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| What are the 3 types of drug compatibility? |
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| Chemical, physical and therapeutic compatibility |
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| How menny types of compatibility must you check before administering an IV? |
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An incompatibility results when:
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| two or more substences react, interact or change the normal activity of the substence. |
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| When are incompatibilitys most likly to occur? |
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Definition
when seveal drugs are added to make a mixture
if soultions are given one after another using qme IV tubing
a drug is mixed in wrong substence
reacts withanother drugs preservatives |
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| A physical incompatibility is also called- |
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| a pharmaceutical incompatibility |
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| What are the two types of physical incompatibility? |
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| Insolubility and Absorption |
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| When does insolubility occur? |
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Definition
| When a drug is added to an inappropriate fluid solution. |
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| What are the signs of insolubility? |
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| Visible precipitation, haze, gas bubbles, and cloudiness. |
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| What prevents microscopic precipitates from entering the blood stream? |
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| The use of micropore filters. |
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| What electrolite increases the risk of forming a precipitate when mixed with other drugs? |
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Definition
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True or False
If you see precipitates in an IV it is ok to administer it if you have a micropore filter. |
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Definition
False
If you see the precipitates, it is no longer microscopic. |
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| Do not mix drugs prepared in special ___________ with other drugs. |
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| When administering a series of medications you must prepare each drug in __________? |
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A Separate syringe
this will lessen the possibility of precipitation |
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| What does insolubility result from? |
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Definition
They use incorrect solution to reconstitute a drug.
Follow all manufacturers instructions. |
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| What is therapeutic incompatibility? |
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Definition
| An undesirable effect occurring as a result from two or more drugs being given concurrently. |
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| As a result of therapeutic incompatibility is a drugs therapeutic response increased or decreased? |
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| What is a chemical incompatibility? |
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| A reaction between drugs with other drugs or solutions which result in alterations of the integrity and potency of the drug. |
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| What is the most common cause of chemical incompatibility? |
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| A reaction between acid and alkaline drugs or solutions resulting in a pH level that is unstable for one of the drugs. |
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