Intravenous Medications: A Handbook for Nurses and Allied Health ProfessionalsThis edition aims to help health personnel access accurate IV drug information. It has been revised to include over 900 new drug facts, and contains chapters on paediatric dose, usual dose, dose adjustments, dilution, incompatibilities, side effects and antidotes. |
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12 hours 24 hours 30 minutes acid ACTIONS acute agents e.g. allergic reaction aminoglycosides anaphylaxis anesthesia antibiotics ANTIDOTE Notify antiemetics antineoplastic arrhythmias atropine barbiturates bleeding blood pressure body weight bone marrow bradycardia calcium cardiac cause cephalosporins CONTRAINDICATIONS creatinine decrease diarrhea diazepam digoxin diluent discontinue the drug disease diuretics DOSE ADJUSTMENTS Reduce edema Elderly electrolyte epinephrine excreted extreme caution fluid furosemide further diluted heparin hepatic hypersensitivity hypertension hypoglycemia hypokalemia hypotension INCOMPATIBLE increased indicated infants inhibit injection lactation liver Maternal/child Metabolized mg/kg of body mg/Mē mg/ml Monitor nausea neuromuscular Note Drug/lab interactions Note Precautions notify the physician occur oral overdose pain Patient education PEDIATRIC DOSE phenobarbital phenytoin plasma platelet potassium potential Pregnancy Category pulmonary RATE OF ADMINISTRATION renal function respiratory depression Resuscitate as necessary Secreted in breast side effects single dose sodium solution specific symptoms tachycardia theophylline therapy tion toxicity Treat treatment urine USUAL DOSE ventricular vial vomiting