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What is the first drug of choice for acute heart failure?
Often epinephrine is given.epinephrine
What drug is natural epinephrine equivalent to?
benadryl
Can you use epinephrine for working out?
That would be a dangerous thing to do. Your heartbeat naturally increases as you exercise. Epinephrine is a potent drug and can be fatal if used improperly.
What will epinephrine show up on a drug test as?
it will show up as an opiate... jk
Why mix epinephrine with a local anesthetic?
It prevents the anesthetic from being systematically absorbed. The local anesthetic will cause vasodilation, and this can push some of the drug into systemtic circulation. Epinephrine causes vasoconstricton and keeps the anesthetic drug in the area where it was administered.
What drug is used to counteract an anaphylactic reaction?
Primarily: Epinephrine (also known as Adrenaline or Adrenalin)
Under what medical emergency would one use epinephrine drug or epi pen?
sesure
When testing a patient for hypersensitivity to certain substances you would have what drug available for emergency use?
Epinephrine and adrenalin
What is an adrenochrome?
An adrenochrome is an oxidation product of adrenaline or epinephrine - some parts of it are used as a drug to reduce bleeding.
Adrenal medulla produces what large amounts of the hormone?
epinephrine and norpepinephrine
What is a naturally occurring hormone in the body and can be given by paramedics as a first line drug in cardiac arrest patients?
epinephrine
Is amphetamine a basic or acidic drug?
Amphetamines are a weakly basic drug with a pKa of about 9.8
