Commonly used drugs

[geminikell]

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.

[SmilingBluEyes]

I actually have a good and comprehensive list somewhere, but I have to look. I will get back to this when I get done with work today, if no one else has answered your question. Just wanting you to know, no one is ignoring you.

[presC.]

always encountered demerol, pitocin, methergine.. (sometimes magnesium sulfate for eclamptic patient)

[presC.]

i'm also eager to know SmilingBluEyes (deb's) lists... for sure it's more complete. :)

[NurseforPreggers]

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.

[lionkore]

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

[SmilingBluEyes]

that list above is wonderful. THANK YOU!

[geminikell]

wow, that's a great list. Many thanks! Now if I could only fit it all on one card LOL!

[lionkore]

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

[SmilingBluEyes]

"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".

[SmilingBluEyes]

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.

[NurseforPreggers]

Sorry, like I said, my list was off the top of my head. So none of the drugs are in any specific order. Just the order in which I thought of them.