Medications
A patient is brought to the ED unconscious. The RN suspects and opioid overdose. What medication will the nurse administer in this scenario?
Naloxone (NARCAN)
opioid antagonist, reverses effects of opioids during an overdose.
A person requests help for cocaine withdrawal symptoms. Which is least likely to be part of this individual’s treatment plan?
A.Diazepam.
B.Bupropion.
C.Inpatient care.
D.Group therapy.
Inpatient Care-1 to 2 weeks’ cocaine withdrawal requires no inpatient care;
Withdrawal treatment: Group and individual therapy, Possible diazepam for agitation, no drugs reduce symptoms, Depression treatment once withdrawal is complete (e.g., bupropion)
Methadone, clonidine, buprenorphine/naloxone & Lofexidine are meds used for which type of withdrawal ETOH or Opioid?
Opioid Withdrawl
Legal definition of intoxication in most states: blood concentration of?
80 or 100 mg ethanol per deciliter of blood (mg/dL).
Often expressed as 0.08 to 0.10 g/dL.
Nicotine
Bupropion has an indication for smoking cessation
Name the most widely used psychoactive substance in the world that can result in intoxication, overdose, and withdrawal?
Caffeine
What medication produces a sensitivity to alcohol which results in a highly unpleasant reaction when the patient under treatment ingests even small amounts of alcohol.
Disulfiram (ANTABUSE)
What is the treatment if a patient overdoses on Benzodiazepines, Carbamates or Barbiturates
Gastric Lavage
This medication helps reduce cravings associated with ETOH and Opioids.
Naltrexone
A patient is being prescribed naltrexone for the management of opioid dependence. Which of the following is the minimum number of opioid-free days required before initiating naltrexone therapy to avoid precipitated withdrawal?
10 days