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How does amyl nitrite help treat cyanide poisoning?

You are treating a patient complaining of severe bilateral quadrant abdominal pain that is associated with diahrrhea and nausea. His blood pressure is 110/70 with a heart rate of 120 beats per minute and breathing 22 times per minute. He has pink warm and sweaty skin with a history of IBS and Diverticulitis. What is the most appropriate treatment plan for this patient at this time?

You are ordered to give 4 mg IV of Odansetron. The vial concentration is 2 mg/mL.What volume (mL) do you draw up?

A farm worker presents with pinpoint pupils, drooling, and bradycardia after pesticide exposure. You administer atropine, but the patient’s muscle weakness persists. What additional drug should be given?

You respond to a report of a syncopal episode. Upon arrival you find a 32 year old female lying next to her desk at work. Patient states that she was just sitting at her desk typing when she suddenly felt a flutter sensation in her chest associated with light headedness and SOB. Co-workers laid her down to the ground and called 911. Vital signs reveal a blood pressure of 112 / 64, heart rate of 200, respirations of 12 bpm, and a pulse oximetry of 91. The EKG reveals AV nodal reentrant tachycardia (AVNRT). Which of the following medications would be the most appropriate to administer in this situation:

A patient receiving ondansetron for nausea begins to experience palpitations. The monitor shows prolonged QT interval. What should you suspect?

Your patient is exhibiting paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia (PSVT). Vagal maneuvers are ineffective and medical control orders 12 mg of adenosine rapid IV push. The vial reads 3 mg/mL. How many milliliters will you administer?

A patient receiving magnesium sulfate reports feeling flushed and warm. What should you do?

You arrive at a  local urgent care for a female patient who arrived complaining of abdominal pain. After determining that your patient also is complaining of chest pain and meets your chest pain activation criteria and alerting the receiving facility cardiac catheterization team, you continue to appropriately manage the patient’s chest discomfort. Your next action is to administer 2.5 mg of morphine sulfate every 3–5 min until the patient has a significant reduction in their chest discomfort. The morphine is prepackaged in a 1 mg/mL syringe. How many milliliters would you administer?

When treating organophosphate poisoning, which of the following statements is correct?