sedatives
This medication is used to treat anxiety, seizures, and insomnia and enhances the action of GABA in the CNS.
This drug class activates beta2 receptors in the bronchial smooth muscle, resulting in bronchodilation.
What are Beta2 adrenergic agonists?
These medications are often prescribed for allergic rhinitis, but can also treat nausea, motion sickness, allergic reactions, and insomnia.
What are Antihistamines?
Emergent Use for rapid mobilization of fluids caused by pulmonary edema or a condition not responsive to other diuretics ( edema cause by liver or cardiac, kidney disease, or hypertension)
What is the therapeutic use for furosemide?
New onset development of a dry cough
When would you discontinue taking an ACE or a medication ending in -pril
Manifestations including insomnia, excitation, euphoria, anxiety, and rage can be soon what administered medication is meant to treat anxiety
What is Paradoxical Response?
Name a short acting bronchodilator used in an acute asthma episode.
What is albuterol or levalbuterol?
This medication suppresses couth through its action on the central nervous system to increase cough threshold.
What is codeine?
Salt Subs, oranges, bananas, potatoes and dates
What are some high potassium foods should you avoid while taking spironolactone?
angioedema, fetal injury, hypotension, and lightheadedness/ dizziness upon standing
Common complications for ARBS or medications ending in -SARTAN
Results in prolonged sleep duration and deceased awakenings. These medications do not function as anti anxiety, muscle relaxant or antiepileptic agnates.
Formoterol and Salmeterol inhalers are not used for asthma exacerbation or attack. What are they used for?
What is long term control of asthma?
Sore throat, nosebleed, headache, and burning in the nose are complications of these medications.
What are nasal glucocorticoids?
Monitor Blood potassium and initiate cardiac monitoring for blood potassium greater than 5 mEq/L
What precautions should you take while a patient is on spironolactone?
Pregnancy risk category C, clients in cardiogenic shock, Acute MI, unstable angina, aortic stenosis, hypotension, sick sinus syndrome, second or third degree AV block
What are the Contraindications of Nifedipine?
Used in management of chronic insomnia when falling asleep is difficult, This will not help with maintnence of sleep
What is Ramelteon?
A client is prescribed a beta2 agonist and inhaled glucocorticoid. The nurse should instruct to take which medication first?
What is beta 2 agonist?
Antitussives may cause high fever when used within two weeks of this medication.
What is MAOI antidepressants?
Dehydration, hyponatremia, Hypokalemia/hypochloremia, Hyperglycemia, Hyperuricemia, hypomagnesemia, and increased lipids
What are common complications of Hydrochlorothiazide?
Nonselective beta 1 and 2 affecting the heart and lungs, causing an angiogenic blockade in the myocardium, decreasing: heart rate, myocardial contractility, rate of conduction to the AV node, reducing renin which decreases angiotensin II causing vasodilation, and promotes the excretion of sodium
What is the expected action of propranolol and nadolol?
Avoid high fat meals before taking this medication
What is Ramelteon
This nursing action should be taken when tachycardia, angina, and tremors occur after administration of Beta2 adrenergic agonists.
What is dose reduction?
If suffering from perennial allergic rhinitis, it may take this many days to get the maximum relief from a nasal glucocorticoid.
What is 21 days?
Urine output of 30mL/hr, Creatinine 0.6-1.3 males 0.5-1.1 females, BUN level 10-20 mg/dL, decreased intracranial pressure, and decreased intraocular pressure
What is the evaluation of effectiveness for the medication mannitol?
Not infusing this medication with any other medication, add a diluent for IV infusion, protect IV container from lighting, visualizing that the solution should be a light brown color, discarding after 24 hours, Monitoring Vitals and ECG
What is the nursing action for nitroprusside?