Patient Education
The nurse should inform a patient taking the urinary antibiotic nitrofurantoin that they may have this harmless adverse effect.
What is brown/dark urine?
After giving Dantrolene to a patient with NMS, these actions are priority.
What are cooling and supportive measures?
This medication is a a potassium-sparing diuretic used for high blood pressure, heart failure, edema, and hyperaldosteronism. It has adverse effects such as gynecomastia, GI upset, and hyperkalemia.
What is Spironolactone?
This condition can be caused by taking atypical antipsychotics such as olanzapine. It is defined by a large waistline, high blood sugar, and high blood pressure.
What is metabolic syndrome?
The osmotic diuretic mannitol is primarily used to treat this condition by creating an osmotic gradient that draws excess water from tissues into the bloodstream.
What is ICP?
Clients taking atorvastatin and ezetimibe must report this type of pain immediately.
What is muscle pain (possible rhabdomyolysis)?
This is the priority lab to watch with client on digoxin and furosemide due to the risk for toxicity.
What is potassium?
This medication is a long-acting benzodiazepine used for prescribed at discharge after alcohol detox.
What is Diazepam?
Grapefruit juice should not be consumed when a patient is given this category of medication used for lowing blood pressure and treat conditions like angina.
What are calcium channel blockers? (amlodipine, diltiazem , felodipine, and nifedipine)
Epinephrine is commonly given do treat this life threatening condition defined by hives, swelling of the tongue or throat, trouble breathing, and a drop in blood pressure.
What is anaphylactic shock?
Patients must be educated on this adverse interaction between Pentosan polysulfate, anticoagulants, and anti platelets.
What is risk of bleeding?
A CIWA (Clinical Institute Withdrawal Assessment for Alcohol) patient becomes pulseless after lorazepam; the nurse must do this first.
What is CPR?
This antidepressant is prescribed for smoking cessation and seasonal affective disorder.
What is Bupropion?
These two signs are the defining symptoms of Stevens–Johnson syndrome.
What are blistering rash on the skin and sores on mucous membranes?
This medication is prescribed in heart failure to increase contractility without increasing oxygen demand or increasing heart rate.
What is dobutamine?
A MAOI drug must be taught to avoid foods high in this substance.
What is tyramine?
This action should be taken when patient taking warfarin has active bleeding.
What is contain the bleeding with direction pressure on the site?
This naturally occurring anticholinergic medication is used to treat a variety of conditions including Sarin gas exposure.
What is Atropine?
Other than dry mouth and drowsiness, the antihypertensive clonidine may cause this serious adverse effect if stopped abruptly.
What is rebound hypertension?
The anticholinergic oxybutynin is used for neurogenic bladder/spinal cord injury reduce this condition defined by lack of voluntary control.
What is reduce incontinence?
Clients using inhaled corticosteroid budesonide must rinse their mouth afterward to prevent this complication.
What is oral thrush?
This action should be taken when a client prescribed a beta blocker such as metoprolol with a heart rate of less than 60.
What is hold the dose?
This medication is used to treat anemia by stimulating the production of red blood cells in the bone marrow and should be held if a patient's hemoglobin is more than 11 or has uncontrolled hypertension.
What is epoetin alfa?
This condition is a serious reaction to heparin that causes a significant drop in platelet count and increases the risk of blood clots.
What is heparin induced thrombocytopenia?
The antidote physostigmine is administered for the poisoning of this antimuscarinic agent.
What is atropine poisoning?