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KMLE Antidotes and Emergency Drugs

Flashcards on antidotes and first-line emergency drugs for the Kuwait Medical Licensing Examination. Original study material.

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Paracetamol overdose antidote
N-acetylcysteine
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Opioid overdose antidote
Naloxone
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Organophosphate poisoning antidote
Atropine (with pralidoxime)
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Benzodiazepine overdose antidote
Flumazenil
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Heparin reversal
Protamine sulfate
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Warfarin reversal in major bleeding
Vitamin K with prothrombin complex concentrate
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Digoxin toxicity antidote
Digoxin-specific antibody fragments
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Methanol or ethylene glycol poisoning antidote
Fomepizole
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Iron overdose antidote
Desferrioxamine
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Cyanide poisoning antidote
Hydroxocobalamin
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Beta-blocker overdose antidote
Glucagon
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Methotrexate toxicity rescue
Folinic acid (leucovorin)
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Isoniazid-induced neuropathy prevention
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)
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Carbon monoxide poisoning treatment
100 percent oxygen
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Malignant hyperthermia treatment
Dantrolene
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Hyperkalaemia with ECG changes first treatment
Intravenous calcium gluconate
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Anaphylaxis first-line drug
Intramuscular adrenaline
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Dabigatran reversal
Idarucizumab
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Status epilepticus first-line drug
A benzodiazepine such as lorazepam
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Acute severe asthma first-line drugs
Oxygen, nebulised salbutamol and corticosteroids
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Tricyclic antidepressant overdose arrhythmia treatment
Intravenous sodium bicarbonate
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Septic shock first-line vasopressor
Norepinephrine
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Suspected myocardial infarction first drug
A loading dose of aspirin unless contraindicated
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Pulmonary embolism treatment
Therapeutic anticoagulation
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Tension pneumothorax treatment
Immediate needle decompression followed by a chest drain
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Diabetic ketoacidosis first step
Intravenous fluids, then an insulin infusion

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