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LosarLan blocks Lhe angloLensln
recepLor 8y blocklng Lhe acLlon of
angloLensln losarLan dllaLes blood
vessels and Lhereby reduces blood
pressure
I lor paLlenLs wlLh nonS1segmenL
elevaLlon ACS unsLable anglna
(uA)/nonS1elevaLlon myocardlal
lnfarcLlon (nS1LMl) lncludlng paLlenLs
who are Lo be managed medlcally and
Lhose who are Lo be managed wlLh
coronary revascularlzaLlon lavlx has
been shown Lo decrease Lhe raLe of a
comblned endpolnL of cardlovascular
deaLh myocardlal lnfarcLlon (Ml) or
sLroke as well as Lhe raLe of a comblned
endpolnL of cardlovascular deaLh Ml
sLroke or refracLory lschemla
CI lavlx ls conLralndlcaLed ln paLlenLs
wlLh acLlve paLhologlcal bleedlng such
as pepLlc ulcer or lnLracranlal
hemorrhage hypersenslLlvlLy (eg
anaphylaxls) Lo clopldogrel or any
componenL of Lhe producL
Iused Lo LreaL paLlenLs wlLh hlgh blood
pressure (hyperLenslon) and Lo help
proLecL Lhe kldneys from damage due
Lo dlabeLes lL ls also used Lo lower Lhe
rlsk of sLrokes ln paLlenLs wlLh hlgh
blood pressure and an enlarged hearL
Lowerlng hlgh blood pressure helps
prevenL sLrokes hearL aLLacks and
kldney problems
CIConLralndlcaLed wlLh hypersenslLlvlLy
Lo losarLan pregnancy (use durlng Lhe
O SLomach
upseL/paln
O dlarrhea
O consLlpaLlon
O headache
O dlzzlness
O rash
O flullke
sympLoms or
O back/[olnL
paln may
occur
O dlarrhea
O muscle
cramps
O dlzzlness
O lnsomnla
O nasal
congesLlon
O may also
cause a
perslsLenL
cough
Clopldogrel keeps Lhe
plaLeleLs ln your blood from
coagulaLlng (cloLLlng) Lo
prevenL unwanLed blood
cloLs LhaL can occur wlLh
cerLaln hearL or blood vessel
condlLlons
Clopldogrel ls used Lo
prevenL blood cloLs afLer a
recenL hearL aLLack or
sLroke and ln people wlLh
cerLaln dlsorders of Lhe
hearL or blood vessels
LosarLan belongs Lo a class of
drugs called angloLensln
recepLor blockers lL works
by relaxlng blood vessels so
LhaL blood can flow more
easlly
Orovlde small frequenL meals lf Cl upseL
occurs (noL as common as wlLh asplrln)
Orovlde comforL measures and arrange for
analgeslcs lf headache occurs
O1ake dally as prescrlbed May be Laken
wlLh meals
O?ou may experlence Lhese slde effecLs
ulzzlness llghLheadedness (Lhls may pass
as you ad[usL Lo Lhe drug) headache (lle
down ln a cool envlronmenL and resL C1C
preparaLlons may help) nausea gasLrlc
dlsLress (eaL frequenL small meals)
prolonged bleedlng (alerL docLors denLlsLs
of Lhls drug use)
O8eporL skln rash chesL paln falnLlng
severe headache abnormal bleedlng
AssessmenL
OPlsLory PypersenslLlvlLy Lo losarLan
pregnancy lacLaLlon hepaLlc or renal
dysfuncLlon hypovolemla
Ohyslcal Skln leslons Lurgor 1 reflexes
affecL 8 8 resplraLory ausculLaLlon llver
and kldney funcLlon LesLs
lnLervenLlons
OAdmlnlsLer wlLhouL regard Lo meals
OWA8nlnC AlerL surgeon and mark
paLlenLs charL wlLh noLlce LhaL losarLan ls
3MeLformln
300mg/ Lab
8lu
lormeL
MeLformln decreases hepaLlc glucose
producLlon decreases lnLesLlnal
absorpLlon of glucose and lmproves
lnsulln senslLlvlLy by lncreaslng
perlpheral glucose upLake and
uLlllzaLlon unllke sulfonylureas
meLformln does noL produce
hypoglycemla ln elLher paLlenLs wlLh
Lype 2 dlabeLes or normal sub[ecLs and
does noL cause hyperlnsullnemla WlLh
meLformln Lherapy lnsulln secreLlon
remalns unchanged whlle fasLlng
lnsulln levels and daylong plasma
lnsulln response may acLually
decrease
second or Lhlrd LrlmesLer can cause
ln[ury or even deaLh Lo Lhe feLus)
lacLaLlon
use cauLlously wlLh hepaLlc or renal
dysfuncLlon hypovolemla
I ManagemenL of Lype 2 dlabeLes
melllLus as monoLheraphy or
concomlLanLly wlLh an oral sulfonylurea
or lnsulln
CI conLralndlcaLed Lo paLlenLs wlLh
known hypersenslLlvlLy Lo meLformln
renal dlsease or renal dysfuncLlon (eg
as suggesLed by serum creaLlnlne levels
13 mg/dL males 14 mg/dL
females or abnormal creaLlnlne
clearance) whlch may also resulL from
condlLlons such as cardlovascular
collapse (shock) acuLe myocardlal
lnfarcLlon and sepLlcemla AcuLe or
chronlc meLabollc acldosls lncludlng
dlabeLlc keLoacldosls wlLh or wlLhouL
coma ulabeLlc keLoacldosls should be
LreaLed wlLh lnsulln
MeLformln should be Lemporarlly
dlsconLlnued ln paLlenLs undergolng
O lncrease
serum
poLasslum
O angloedema
O LosarLan may
reduce kldney
funcLlon ln
some paLlenLs
and should
noL be used
by paLlenLs
who have
bllaLeral renal
arLery
sLenosls (narr
owlng of boLh
arLerles golng
Lo Lhe
kldneys)
O CharacLerlzed
by lncrease ln
blood lacLaLe
levels (more
Lhan 3
mmol/L)
O decrease ln
blood pP
O elecLrolyLe
dlsLurbances
O unexplalned
hypervenLllaLl
on
O myalgla
O malalse
O May advance
Lo
cardlovascula
r collapse
(shock)
O acuLe CPl
uecreases llver producLlon
of glucose decreases
absorpLlon of glucose
lmproves lnsulln senslLlvlLy
rovldes lmprovemenL ln
glycemlc conLrol
sLablllzes/decreases body
welghL lmproves llpld
proflle
belng Laken 1he blockage of Lhe renln
angloLensln sysLem followlng surgery can
produce problems PypoLenslon may be
reversed wlLh volume expanslon
OMonlLor paLlenL closely ln any slLuaLlon
LhaL may lead Lo a decrease ln 8
secondary Lo reducLlon ln fluld volume
excesslve persplraLlon dehydraLlon
vomlLlng dlarrheaexcesslve hypoLenslon
can occur
1eachlng polnLs
O1ake drug wlLhouL regard Lo meals
Ouo noL sLop Laklng Lhls drug wlLhouL
consulLlng healLh care provlder
Olnform Lhe paLlenL of poLenLlal rlsks/
advanLages of Lherapy and of alLernaLlve
modes of Lherapy
OAssess Pemoglobln hemaLocrlL red blood
cells and serum creaLlnlne prlor Lo
lnlLlaLlon of Lherapy
OMonlLor fasLlng blood glucose hemoglobln
a and renal funcLlon
OMonlLor renal funcLlon LesL for evldence of
early lacLlc acldosls
Olf paLlenL ls on oral sulfonylureas (class of
drug ln LreaLlng uM 2) assess for
hypoglycemla
O8e alerL Lo condlLlons LhaL alLer glucose
requlremenLs fever lncreased acLlvlLy or
sLress surglcal procedure
OulsconLlnue meLformln and conLacL Lhe
physlclan lmmedlaLely lf evldence of lacLlc
acldosls appears (unexplalned
hypervenLllaLlon muscle aches exLreme
Llredness unusual sleeplness)
4Celecoxlb
200mg 1 cap
8lu prn for
paln
3lvlC
2300mg/30
ml vlal
Celebrex
Camlmun
e
Celecoxlb lnhlblLs cyclooxygenase2
an enzyme responslble for produclng
prosLagladln whlch causes paln and
lnflammaLlon lL produces anLl
lnflammaLory effecL
neuLrallzaLlon of auLoanLlbodles and
lnhlblLlon of complemenL acLlvaLlon
are Lwo ma[or mechanlsms whereby
lvlg alds recovery ln C8S
blocklng neuromuscular Lransmlsslon
requlres physlcal dlsrupLlon of Lhe
Lermlnal poLlon of Lhe nerve flber
where lL connecLs wlLh Lhe muscle and
depends on boLh anLlganglloslde
anLlbodles and complemenL
radlologlc sLudles lnvolvlng lnLravascular
admlnlsLraLlon of lodlnaLed conLrasL
maLerlals because use of such producLs
may resulL ln acuLe alLeraLlon of renal
funcLlon
ICelecoxlb ls used for Lhe rellef of slgns
and sympLoms of ArLhrlLls
(CsLeoarLhrlLls and 8heumaLhold
ArLhrlLls) ln adulLs lL ls also used for Lhe
LreaLmenL of acuLe paln and mensLrual
paln Celecoxlb ls also used Lo reduce
Lhe number of adenomaLous colorecLal
polyps ln famlllal adenomaLous
polyposls
I lClv ls used ln Lhe LreaLmenL of
Culllaln8arre syndrome (C8S) lClv ls
Lhe LreaLmenL of cholce for adulL
paLlenLs wlLh C8S provlded LhaL Lhey
are so severely affecLed LhaL Lhey aL
leasL requlre ald Lo walk LhaL Lhe
dlsorder ls dlagnosed durlng Lhe flrsL 2
weeks of Lhe lllness and LhaL Lhere are
no conLralndlcaLlons Lo lClv
CIlvlC ls conLralndlcaLed ln lndlvlduals
who have had anaphylacLlc or severe
sysLemlc reacLlon Lo lmmune globulln or
any lngredlenLs ln Lhe formulaLlons
MosL lvlC preparaLlons are
O acuLe Ml
O prerenal
azoLemla
O ularrhea
O uyspepsla
O Peadache
O upper
resplraLory
LracL
lnfecLlons
O Abdomlnal
paln
O llaLulence
O nausea
O 8ack paln
O erlpheral
edema
O ulzzlness
O 8ash
O vomlLlng
Peadache
O Mlgralne
O Chllls
O 8lgors
O Myalgla
O Plves
O 1achycardla
O nausea
O renal
dysfuncLlon
O asepLlc
menlnglLls
Celecoxlb ls a nonsLeroldal
anLl lnflammaLory drug
commonly used agalnsL
lnflammaLory dlseases llke
arLhrlLls and mlnor aches and
paln
lnLravenous lmmunoglobulln
(lvlC) ls a plasma producL
used ln Lhe LreaLmenL of
cerLaln condlLlons relaLed Lo
Lhe lmmune sysLem lvlC
LreaLmenL ls approved for
use ln people wlLh lmmune
deflclencles auLolmmune
dlseases some
lnflammaLlons and
lnfecLlons and lL ls also used
ln several offlabel ways
such as Lhe prevenLlon of
mlscarrlages
Orescrlbed dleL ls prlnclpal parL of
LreaLmenL do noL sklp or delay meals
ulabeLes MelllLus requlres llfelong conLrol
OAvold alcohol
Olnform physlclan lf headache nausea
vomlLlng dlarrhea skln rash unusual
brulslng or bleedlng and change ln color of
urlne or sLool occurs
OMay glve wlLhouL regard Lo food
Ouo noL crush or break capsules
OAssess onseL Lype locaLlon and duraLlon
of paln or lnflammaLlon
OlnspecL Lhe appearance of affecLed [olnLs
for lmmoblllLy deformlLy and skln
condlLlon
OLvaluaLe for LherapeuLlc response rellef of
paln decreased sLlffness swelllng
lncreased [olnL moblllLy decreased
Lenderness and lmproved grlp sLrengLh
A1lLn1 1LACPlnC
Olf gasLrolnesLlnal upseL occurs Lake wlLh
food
OAvold asplrln and alcohol because lL
lncreases Lhe rlsk of gasLrolnLesLlnal
bleedlng
OlvlC cannoL be mlxed wlLh oLher drugs or
lv lnfuslon flulds Lherefore lL musL be
glven Lhrough a separaLe lnfuslon llne
(McLvoy 1996 1rlssel 1996)
O1he boLLle or vlal musL be elLher roLaLed or
swlrled ln order Lo dlssolve Lhe parLlcles
Shaklng whlch resulLs ln foamlng should
be avolded because lL may lmpede Lhe
dlssoluLlon process (1rlssel 1996)
OSlnce many adverse effecLs of lvlC are
relaLed Lo Lhe raLe of lv lnfuslon Lhls
general guldellne should be followed for
lnlLlal lnfuslons
400 mg/kg dose 34 hour lnfuslon Llme
6MoLlllum 1
Lab /1lu
uomperld
one
uomperldone ls a perlpheral
dopamlnerecepLor blocker lL
lncreases oesophageal perlsLalsls
lower oesophageal sphlncLer pressure
gasLrlc moLlllLy and perlsLalsls Lhus
faclllLaLlng gasLrlc empLylng and
decreaslng small bowel LranslL Llme
conLralndlcaLed ln lndlvlduals wlLh
selecLlve lgA deflclencles because Lhese
lndlvlduals may have serum anLlbodles
Lo lgA or may develop anLlbodles
followlng admlnlsLraLlon of lmmune
globulln and anaphylaxls could resulL
followlng admlnlsLraLlon