Description
Visit: https://nursing.com/140meds to request your free copy of "140 Must Know Meds" Generic Name hydromorphone
Trade Name Dilaudid
Indication moderate to severe pain
Action alters the perception and reaction to pain by binding to opiate receptors in the CNS, also suppresses the cough reflex
Therapeutic Class Opioid Analgesic, allergy, cold and cough remedies, antitussive
Pharmacologic Class opioid agonist
Nursing Considerations • Assess BP, respirations, and pulse before and during administration – medication causes general
CNS depression
• Narcan (nalaxone) is the antidote for overdose
• use caution with concurrent use of MAOI – avoid use within 14 days of each other
• may be used as an antitussive
• advised to dilute with NS prior to administration and to administer slowly to decrease CNS
depression
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Generic Name lactulose
Trade Name Kristalose
Indication Constipation, portal-systemic encephalopathy
Action draws water into the stool and softens stool, inhibits ammonia passing into the colon
Therapeutic...
Published 08/18/23
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Generic Name ketorolac
Trade Name Toradol
Indication pain
Action pain relief due to prostaglandin inhibition by blocking of the enzyme cyclooxygenase (COX)
Therapeutic Class nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory...
Published 08/16/23