Week 6: Cardiovascular Drugs

Anti-platelet that reduces clot formation

• risk of gastric bleeding • wheezing in some asthmatics

• known allergy • children under 16 • active GI bleeding • haemophilia or clotting disorders • severe hepatic failure with jaundice

300 mg chewed or dissolved in water

Inhaled analgesic gas

Minimal side effects

• chest injury • suspected pnuemothorax • decompression sickness diving <24hrs • violently disturbed psychiatric patient • abdominal pain where obstruction suspected • intraoccular injection of gas in last 8 weeks

Self administered gas (3-5 mins effect)

Dilation of coronary arteries, dilation os systemic veins resulting in <preload, reduced BP

• headaches • dizziness • hypotension

• hypotension’s • hypovolaemia • head trauma • unconscious • known severe aortic/mitral stenosis • sildenafil/viagra in past 24hrs

400-800mgs (400mcg spray)

Potent diuretic with rapid onset and short duration

• hypotensions • GI disturbances

• <GCS with liver cirrhosis • cardiogenic shock • severe renal failure with anuria • children under 18

40mgs over 2 mins

• analgesic • antipyretic

• extremely rare • may cause hypotension if admin too rapid

• Known paracetamol allergy

• strong opioid analgesic • produces sedation/euphoria/analgesia • histamine release

• resp depression • cardio depression • nausea/vomiting • drowsiness • pupil constriction

• children less than 1 • resp depression • hypotension • head injury with significant impaired LOC • known hypersensitivity