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Tramadol Drug Study: Uses & Risks

Tramadol is a centrally acting analgesic used to treat moderate to moderately severe pain. It works by binding to mu-opioid receptors in the central nervous system and inhibiting the reuptake of serotonin and norepinephrine. Common adverse reactions include sedation, dizziness, headache, nausea, vomiting, and constipation. Tramadol can interact with other drugs and increase the risk of seizures, respiratory depression, or overdose. Nurses should monitor patients for adverse reactions and instruct them on appropriate use, side effects to watch for, and avoiding alcohol or other CNS depressants while taking tramadol.

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Tramadol Drug Study: Uses & Risks

Tramadol is a centrally acting analgesic used to treat moderate to moderately severe pain. It works by binding to mu-opioid receptors in the central nervous system and inhibiting the reuptake of serotonin and norepinephrine. Common adverse reactions include sedation, dizziness, headache, nausea, vomiting, and constipation. Tramadol can interact with other drugs and increase the risk of seizures, respiratory depression, or overdose. Nurses should monitor patients for adverse reactions and instruct them on appropriate use, side effects to watch for, and avoiding alcohol or other CNS depressants while taking tramadol.

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DRUG STUDY

GENERIC NAME: TRAMADOL


Dosage: 25 mg TIV PRN

INIDCATIONS/
DRUG MODE OF ADVERSE REACTIONS DRUG NURSING HEALTH
CONTRA
CLASS ACTION TO WATCH FOR INTERACTIONS CONSIDERATIONS TEACHINGS
INDICATIONS
Chemical I: moderate to Decreased Assess bowel function Instruct the
Therapeutic Effect: Binds to Sedation, dizziness/vertigo,
Class: moderately severe headache, confusion, dreaming, effectiveness with routinely. Minimize patient on how
mu-opiod
analgesics receptors.
pain anxiety, seizures, carbamazepine constipation. and when to ask
(centrally Inhibits Hypotension, for pain
acting) reuptake of C/I: pregnancy; tachycardia, bradycardia, Increased risk Assess previous medication.
serotonin and allergy Sweating,pruritus, rash, of tramadol toxicity analgesic history.
norepinephrine to tramadol; acute pallor, urticaria, Nausea, Tramadol is not Caution to avoid
in the CNS.
with MAOIs
intoxication with vomiting, dry mouth, constipation, recommended for opiod activities
alcohol, opioids, flatulence dependent patients requiring
Therapeutic
effect: psychotropic drugs Potential for (withdrawal symptoms) alertness until
Decreased pain or other centrally abuse, anaphylactoid reactions response to
acting analgesics; Monitor patients for medication is
lactation. seizures. unknown.

Use cautiously May cause ↑ serum Caution to avoid


with seizures, creatinine, elevated alcohol or other
concomitant use of liver enzymes, CNS
CNS depressants decreased hemoglobin depressants
or MAOIs, renal or and proteinuria.
hepatic Encourage
impairment. Overdose/ toxicity may patient to turn,
cause respiratory cough, breathe
depression. Naloxone deeply every 2
(Narcan) may reverse hr to prevent
it. atelectasis.

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