Emergency Meds & Pharmacology

Emergency Meds & Pharmacology

Hey everyone and welcome back to the N.R.E.M.T. Paramedic Exam Prep Show! These 30 practice questions cover a selection of content on emergency medications and pharmacology. For hundreds of more questions like these, make sure you get Brainscape’s N.R.E.M.T. Paramedic flashcards. 

0:18 - Question 1 - What is the mechanism of action for albuterol?
0:30 - Question 2 - What are the four contraindications of tissue plasminogen activator (TPA)?
0:45 - Question 3 - What are the three indications for amiodarone?
1:01 - Question 4 - What are the adult and pediatric dosages for calcium chloride?
1:25 - Question 5 - What are the indications and contraindications of dexamethasone?
1:43 - Question 6 - What is the mechanism of action for diazepam, also known as Valium?
1:59 - Question 7 - What are the indications and contraindications of diltiazem?
2:15 - Question 8 - What is the adult dosage for metoprolol?
2:28 - Question 9 - What are the four contraindications for nitroglycerin?
2:43 - Question 10 - What is the mechanism of action for diphenhydramine?
3:20 - Question 11 - What are the adult and pediatric doses of methylprednisolone?
3:38 - Question 12 - What is the mechanism of action for terbutaline?
3:51 - Question 13 - What is the indication of vecuronium?
4:04 - Question 14 - What are the indications and contraindications of fentanyl?
4:18 - Question 15 - What are the adult and pediatric doses for glucagon?
4:38 - Question 16 - What are the indications and contraindications of heparin?
4:56 - Question 17 - What is the mechanism of action for toradol?
5:11 - Question 18 - What are the adult and pediatric doses for morphine?
5:27 - Question 19 - What is the Controlled Substances Act?
5:45 - Question 20 - What is a Schedule II drug?
6:18 - Question 21 - What is a Schedule V drug?
6:34 - Question 22 - What are agonist medications?
6:49 - Question 23 - What are antagonist medications?
7:01 - Question 24 - What is the ideal body weight formula for men and women?
7:25 - Question 25 - What is an idiosyncratic reaction?
7:43 - Question 26 - What is tachyphylaxis?
7:56 - Question 27 - What does interference mean in the context of emergency pharmacology?
8:13 - Question 28 - What does potentiation mean?
8:35 - Question 29 - What are Class III antiarrhythmics?
8:43 - Question 30 - What are catecholamines?

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