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ask about pediatric dosage with your parmacist or physician and DO NOT EXCEED 300 mg/24 hours
What is diphenlydramine (anticholinergic) benadril?
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Has a long durations but excessive sedation is often a problem especilly after the boat, plane, or car ride is over.
What is diphenhydramine?
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Increase in the frequency of fluid content of bowel movements
What is diarrhea?
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Can cause dehydration, electrolyte depletion, physical exhaustion if prolonged
What is diarrhea?
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Should be intiated and continued as long as constipating medicines are being taken
What is stool softeners?
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Act as antiemetics through a combination of effects including sedation, "reduce in anxiety", "possible depression of vomiting center" and an amnesic effect.
What is Benzodiozepines?
200
Symptom based disorder of unsatisfactory defecation and is characterised by infrequent stool, difficult stool passage, or both. Including straining, sense of difficulty passing stool, incomplete evacuation, hard/lumpy stool, prolonged time to stool, or need for manual maneuvers to pass stool.
What is Constipation?
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A symptom not a disease
What is diarrhea?
200
Questions to ask patient if they have diarrhea
What is "ask patient if there has been a change in food or water sources lately.?
200
Prevention teaching for diarrhea
What is teach proper handwashing? (fecal-oral contamination may cause diarrhea)
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Is used to treat motion sickness
What is anticholinergic agents? (diphenhydramine)
300
4 causes of constipation
What is * decreased motility of colon * improper diet * too little residue/fluid * lack of excercise/sedentary habits?
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Ingestion of microorganism that are pathogenic to the GI tract of traveler but not local residents. If it last longer than 1 week call the doctor
What is travelers diarrhea?
300
Nursing Action newborn
What is Monitor hydration status of newborn daily (daily weights)?
300
Act directly on the intestines causing an irritation that promotes peristalsis and evacuation
What is stimulant laxative? (Bisacodyl)
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Is the drug of choice for short periods of motion.
What is scopolamine?
400
Next four causes of constipation listed
What is *weak colon muscles *anemia *hypothyroidism *constipating medicines ?
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Should not take laxatives if
What is *severe abdominal discomfort or pain ex: possible appendicitis?
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Type of enemas to be given for impaction
What is oil enemas? (as prescribed)?
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Lubricants and bulk forming laxatives may be used in geriatric and pregnant clients becasue there is little cramping. Constipation in infants can be treated with malt soup extract or dark corn syrup. Bulk forming laxatives are the drug of choice for someone who is incapacipated. If adequate fluid is not taken with bulk forming laxatives impaction may occur
What is Laxative information?
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Are preffered for longer periods of time
What is Antihistamine's?
500
Next two causes of constipation listed
What is * tumors of the bowel * disease of the rectum
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May indicate a disease of the stomach or small/large intestines. May be one of the first symptoms of cancer.
What is chronic diarrhea?
500
During travel the type of water that should be used
What is bottled water?
500
Stool softeneers are routinely used as prophylactic purposes to prevent constipation and straining at stool to prevent
What is valsalva maneuver?
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