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Medications-LAGCC 1st semester
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Nursing
Undergraduate 3
04/28/2012

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Term
Digoxin (lanaoxin)
Definition

antiarrythmic-inotropics/ digitalis-glycosides

CHF

Tachyarrhythmias

-atrilal fibrillation-atrial flutter

-proxysmal atrial tachycardia

*increases the force of myocardial contraction

*prolongs refractory period of av node

*decreases conduction through SA and AV nodes

*increases cardiac outuput

 

Term
Albuterol(accuNeb, airet, gen-salbutamol, novo-salmol,proventil, salbutamol, ventodisk, ventolin, volmax,vospira)
Definition

bronchodilators

adrenergics

*controls and prevents reversible airway obstruction by asthma and COPD

*Ihaln: used as quick relief for acute bronchospasm and for exercise induced bronchospasm

PO: used long term control agent in patients with chroni/persistent bronchospasm.

Term

Aspirin

(salicylate)

Definition

antypyretics, nonopioid analgesics

*inflamatory disorders including'

-rheumatoid arthritis

-osteoarthritis

*mild to moderate pain

*fever

*aspirin: prophylaxis of transient ischemic attacks and MI

Term
acetaminophen (tylenol)
Definition

antypyretics

nonopioid analgesics

*mild pain

*fever

Term

magnesium salts (oral)

magnesium chloride, citrate, gluconate,hydroxide,

oxide

Definition

mineral and electrolyte replacements/supplements, laxative

* treatment/ prevention of hypomagnesemia

laxative

bowel evacuant in prep for surgery/radiologic procedures

milk of magnesia has also been used as antacid.

Term
meperidine ( demrol, pethidine)
Definition

opioid analgesics

opioid agonists

moderate or severe pain(alone or with nonopioid agents)

anesthesia adjunct

analgesic during labor

preoperative sedation

unlabelled uses: rigors

Term
diazepam(apo-diazepam, diastat, diazemuls, dizax,d-val, novokipam, pms-diazepam, valium, vivol)
Definition

antianxiety agents, anticonvulsants,sedative/hypnotics,

skeletal muscle relaxants(CNS)

benzodiazepines

adjunct management of:

anxiety

preoperative sedation

conscious sedation

provides light anesthesia and anterograde amnesia

treatmetn of status epilepticus/uncontrolled seizures

skeletal muscle relaxant

management of the sysmptoms of alcohol withdrawel

Term
docusate(dc softgels, correctol stool softner, diocto, docu, dos softgels, doss, dss, ex-lax stool softner, genasoft, modane soft, silace, stool softner, therevax sb)
Definition

laxative

stool softners

PO: prevention of constipation(in patients who should avoid strainig, such as after MI or rectal surgery)

RECT: used as enema to soften fecal impaction.

Term
heparin (calcilean, calciparine, hepalean, heparin leo, hep-lock, hel-lock u/p)
Definition

anticoagulents

antithrombotics

prophylaxis and treatment of various thromboembolic disorders:

venous thromboembolism

pulmanary emboli

atrial fibrillation with embolization

acute and chronic consumptive coagluapthies

peripheral arterial thromboembolism

used in very low dose (10-100) to maintian patency of IV catheters(heparin flush)

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