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Category:
Description:
Indications:
Contraindications:
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Unconsciousness,
semi-consciousness, depressed gag reflex
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Poisoning
with petroleum products or caustic substances, seizures
Precautions:
Adverse
Reactions (Side Effects):
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CNS:
coma, seizures
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CV:
atrial fibrillation, dysrhythmias, fatal myocarditis, hypotension
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GI:
bloody diarrhea, nausea, vomiting
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Dosage:
Administered
orally
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Adult:
PO 15-30ml, then 3-4 glasses water
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Child
1-12 years: PO 15ml, then 1-2 glasses water
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Child
<1 year: PO 5-10ml, then ½ to 1 glass water, may repeat dose if
needed
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The information contained here is an abbreviated summary. For more detailed
and complete information, consult the manufacturer's product information sheets
or standard textbooks. Source:
Operational Medicine 2001, Health
Care in Military Settings, NAVMED P-5139, May 1, 2001, Bureau
of Medicine and Surgery, Department
of the Navy, 2300 E Street NW, Washington, D.C., 20372-5300
OB-GYN 101:
Introductory Obstetrics & Gynecology
© 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008
Medical Education Division,
Brookside Associates, Ltd.
All rights reserved
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