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I'll see what I can come up with for you off the top of my head, here goes:
Cytotec
Cervidil
Pitocin
Ampicillin
Ancef
Gentamycin
Clindamycin
Magnesium Sulfate
Labetalol
Procardia
Terbutaline
Stadol
Phenergan
Nubain
Demerol
Morphine
Percocet
Motrin
Toradol
Duramorph
Dilaudid
Colace
Prenatal Vitamins
Pepcid
Reglan
Zofran
Ephedrine
Narcan
Calcium Gluconate
Sodium Bicarbonate
Methergine
Hemabate
Rhogam
Betamethasone
Ok, thats all I can think of right now. Hope it helps. Someone else feel free to add to this list.
I'll see what I can come up with for you off the top of my head, here goes:(list)
Ok, thats all I can think of right now. Hope it helps. Someone else feel free to add to this list.
many many thanks!
I'll also be starting a new postition in L&D soon (mid-August), and I was trying to make a list on my own - silly me, I should know better and ask for help!
peace,
Kori
if I may ask, since I won't be starting L&D for another month...
what do you folks use ephedrine for? is it used for the same sort of situations as terbutaline?
was just wondering, since it was listed above close to narcan, ca gluconate, and bicarb, I mis-read it as epinephrine the first time!
thanks much!
Kori
"EPI" is used in the resuscitative process to get a "stopped" heart going.
I remember a really good ACLS instructor saying it like this: "you use epinephrine on dead people".
Meaning, trying to get a heart beating again, in the rescusitative process. It is used in neonates who come out floppy and without heartrates, (or very LOW heartrates) if all measures such as oxygen, stimulation and the like fail to get things "started".
Ephedrine is a vasopressor (used to raise the blood pressure) ----in OB , usually this need may arise when a woman's blood pressure precipitiously drops in response to regional anesthesia adminstration (epidural, intrathecal, spinal). A drop in blood pressure is fairly common and most practioners have epi drawn up and ready "just in case". Our MDAs are very good at drawing up and labeling syringes for us in case we need them suddenly.
Hope these help.
geminikell
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I was wondering if anyone could help me out with commonly used drugs in the OB/GYN area. I am leaving my current job as an ER nurse and moving to an OB/GYN surgical unit soon and want to be as prepared as possible. I want to put together a little pocket reference card that I can easily refer to while I'm on orientation. Any other words of advice would also be greatly appreciated.