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PHI
Protected Health Information
BP
Blood Pressure
Signs are tongue/throat swelling and difficulty breathing
Anaphylaxis
The inability to control the bladder
Urinary Incontinence
Action: Reduces pain and inflammation
Contraindicated in residents' w/HF (heart failure), kidney failure, stomach ulcers, and those on anticoagulants
NSAIDs:
Ibuprofen
Naproxen
HIPAA
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
BID
2 X day
-Do not give to residents allergic to PCN
-Very Common
-Used for infections all over the body
Amoxicillin
Most residents with kidney failure also have this disease that is treated with ACE inhibitors, ARB's
HTN
Action is to reduce mild to moderate pain
acetaminophen (Tylenol)
CDC
Center for Disease Control
NPO
Nothing by mouth
Class: Cephalosporin antibiotics
Most Common SE: Diarrhea
Mainly used in upper resp. infections, ear infections, UTI, bone infections, skin infections
Reduces bladder spasms
Urinary antispasmodic
-Oxybutynin
-tolterodine
-trospium
Action-Reduces inflammation
-Can weaken the immune system
-Should not be stopped abruptly, must be tapered down
Corticosteroids:
-methylprednisolone
-prednisone
CSA
Controlled Substances Act
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S
Without
-Do not give to residents allergic to sulfa drugs
-Used to treat UTI's, MRSA, Pneumonia, ear infections, shigella
-Strong antibiotic
trimethoprim/sulfamethazole
Bactrim
cefepime, zosyn, vancomycin, ampicillin are used to treat this type of infection
Complicated UTI's
The last choice in treatment for shingles pain due to their side effects, which are stronger in geriatric patients.
Opiods:
Morphine
Oxycodone
FDA
Food & Drug Administration
ac
Before Meals
-Can cause serious side effects including tendon problems, nerve damage, serious mood/behavior changes
-Used to treat UTI's, pneumonia
-Can make resident sun sensitive
ciprofloxacin (Cipro)
Nitrofurantoin monohydrate (Macrobid)
trimethoprin/sulfamethoxazole (Bactrim)
are used to treat this infection
Bladder Infection (Cystitis)
Causes changes in the immune system that relieve lups symptoms.
Common SE: headache, dizziness, nausea, rash, nervousness
Antimalarial agents
-hydroxychloroquine (Plaquenil)