Details About Overdose or Poisoning Generic Salt :: Nitrite, Sodium And Amyl Nitrite, Sodium and Amyl Drug Pharmacology :: I. Pharmacology. Sodiumnitrite injectable solution and amyl nitrite crushable ampules forinhalation are components of the cyanide antidote package. The value ofnitrites as an antidote to cyanide poisoning is twofold: They oxidizehemoglobin to methemoglobin,...
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Details About Overdose or Poisoning Generic Salt :: Propofol Propofol Drug Pharmacology :: I. Pharmacology./b> Propofol(2,6-diisopropylphenol) is a sedative-hypnotic agent in a class ofalkyl phenol compounds. It is an oil at room temperature, is highlylipid soluble, and is administered as an emulsion. It is also anantioxidant, anticonvulsant, and anti-inflammatory agent; reducesintracranial...
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Details About Overdose or Poisoning Generic Salt :: Oxygen And Hyperbaric Oxygen Oxygen and Hyperbaric Oxygen Drug Pharmacology :: I. Pharmacology. Oxygenis a necessary oxidant to drive biochemical reactions. Room aircontains 21% oxygen. Hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) (100% oxygen delivered tothe patient in a pressurized chamber at 2–3 atm of pressure) may bebeneficial...
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Details About Overdose or Poisoning Generic Salt :: Glucose Glucose Drug Pharmacology :: I. Pharmacology. Glucoseis an essential carbohydrate that is used as a substrate for energyproduction within the body. Although many organs use fatty acids as analternative energy source, the brain is totally dependent on glucose asits major energy source; thus,...
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Details About Overdose or Poisoning Generic Salt :: Lidocaine Lidocaine Drug Pharmacology :: I. Pharmacology./b> Lidocaineis a local anesthetic and a type Ib antiarrhythmic agent. It inhibitsfast sodium channels and depresses automaticity within the His-Purkinjesystem and the ventricles but has a variable effect and may shorten theeffective refractory period and action...
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Details About Overdose or Poisoning Generic Salt :: Bicarbonate, Sodium Bicarbonate, Sodium Drug Pharmacology :: I. Pharmacology./b> Sodiumbicarbonate is a buffering agent that reacts with hydrogen ions tocorrect acidemia and produce alkalemia. Urinary alkalinization fromrenally excreted bicarbonate ions enhances the renal elimination ofcertain acidic drugs (eg, salicylate, chlorpropamide, chlorophenoxyherbicides, fluoride, and...
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Details About Overdose or Poisoning Generic Salt :: Penicillamine Penicillamine Drug Pharmacology :: I. Pharmacology. Penicillamineis a derivative of penicillin that has no antimicrobial activity buteffectively chelates some heavy metals, such as lead, mercury, andcopper. It has been used as adjunctive therapy after initial treatmentwith calcium EDTA [see EDTA, Calcium (Calcium Disodium...
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Details About Overdose or Poisoning Generic Salt :: Benzodiazepines Diazepam, Lorazepam, And Midazolam Benzodiazepines [Diazepam, Lorazepam, and Midazolam] Drug Pharmacology :: I. Pharmacology./b> Benzodiazepinespotentiate inhibitory GABA neuronal activity in the CNS. Pharmacologiceffects include reduction of anxiety, suppression of seizure activity,CNS depression (possible respiratory arrest when given rapidlyintravenously), and inhibition of spinal...
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Details About Overdose or Poisoning Generic Salt :: Dantrolene Dantrolene Drug Pharmacology :: I. Pharmacology. Dantrolenerelaxes skeletal muscle by inhibiting the release of calcium from thesarcoplasmic reticulum, thereby reducing actin-myosin contractileactivity. Dantrolene can help control hyperthermia that results fromexcessive muscle hyperactivity, particularly when hyperthermia iscaused by a defect within the muscle cell...
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Details About Overdose or Poisoning Generic Salt :: Lidocaine Lidocaine Drug Pharmacology :: I. Pharmacology./b> Lidocaineis a local anesthetic and a type Ib antiarrhythmic agent. It inhibitsfast sodium channels and depresses automaticity within the His-Purkinjesystem and the ventricles but has a variable effect and may shorten theeffective refractory period and action...
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