Health Medical Homework Help. SMU Cough Medications with Codeine or Antidiarrheal Nursing Questions
Answer these questions:
- What class of pain medications typically should not be ordered for a moderately hepatic-impaired patient, or must be hepatic dosed adjusted?
- According to the Pharmacotherapeutics for Advanced Practice Nurse Prescribers textbook, pure opioid agonists such as Morphine have the effects such as respiratory depression. From your textbook, list 5 more possible effects of pure opioid agonists.
- Cough medications with codeine or antidiarrheal are what type of Scheduled medication?
- Benzodiazepines must be (fill in the blank) when you plan to discontinue them? Here’s your choices- Abruptly stopped, tapered, dosed around the clock to be effective, or have thorough renal and hepatic labs before prescribing.
- How many refills can a patient have for Methylphenidate (Ritalin)?
- What are the unique characteristics of Oxycodone (Oxycontin), aside from its potency? What Controlled Drug Schedule is it?
- According to thePharmacotherapeutics for Advanced Practice Providers textbook, severe toxicity has occurred in infants whose mothers are taking codeine.
Use Ch4, 12, & 44 & Supplemental CS Readings in week 1 to answer the questions above
