Risk Factors
What is one physical risk factors?
Caucasian ethnicity
Chronic pain
Physical disabilities or reduced mobility
Transitions in care/living situations
Poor health status
Chronic physical illness/polymorbidity
Significant drug burden/polypharmacy
what is one example of an opioid elderly abuse?
morphine, codeine, oxycodone (OxyContin), hydrocodone (Vicodin, Lortab) and meperidine (Demerol). Their own medication.
What is drug abuse?
excessive use of a drug in a way that is detrimental to self, society, or both.
Applies drugs through the skin or mucous membrane for absorption.
Percutaneous
0.3mg = x mcg
300
What is one social risk factor?
•Affluence
•Bereavement
•Unexpected or forced retirement
•Social isolation (living alone or with no spousal others)
What is the second most abused substance in the elderly?
Opioids
Is drug abuse in the elderly mainly intentional?
NO, Older adults are more likely to unintentionally misuse medicines.
What are the 7 Rights to administration.
Time, Route, amount, medication, patient, indication,document.
3T =
45mL, or 9t
What is one Psychiatric risk factor?
•Avoidance coping style
•History of alcohol problems
•Previous and/or concurrent SUD
•Previous and/or concurrent psychiatric illness
What is the most commonly abused substance in the Elderly?
Alcohol
What screening contains the following yes or no questions: Have you ever felt the need to cut-down on your drug use?
Cut-down Annoyed, Guilty, Eye-opener (CAGE).
What is the antidote for morphine
Naloxone or Narcan
V Grains Amoxicillin PO BID. How many mg Per day will the patient get.
600 mg
What is an unavoidable risk factor for drug abuse in the elderly.
Aging
What are Elderly Males at higher risk for abusing?
Alcohol
What screening test contains 10 yes or no questions about how much and how often you take drugs
Drug Abuse Screen Test (DAST, also known as DAST-10)
Drugs that have been dissolved in water and alcohol
Elixirs
XXXIV
34
How are hospitals putting elderly patients at risk for substance abuse?
Because older adults are prescribed more it can lead to a higher rate of exposure to potentially addictive medications.
What are Elderly females at higher risk for abusing?
Prescription drugs
In total how many Screening tools are used in Elderly drug screening.
3.
Drug Abuse Screen Test DSAT10
NIDA Drug Use Screening Tool
Cut-down Annoyed, Guilty, Eye-opener (CAGE).
Catopril, Lisinopril, Enalapril, and Quinapril are in what Classification?
Ace Inhibitors
Order: Cleocin 300 mg
Available: Cleocin 0.6 g/4 mL
0.3 g/ 2 mL