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WorksheetsParamedic Pharmacology — Drug Uses Quiz
Total questions: 51
Worksheet time: 26mins
A patient presents with a regular narrow-complex tachycardia at 190 bpm and no P waves. Which medication is MOST appropriate?
Diltiazem
Adenosine
Amiodarone
Lidocaine
Which medication is indicated for bronchospasm that does not improve after the first albuterol treatment?
Racemic epinephrine
Terbutaline
Ipratropium bromide
Magnesium sulfate
A patient with suspected cyanide poisoning presents with dyspnea, seizures, and altered mental status. Which medication is designed to bind cyanide for renal excretion?
Sodium bicarbonate
Amyl nitrite
Hydroxocobalamin
Naloxone
Which medication is indicated for ventricular fibrillation refractory to defibrillation?
Lidocaine
Procainamide
Amiodarone
Magnesium sulfate
A patient with asthma continues to wheeze despite beta-agonists and anticholinergics. Which medication reduces airway inflammation?
Terbutaline
Magnesium sulfate
Dexamethasone
Epinephrine
Which medication is indicated for symptomatic bradycardia due to excessive vagal tone?
Dopamine
Atropine
Epinephrine
Adenosine
A hypoglycemic patient is unconscious and cannot protect their airway. Which medication is MOST appropriate?
Oral glucose
D10 IV
Glucagon IM
Thiamine
Which medication is used for cardiac chest pain due to suspected myocardial ischemia?
Morphine
Aspirin
Nitroglycerin
Fentanyl
Which drug is primarily used to treat opioid overdose?
Flumazenil
Naloxone
Atropine
Dopamine
A patient with atrial fibrillation and rapid ventricular response but adequate blood pressure would MOST likely benefit from:
Adenosine
Diltiazem
Amiodarone
Lidocaine
Which medication is used during pulseless ventricular tachycardia?
Lidocaine
Amiodarone
Epinephrine
All of the above
Which medication is the treatment of choice for eclamptic seizures?
Diazepam
Midazolam
Magnesium sulfate
Lorazepam
A patient in septic shock with persistent hypotension after fluids should receive:
Dopamine
Norepinephrine
Epinephrine
Labetalol
Which medication is used for chemical sedation of a severely agitated psychiatric patient?
Midazolam
Ketamine
Fentanyl
Morphine
Which medication is indicated for torsades de pointes?
Lidocaine
Amiodarone
Magnesium sulfate
Procainamide
Which drug is used as an induction agent prior to neuromuscular blockade?
Etomidate
Fentanyl
Ketamine
Midazolam
Which medication is indicated for non-hypovolemic hypotension with poor perfusion?
Norepinephrine
Epinephrine
Dopamine
Atropine
Which medication reduces platelet aggregation in acute coronary syndrome?
Heparin
Aspirin
Nitroglycerin
Morphine
Which medication is indicated for acute pulmonary edema?
Dopamine
Lasix
Morphine
Nitroglycerin
Which medication is administered first in organophosphate poisoning?
Pralidoxime
Atropine
Naloxone
Diazepam
Which medication is NOT recommended prehospital for benzodiazepine overdose?
Naloxone
Flumazenil
Activated charcoal
None
Which medication is appropriate for wide-complex tachycardia of unknown origin?
Adenosine
Procainamide
Diltiazem
Verapamil
Which medication is indicated for anaphylaxis with hypotension?
Diphenhydramine
Albuterol
Epinephrine IM
Dexamethasone
Which medication is safest for pain control in a hypotensive trauma patient?
Morphine
Nitrous oxide
Fentanyl
Ketamine
Which medications are used for RSI paralysis?
Rocuronium
Succinylcholine
Vecuronium
All of the above
Which medication treats beta-blocker overdose?
Dopamine
Glucagon
Atropine
Epinephrine
Which medications treat nausea and vomiting?
Phenergan
Zofran
Both A and B
Neither
Which medications are appropriate for status epilepticus?
Diazepam
Midazolam
Lorazepam
All of the above
Which medication is indicated for SVT unresponsive to adenosine?
Lidocaine
Diltiazem
Magnesium sulfate
Procainamide
Which medication buffers metabolic acidosis?
Calcium chloride
Sodium bicarbonate
Magnesium sulfate
D10
Which medication is administered after epinephrine in anaphylaxis?
Diphenhydramine
Albuterol
Naloxone
Dextrose
Which medication provides analgesia during RSI?
Etomidate
Fentanyl
Rocuronium
Midazolam
Which medication stabilizes the cardiac membrane in hyperkalemia?
Sodium bicarbonate
Calcium chloride
Magnesium sulfate
Lidocaine
Which medication is contraindicated in wide-complex tachycardia?
Procainamide
Amiodarone
Diltiazem
Lidocaine
Which medication improves coronary perfusion during cardiac arrest?
Atropine
Epinephrine
Dopamine
Norepinephrine
Which medications are used for excited delirium?
Haloperidol
Midazolam
Ketamine
All of the above
Which medication is appropriate for atrial flutter with RVR?
Adenosine
Verapamil
Lidocaine
Magnesium
Which medication is indicated for croup?
Albuterol
Racemic epinephrine
Terbutaline
Magnesium sulfate
Which medication reduces preload and myocardial oxygen demand?
Aspirin
Nitroglycerin
Morphine
Fentanyl
Which medication is used in neurogenic shock?
Dopamine
Norepinephrine
Epinephrine
Atropine
Which medications suppress ventricular ectopy?
Lidocaine
Procainamide
Amiodarone
All of the above
Which medication has the fastest onset for RSI paralysis?
Norcuron
Rocuronium
Succinylcholine
Pancuronium
Which medication reverses organophosphate-induced muscle weakness?
Atropine
Pralidoxime
Diazepam
Naloxone
Which medication treats hypertensive emergency with end-organ damage?
Norepinephrine
Labetalol
Dopamine
Epinephrine
Which medication is appropriate for severe agitation due to alcohol withdrawal?
Naloxone
Haloperidol
Fentanyl
Atropine
Which medication is indicated for chest pain unrelieved by nitroglycerin?
Morphine
Aspirin
Fentanyl
Ketamine
Which medication improves cardiac output at low doses?
Norepinephrine
Dopamine
Epinephrine
Labetalol
Which medication is used for hypoglycemia in an alert patient?
D10
Glucagon
Oral glucose
Thiamine
Which medication is first-line for septic shock after fluids?
Dopamine
Epinephrine
Norepinephrine
Labetalol
Which medication treats status asthmaticus refractory to inhaled therapy?
Albuterol
Magnesium sulfate
Racemic epinephrine
Diphenhydramine
Which medication prevents Wernicke’s encephalopathy?
Dextrose
Thiamine
Glucagon
Naloxone
