adverse effects of local anesthetics Correct Answers Usually
limited
Adverse effects result if:
Inadvertent intravascular injection occurs
Goes intravenously
Excessive dose or rate of injection is given
Slow metabolic breakdown occurs
Injection into highly vascular tissue occurs
"Spinal headache," treated with an epidural blood patch
aminoglycosides Correct Answers Gentamycin
Monitor peak and trough blood levels of these drugs to prevent
nephrotoxicity and ototoxicity
,Symptoms of ototoxicity include dizziness, tinnitus, and hearing
loss
Symptoms of nephrotoxicity include urinary casts, proteinuria,
and increased BUN and serum creatinine levels
Amphotericin B nursing implications Correct Answers To
reduce the severity of the infusion-related reactions,
pretreatment with an antipyretic (acetaminophen),
antihistamines, antiemetics, and corticosteroids may be given
Use IV infusion pumps and the most distal veins possible
Anaphylaxis - 911 Correct Answers Clinical signs and
symptoms
May have all of the previous reactions
Laryngeal edema (airway swelling)
Dyspnea, SOB
Hypotension, tachycardia
anesthetic adverse effects: malignant hyperthermia Correct
Answers Occurs during or after general anesthesia or use of
NMBD succinylcholine
, Sudden elevation in body temperature (> 104° F)
Tachypnea, tachycardia, muscle rigidity
Life-threatening emergency
Treated with dantrolene (skeletal muscle relaxant)
anesthetics Correct Answers Drugs that depress CNS
Depression of consciousness
Loss of response to sensory stimulation (pain)
Muscle relaxation
Anesthesia
A state of depressed CNS activity
General anesthesia
Local anesthesia
Balanced anesthesia
Combination of drugs to prevent toxicity
Anesthetics: adverse effects Correct Answers Vary according
to dosage and drug used
anesthetics: indications Correct Answers General anesthetics
used during surgical procedures:
Unconsciousness
Skeletal muscular relaxation
Visceral smooth muscle relaxation
Rapid onset; quickly metabolized
Also for electroconvulsive therapy to treat depression
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