CHF & Nebs.

[canuckEMT]

Sulpha allergy and furosemide use are contraindications, no?

Correct me if I am wrong but furosemide is in the Sulfonamide category and most Sulfa drugs are antibiotics/ antimicrobials?

[bigj1130]

We are allowed albuterol but personally I think it is better used as a diagnostic tool. if you have that pt. that just sounds tight and full then you can pick up the crackles of rales after a neb then do it but even then I use it with caution because of the possibility of flooding the pt. from there we do the ntg. cpap lasix morphine thing. however morphine and lasix are moving down the algorithm in favor of ntg paste and continous ntg.