NURS 1089 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: National Council Licensure Examination, Ace Inhibitor, Pralidoxime
21 Feb 2018
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Antacids: reduce hydrochloric acid located in the stomach. Anticonvulsants: management of seizures or bipolar disorders. Antidiarrheals: reduce water in bowels and gastric motility. Diuretics: increases excretion of water/sodium from body. Laxatives: loosens stools and increases bowel movements. Done: opioid analgesics (watch rr can cause respiratory depression) Calcium channel blockers (ccbs): calcium, glucagon, insulin. Opiates/opioids (narcotic analgesics, heroin, morphine): naloxone (narcan) When taking hypertensive medications, teach pt about orthostatic hypotension. Administer diuretics i(cid:374) the (cid:373)or(cid:374)i(cid:374)g so pt does(cid:374)"t (cid:272)o(cid:374)sta(cid:374)tly wake up to uri(cid:374)ate. Digoxin side effects are increased when the pt is hypokalemic. Digoxin has a negative chronotropic effect (slows hr). Hold the dose if the hr is less than 60. Digitalis toxicity bradycardia, tachycardia, dysrhythmias, nausea, vomiting, and headache. Maois: do not give food with tyramine as it may cause hypertensive crisis. Do not give tetracycline at bed time. Do not let pts lie down because it might cause gastric reflux.
