Generic /Brand   Classification   Dosage,                 Indication        Mechanism of             Adverse                Nursing
name                              Timing, Route                             Action                   reaction               responsibilities
                                                                                                      nausea, vomiting,
TRAMADOL         Analgesics       50mg IVTT q 8hrs   Moderate to                                                            • Assess type,
                                                                                                     sweating
(9/20/10)                                            moderately severe      • Binds to mu-opioid     and constipation.      location, and
                                                     pain                                            Drowsiness is
                                                                            receptors.                                      intensity of pain
                                                                                                     reported, although
                                                                            • Inhibits reuptake of   it is less of an       before and 2-3 hr
                                                                            serotonin and            issue than for non-    (peak) after
                                                                                                     synthetic opioids.
                                                                            norepinephrine in        Patients               administration.
                                                      Contraindication
                                                                            the CNS                  prescribed             • Assess bowel
                                                                                                     tramadol for
                                                                                                                            function routinely.
                                                                                                     general pain relief
                                                                                                     with or without        • Assess previous
                                                                                                     other agents have      analgesic history.
                                                     Health
                                                                                                     reported
                                                     professionals have                                                     Tramadol is not
                                                                                                     withdrawal
                                                     not yet fully                                   symptoms               recommended for
                                                     endorsed of its use                             including
                                                     on a large scale for                            uncontrollable         patients dependent
                                                     these disorders,                                nervous tremors,       on opioids or who
                                                     although it may be                              muscle
                                                     used when other                                                        have previously
                                                                                                     contracture, and
                                                     treatments have                                 'thrashing' in bed     received opioids for
                                                     failed (under the                               (similar to restless   more than 1 wk; may
                                                     supervision of a                                leg syndrome.
                                                     psychiatrist).                                                         cause opioid
                                                                                                                            withdrawal
                                                                                                                            symptoms.
                                                                                                                            • • Monitor patient
                                                                                                                            for seizures. May
                                                                                                                            occur within
                                                                                                                            recommended dose
                                                                                                                            range. Risk
                                                                                                                            increased with
             higher doses and
             inpatients taking
             antidepressants
             (SSRIs, tricyclics, or
             Mao inhibitors),
             opioid analgesics, or
             other durgs that
             decrese the seizure
             threshold.
             • Overdose may
             cause respiratory
             depression
             and seizures.
             • Encourage patient
             to cough and
             breathe deeply
             every 2 hr to prevent
             atelactasis and
             pneumonia.
DRUG STUDY
   Generic        Classification      Dosage,                   Indication          Mechanism of                    Adverse                Nursing
/Brand name                        Timing, Route                                       Action                       reaction            responsibilities
                                                                                    sodium is the major        hypernatremia,           a.Monitor
Sodium Chloride     Electrolytes   50ml vial slow IVTT   prophylaxis of heat    cation of the body             hypopotassemia,          electrolytes, ECG,
    9/20/10                                                                     extracellular fluid. It        acidosis. Fluid and      liver and renal
                                                         prostration or
                                                                                plays a crucial role in        solute overload          function studies
                                                                                maintaining the fluid          leading to dilution of   b.Note level of
                                                         muscle cramps;
                                                                                and           electrolyte      serum electrolyte        consciousness
                                                         chloride deficiency    balance.           Excess      level, CHF,
                                                                                                                                        c.Assess the heart
                                                                                retention of sodium            overhydration, acute
                                                                                                                                        and lung sounds
                                                         due to dieresis or                                    pulmonary edem
                                                                                results                   in                            d.Observe S&S of
                                                                                overhydration(edema                                     hypernatremia,
                                                         salt
                                                                                ,         hypervolemia),                                flushed skin,
                                                         restrictions;
                                                                                which is often treated                                  elevated
                                                         prevention or
                                                                                with              diuretics.                            temperature, rough
                                                         treatment of
                                                                                Abnormally low levels                                   dry tongue, and
                                                         extracellular volume
                                                                                of      sodium       result                                   edema
                                                         depleti
                                                                                indehydration.                                          e.Monitor VS and
                                                           Contraindication     Normally, the plasma                                    I&O
                                                         congestive heart       contains          136-145                               f.Assess urine
                                                         failure, severely      mEq/L       and     98-1-6                              specific gravity and
                                                         impaired renal         mEq chloride/L. the                                     serum sodium level
                                                         function,              averagedaily
                                                         hypernatremia, fluid   requirement of salt is
                                                         retention              approximately 5g
                                                          DRUG STUDY
    Generic         Classification      Dosage,           Indication           Mechanism of             Adverse                     Nursing
 /Brand name                         Timing, Route                                Action                reaction                 responsibilities
                                                      diluted and                                 GI irritation; soft-tissue     Make sure
Calcium Gluconate    Electrolytes     1 ampule IVTT   administered as a        replaces Calcium   calcification, skin            prescriber specifies
                                      now in 30min                             and maintains
9/20/10                                               continuous IV                               sloughing or necrosis          form of calcium to
                                                                               Calcium level
                                                      infusion. Antidote in                       after IM/SC inj.               be given; crash
                                                      severe                                      Hypercalcaemia                 carts may contain
                                                      hypermagnesaemia;                           characterised            by    both calcium
                                                      Severe                                      anorexia,         nausea,      gluconate and
                                                      hyperkalaemia 10                            vomiting, constipation,        calcium chloride.
                                                                                                  abdominal             pain,
                                                      mL of 10% soln,                                                            •
                                                                                                  muscle
                                                      repeat every 10 mins                                                       Tell patient to take
                                                                                                  weakness,mental
                                                      if needed                                                                  oral calcium 1 to
                                                                                                  disturbances,
                                                                                                                                 11/2 hours after
                                                                                                  polydipsia,       polyuria,
                                                                                                                                 meals if GI upset
                                                                                                  nephrocalcinosis,
                                                       Patients with                                                             occurs.
                                                                                                  renal calculi; chalky
                                                       calcium renal                                                             •
                                                                                                  taste, hot flushes and
                                                       calculi or history of
                                                                                                                                 Give I.M. injection in
                                                       Contraindicat
                                                       renal calculi.                             peripheralvasodilation
                                                       ion
                                                       Conditions                                 .   Potentially       Fatal:   gluteal region in
                                                       associated with                                                           adults and in lateral
                                                                                                  Cardiac       arrhythmias
                                                       hypercalcaemia
                                                                                                  and coma                       thigh in infants. Use
                                                       and
                                                       hypercalciuria.                                                           I.M. route only in
                                                                                                                                 emergencies
                                                                                                                                 when no I.V. route is
available bec. of
irritation of tissue by
calcium salts.
Tell patient to take
oral calcium with a
full glass of water.
Monitor calcium
levels frequently.
Hypercalcemia may
result after large
doses in chronic
renal failure. Report
abnormalities
                                                        DRUG STUDY
   Generic     Classification        Dosage,              Indication       Mechanism of                  Adverse        Nursing
/Brand name                       Timing, Route                               Action                     reaction    responsibilities
                                                    hypoprothrombine              itamin K is      Transient"flush
                                                                            discussed in terms
  Vitamine K   Dose fat soluble   1 ampule IVTT q   mia secondary to                               ing sensations"
                                                                            of a new carbanion
                  vitamins             8hrs         factors limiting         model that mimics     and "peculiar"
                                                    absorption or                 the proton       sensations of
                                                    synthesis of           abstraction from the    taste have
                                                                            gamma position of
                                                    vitamin K, e.g.,                               been
                                                                                protein-bound
                                                    obstructive              glutamate. This is    observed, as
                                                    jaundice, biliary        the essential step    well as rare
                                                    fistula, sprue,                leading to      instances of
                                                    ulcerative coilitis,     carboxylation and     dizziness,
                                                                              activation of the
                                                    celiac disease,                                rapid and
                                                                                blood-clotting
                                                    intestinal             proteins. The model     weak pulse,
                                                    resection, cystic           comprises an       profuse
                                                    fibrosis of the         oxygenation that is    sweating, brief
                                                                            coupled to carbon-
                                                    pancreas,                                      hypotension,
                                                                                 carbon bond
                                                                                                   dyspnea, and
                                                                            formation, as is the
                                                                                oxygenation of     cyanosis.
                                                                                    vitamin K      Pain, swelling,
                                                     Contraindicat
                                                                              hydroquinone to      and
                                                         ion               vitamin K oxide. The
                                                                                                   tenderness at
                                                                           model hypothesis is
                                                    Hypersensitivity to                            the injection
                                                                             also supported by
                                                    any                      the mechanism of      site may
                                                    component of this          inhibition of the   occur.
                                                    medication.                carboxylase by      The possibility
                                                                           HCN, which acts as
                                                                                                   of allergic
                                                                                 an acid-base
                                                                           inhibitor rather than   sensitivity
                                                                           a metal-complexing      including an
                                                                             inhibitor. The new
 model postulates a     anaphylactoid
        dioxetane
                        reaction
  intermediate that
      explains the
     presence of a
second atom of 18O
      (from 18O2)
  incorporated into
  vitamin K oxide in
  the course of the
       enzymatic
    carboxylation.
       Finally, the
chemistry developed
here has been used
 to define the active
   site of vitamin K
hydroquinone as the
carbon-carbon bond
    adjacent to the
     methyl group.