of bronchial, uterine, and gastrointestinal smooth muscle

• Alpha

• Beta 1

• Beta 2