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This medication treats pain and fever but does not reduce inflammation.
What is Acetaminophen?
This dangerous breathing complication can occur with morphine.
What is Respiratory Depression?
These should be encouraged for a patient taking opioids to help prevent constipation.
What are Fluids and Fiber?
A PCA pump allows a patient to control this within prescribed safety limits.
What is Pain Medication?
This medication reverses opioid-induced respiratory depression.
What is Naloxone (Narcan)?
This serious condition can occur when aspirin is given to a child with a viral infection.
What is Reye's Syndrome?
This test can help detect GI bleeding in a patient taking NSAIDs.
What is a Stool Guaiac Test?
This medication is administered to people with opioid use disorder to reduce cravings and withdrawal symptoms.
What is Methadone?
This medication can cause salicylism and should be discontinued about one week before surgery.
What is Aspirin?
These major cardiovascular complications are associated with NSAIDs such as ibuprofen.
What are MI and Stroke?
What is Gradually Tapering the Dose?
Monitoring for moon face, buffalo hump, and central obesity can help identify this condition in a patient taking prednisone.
What is Cushing's Syndrome?
This medication is an NSAID used to reduce pain, fever, and inflammation and can cause stomach irritation and GI bleeding.
What is Ibuprofen?
A patient taking prednisone develops fever and chills. This serious complication should be suspected.
What is Infection?
What is Administering IV Fluids and Sodium Bicarbonate?
This NSAID is used for short-term treatment of moderate to severe pain and should not be used for more than 5 days because of the risk for GI bleeding and kidney problems.
What is Toradol?
This antigout medication treats an inflammatory disorder caused by high uric acid levels. Adverse effects include metallic taste, UV sensitivity, and cataracts.
What is Allopurinol?
Increased blood glucose, infection risk, fluid/sodium retention, weight gain/fat redistribution, muscle weakness, GI irritation/ulcers, and osteoporosis are adverse reactions of this drug class.
What are Corticosteroids?
A patient receiving an opioid becomes extremely drowsy, has pinpoint pupils, and develops slow, shallow breathing. This condition should be suspected.
What is Opioid Toxicity?
This NSAID is commonly used for arthritis pain and inflammation and should be taken with food to reduce stomach irritation.
What is Naproxen?