Side Effects
This common antiepileptic medication is known for causing gingival hyperplasia
What is phenytoin?
What does opioid tolerance mean?
Patient requires more medication for the same pain relief.
You would administer this type of fluid for dehydration
-hypertonic, hypotonic, or isotonic solution?
An isotonic solution
This over-the-counter pain reliever is known for its liver toxicity in high doses.
What is acetaminophen (Tylenol)?
This type of medication is used to control epilepsy and prevent seizures.
Antileptics
Name an adverse effect of an opioid
what is respiratory depression or hypotension
Patients taking antidepressants may need to wait this long before seeing full effects.
What is 4 to 6 weeks?
You would administer this type of fluid for hyponatremia.
-hypertonic, hypotonic, or isotonic solution?
what is hypertonic fluids
This common over-the-counter analgesic also reduces inflammation and fever.
What is ibuprofen?
This type of medication helps the body get rid of excess fluid by increasing urine output.
What are diuretics?
Which antidepressant class causes more side effects - SSRI's or TCA'S
Name one nursing consideration for administering a loop diuretic?
watch for hypokalemia and dehydration or electrolyte imbalances in general
Zofran is used for what?
nausea
Drug used for status epilepticus
what is diazepam
This type of medication is used to relieve pain.
analgesics
Describe what extrapyramidal symptoms are?
motor restlessness and muscle spasms
Your patient that had general anaesthetia has a high fever. What could this mean?
What is malignant hyperthermia
this drug can be given as a laxative or for patients with liver failure experiencing hepatic encephalopathy
what is lactulose
This diuretic is commonly used to treat high blood pressure and swelling (edema).
What is furosemide (Lasix)?
This class of antidepressants, including fluoxetine and sertraline, increases serotonin levels in the brain.
What are SSRIs (Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors)?
Name 3 complications of TPN
infection
thrombosis
electrolyte imbalance
What is something people on benzos should avoid?
What is alcohol
When would you administer a paralytic medication?
Prior to intubation
Name one vasopressor?
Epi
Norepi
These drugs make you sleep
What are hypnotics