Medication Administration Refresher Course This course is worth 1.0 CE upon completion of the test. In an effort to maintain proficiency in medication administration I have come up with this refresher course and exam for you to take at your leisure. ACLS Drugs and Drips Amiodarone / Cordarone Lidocaine Procainamide / Pronestyl Dopamine / Intropin Bolus Dose Antiarrhythmic CARDIAC ARREST – PULSELESS VT/VF A constant rate infusion/manually controlled infusion (CRI/MCI) of analgesic drugs is a simple and effective means of improving patient comfort. If I were ordered to give 350mg/Rocephin deep IM using 1% lidocaine (W/O Epi)as a dilutant. Rocephin is suuplied as - Answered by a verified Health Professional Titration: increasing or decreasing a vasoactive drug or other critical infusion for therapeutic effect. Vasopressor: a class of drugs that induce arteriole vasoconstriction and thereby elevate blood pressure. Diprivan (propofol) slows the activity of your brain and nervous system. Diprivan is used to help you relax before and during general anesthesia for surgery or other medical procedures. Attempt to slow patient's heart rate through use of vagal maneuvers. Ask patient to cough and bear down. We use lidocaine exclusively, and the same goes for the local ER. Amiodarone is expensive, and in the studies preformed by the State EMS med director he determined that it could be used in place of lidocaine, but that it is not any better than the lido. The syringe at left is 100% lidocaine. The second from left (9) is 90% lidocaine 10% bicarbonate. The third syringe from left (8) is 80% lidocaine 20% bicarbonate. IV drip rate calculator for nurses and pharmacists based on the volume of solution, amount of drug added, drug concentration and dosing rate.