digoxin dosage more than the usual which may not be affected too much while taking Mylanta. Mrs. A’s digoxin dosage has to be change based on her medical circumstance and serum digoxin levels need to monitor closely. Digoxin ought to be administered with meals to reduce the consequences of gastric exasperation that may arise if taken without food. Both Furosemide and digoxin can grounds hypokalemia which can be regulated by encouraging Mrs. A to eat potassium-rich foods‚ educating her on dosage regimen
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MEDICATIONS 1. Esomeprazole Nexium Classification Therapeutic: antiulcer agents Pharmacologic: proton-pump inhibitors Route/Dosage/Time 0630‚ PO: 40 mg once daily 60 min. AC Breakfast. Action: Diminished accumulation of acid in the gastric lumen with lessened gastroesophageal reflux. Healing of duodenal ulcers. NURSING CONSIDERATIONS: [pic]Assess patient routinely for epigastric or abdominal pain and frank or occult blood in the stool‚ emesis‚ or gastric aspirate 2. Multi-vitamin
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The Enrolled Nurse scope of practice Administration of Medicines Course & Competencies Important information for registered and enrolled nurses and midwives Victorian Branch © Australian Nursing Federation (Victorian Branch) 540 Elizabeth Street Melbourne www.anfvic.asn.asn Published November 2010 Victorian Branch The Enrolled Nurse scope of practice Administration of Medicines Course & Competencies Important information for registered and enrolled nurses and midwives. This publication
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when a dangerous dosage of a drug is ingested. Fluctuation vital signs‚ exhaustion‚ dizziness‚ and chest‚ hear‚ and lung pain are all symptoms of overdose. Prescription drugs are the largest cause of deaths from overdose. In 2005‚ out of the 22‚400 overdoses‚ 38.2% were the result of pain killers. Intentional overdose is the misuse of prescribed or not prescribed medications taken in excessive quantities in attempt to self-harm. Accidental overdoses happen due to misreading of dosages or failing to
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Data analysis and data interpretation are closely related‚ but have different meanings. Lets first define the meaning of the word data. Data is defined as factual information that can be used as a basis for reasoning‚ discussion‚ or calculation. There are several different types of data. It can also be defined as information output by a sensing device or organ that includes both useful and irrelevant or redundant information and must be processed to be meaningful. Now that data has been defined
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drug administrator should consider this drug as a cost saver. Product also works much faster‚ instead of 2-3 hours‚ it took 30minutes‚ that might save nurse cost. Question 2. A. For High Risk: Each dosage of Anglomax adds $560 value without taking into account dosage and $218 taking into account dosage. Unit Cost Heparin Anglomax Heparin Anglomax Variance Anglomax* Variance* % % Expected Additional Costs Expected Additional Costs Expected Additional Costs Death 8
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common errors observed were wrong drug quantity (40%)‚ wrong duration of therapy (21%)‚ wrong dosing directions (19%)‚ and wrong dosage formulation (11%).” (Graham and Scudder). Some common errors of prescribing would be: wrote the prescription incorrectly‚ illegible handwriting leads to miscommunication‚ and physician error of simply choosing the incorrect medication/dosage when writing the
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blood vessel‚ which lowers BP. Adverse effects: Hypotension‚ angina‚ headache‚ fatigue‚ proteinuria‚ ‚ rash‚ sweating‚ cough. Contraindications: breastfeeding children‚ hypersensitivity to ACE inhibitors PREGNANCY (D) 2nd‚3rd trimester. Dosage: Adult: PO: 2.5mg/day then 2.5-20 mg/day divided bid or daily. Pharmokinetics: half life: 1-2 hrs‚ onset 1-2‚ peak 3-6. Nursing implications: check for allergies. check for hypotension. check for edema Atorvastatin: Drug Cards Ramipril:
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and floor pricing of Angiomax. In the first question we discussed the value of Angiomax. Now‚ what is the cost to replace Heparin with Angiomax? To start with‚ an ordinary treatment of Angiomax is 1 dose of while 30% will receive 2-3 doses. AVERAGE DOSAGE = 70%*1+30%*2.5= 1.45 In an ordinary treatment of Heparin‚ a patient will receive 4 doses. We can assume that value will be taken away by the price of Angiomax. The
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choosing an answer. 1. The structural formula of a drug is included in this section of a drug monograph. A. Dosage and Administration B. Clinical Pharmacology C. How Supplied D. Description 2. A patient calls the pharmacy and asks if it’s safe to take a certain drug while nursing. You pull the package insert and see that it’s the older format. What section do you need to look in? A. Dosage and Administration B. Precautions C. Clinical Pharmacology D. Warnings 3. If you want to know what dose forms
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