Pharmacology Cheat Sheet

This cheat sheet is a tool for understanding and remembering critical information related to medication administration, drug classifications, adverse effects, and antidote management in a healthcare setting. Includes:

• Rights of Med Admin: Lists the "9 Rights" of medication administration (Patient, Drug, Dose, Route, Time, Documentation, Reason, Response, Refuse).

• Routes: Defines various medication administration routes.

• High Alert Meds: Emphasizes medications with a high risk of causing significant patient harm when used incorrectly, providing an acronym "PINCH" (Potassium, Insulin, Narcotics, Chemo, Heparin) as example.

• Pharmacology Key Terms

• Medication Dosage: Includes a basic formula for calculating medication dosages.

• Toxic Drug Levels

• Autonomic Pharmacology: Briefly outlines adrenergic and cholinergic receptors and their effects (e.g., Alpha 1, Beta 1, Beta 2, Nicotinic, Muscarinic).

• Antidotes: Lists common medications and their specific antidotes.