- Young age
- Male gender
- Polypharmacy
- High socioeconomic status
Category: Pharmacology -II
- Hang the main IV fluid bag lower than the IVPB.
- Spike the IVPB bag directly into the patient's primary IV.
- Hang the IVPB bag higher than the main IV fluid bag.
- Infuse the medication rapidly.
- Blocking proton pumps
- Neutralizing stomach acid
- Inhibiting histamine's action on gastric parietal cells
- Coating the ulcer crater
- Hypernatremia
- Cardiac arrhythmias
- Hypoglycemia
- Respiratory depression
- Decreasing glucose absorption from the gut
- Increasing insulin sensitivity in peripheral tissues
- Stimulating insulin secretion from the pancreas
- Reducing hepatic glucose production
- Before each meal
- Once daily at bedtime or in the morning, at the same time each day
- Only when blood glucose is very high
- As a sliding scale for rapid corrections
- Hyperkalemia
- Weight loss
- Osteoporosis
- Hypoglycemia
- Blocking calcium channels
- Inhibiting the conversion of angiotensin I to angiotensin II
- Directly relaxing vascular smooth muscle
- Increasing fluid excretion
- Ventricular tachycardia
- Sinus bradycardia
- Atrial fibrillation with rapid ventricular response
- Hypertensive crisis
- Blood glucose level
- Lung sounds
- Apical pulse and blood pressure
- Pain level
- Constipation
- Hypokalemia
- Hyperglycemia
- Weight gain
- Tolerance
- Dependence and withdrawal symptoms
- Drug interactions
- Overdose
- Immediately ambulate to promote absorption.
- Bear down to expel the suppository.
- Remain supine for 15-20 minutes.
- Eat a meal to enhance absorption.
- Directly stimulating intestinal smooth muscle.
- Softening stool by increasing water content in the bowel.
- Providing bulk to the stool.
- Inhibiting fluid absorption from the bowel.
- Encourage vigorous exercise.
- Administer IV fluids rapidly.
- Institute bleeding precautions.
- Provide a high-fiber diet.
- Liver function tests
- Renal function tests
- Complete blood count (CBC)
- Electrolytes
- Mild rash
- Nausea
- Anaphylaxis
- Headache
