Generic Name | Brand Name | Classification | Mechanism of Action | Contraindication | Indication | Side Effects | Adverse Effects | Nursing Consideration | Mefenamic AcidDosage: 500 mg cap q 6 | Analmin | AnalgesicNon-SteroidalAnti-inflammatory | Mefenamic Acid has analgesic‚ anti-inflammatory and anti-pyretic properties. It is derivative of N-phenyl anthranili acid. Mefenamic acid shows central as well as peripheral analgesia. It is an inhibitor of cyclo-oxygenase. It also antagonizes certain
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MEDICATION | CLASSIFICATION | MECHANISM OF ACTION | CONTRAINDICATIONS AND INDICATIONS | SIDE EFFECTS | NURSING RESPONSIBILITIES | Drug name:SalbutamolDosage:1mg/ml solutionThis was given to the patient who is suffering from difficulty of breathing due to thick secretion. The drug will relax bronchial muscle by blocking beta 2 receptors. | Bronchodilator | -A selective β2 adrenoceptor agonist. At therapeutic doses it acts on the β2 receptors of bronchial muscle‚ with little or no action on the
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Administer Medication to Individuals and Monitor the Effects 1 Understand legislation‚ policy and procedures relevant to administration of medication 1.1 Identify current legislation‚ guidelines policies and protocols relevant to the administration of medication The current legislation that is relevant to administration of medication in social care is: • Care standards act 2000 • Mental capacity act 2005 • Mental capacity act 2000 The legal management of medication are covered by The
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A nineteen year old female was admitted into the emergency department she had started to notice experiences of convulsion during her morning jogs. She notes that whenever she experiences flashing light such as that of emanating from leaves in trees or from cars passing by caused her to lose consciousness for a short period of time. As such‚ she has attempts to avoid running through areas that have this type of lighting during sunny days. Additionally‚ she claims that in the morning her hands can
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Friday‚ patient felt something in her throat coughed it out and found that it had a chunk of red blood she photographed this and shows the photograph of the chunk that she coughed out and had no more of this until today‚ and then she felt something in her throat coughed out and had blood. She also had about a month of seeming to have a feeling as if food catches as she eats and has had some nausea but without vomiting and she has also noted a lump on her low back for approximately a month. This
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Health History and Examination Health Assessment of the Head‚ Neck‚ Eyes‚ Ears‚ Nose‚ Mouth‚ Throat‚ Neurological System‚ and the 12 Cranial Nerves Skin‚ Hair‚ Nails‚ Breasts‚ Peripheral Vascular System‚ Lymphatics‚ Thorax‚ Heart‚ Lungs‚ Musculoskeletal‚ Gastrointestinal‚ and Genitourinary Systems Save this form on your computer as a Microsoft Word document. You can expand or shrink each area as you need to include relevant data for your client. Student Name: StudentNeesha Date: 6/4/15 Client/Patient
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Student Name: Alanna Cooper | Date: 06-28-2013 | * Client/Patient Initials: F.F | Sex: F | Age: 83 | Occupation of Client/Patient: Retired Homemaker | Health History/Review of Systems(Complete and systematic review of systems) | Neurological System (headaches‚ head injuries‚ dizziness‚ convulsions‚ tremors‚ weakness‚ numbness‚ tingling‚ difficulty speaking‚ difficulty swallowing‚ etc medications):Patient c/o occasional headaches which are relieved with Tylenol.Patient
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The patient is a 36 year old male who came to the hospital because of an episode of hematemesis. The patient stated that for the past few days he had had anorexia and epigastric pain‚ which was worse if he tried to eat. An NG tube was placed and drained a small amount of bright red blood‚ as well as some coffee-ground material. Hemoccult test showed dark‚ tarry stool and positive for occult blood. The patient is a 21 year old male who presented with a history of sudden onset of abdominal pain‚
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The patient is a 36 year old male who came to the hospital because of an episode of hematemesis. The patient stated that for the past few days he had had anorexia and epigastric pain‚ which was worse if he tried to eat. An NG tube was placed and drained a small amount of bright red blood‚ as well as some coffee-ground material. Hemoccult test showed dark‚ tarry stool and positive for occult blood. 1. Where do you suspect the patient is bleeding from? 2. What are some of the possible conditions
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Marijuana is one of the safest therapeutically active substances known. No one has ever died from an overdose‚ and it has a wide variety of therapeutic applications‚ including: • Relief from nausea and appetite loss; • Reduction of intraocular (within the eye) pressure; • Reduction of muscle spasms; and • Relief from chronic pain. Marijuana is frequently beneficial in the treatment of the following conditions: AIDS. Marijuana can reduce the nausea‚ vomiting‚ and loss of appetite
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