A young mother is in intensive care after having a rare but serious reaction to a friend's prescription antibiotics that caused her to "burn" from the inside out. Yassmeen Castanada, 19, wasn't feeling well on Thanksgiving, so she took a pill that her friend had left over from a previous illness. Soon, Castanada's eyes, nose and throat began to burn, and she was rushed to the emergency room, her mother, Laura Corona, told ABC News. Her body erupted in blisters over the next few days, Corona said. She had to be sedated and placed on a ventilator.
Case Study 1: Patient Admission Concepts related to HLTEN512B Topic 1 Mrs. Gwen Jones is a 70 year old woman who has been admitted to your ward after arriving from her doctor’s surgery. Her GP has included a letter stating that he has assessed Mrs. Jones and requests she is admitted. She is feeling very unwell, with a high temperature, frequency of urination and burning when urinating. She appears slightly confused. She complains of back pain.
The patient’s head is thrust back, and the patient is unable to speak. What will the nurse do? a.|Administer the haloperidol as ordered.| b.|Discuss increasing the haloperidol dose with the provider.| c.|Request an order to give diphenhydramine.| d.|Request an order to give levodopa.| ____ 2. A patient who is taking an antipsychotic drug for schizophrenia comes to the clinic for evaluation. The nurse observes that the patient has a shuffling gait and tremors and is drooling.
In the article “Gender Bender by Jill Vollbrecht we learn about a diabetic woman and her hairier problem. Her deep voice, furry arms and her bald spot points to a hormonal imbalance, but a deeper look into her problem reveals an even better explanation to why this is happening. As we read on we learn about Judy, the diabetic patient and her doctor visit. Dr. Vollbrecht seemed to been having a busy day. She had just finished seeing what seemed like a hundred diabetic patients, one after the other.
amoxicillin, antidepressants e.g. cipramil, Anticoagulants e.g. warfarin. The effect of Analgesics is to relieve pain such as head aches and the potential side effects are that they can be addiction is can happen if taken over a long period of time. Also, irritation of the stomach, liver damage and sleep disturbances as some analgesics contain caffeine.
6. Patient takes restoril for insomnia, patient calls nurse, what will be nurses explanation……… IT IS A HANGOVER EFFECT. 7. Patients say I haven’t seen the Med? I WILL LOOK INTO IT.
Many people confuse an uncomfortable, but not serious, side effect of a medicine (such as nausea) with a true drug allergy. Symptoms • Common symptoms of a drug allergy include: • Hives • Itching of the skin or eyes (common) • Skin rash (common) • Swelling of the lips, tongue, or face •
It is very important to get the history to figure out what may be causing these symptoms. The best code for this scenario is 99205. • A 30-year-old patient presents complaining of flu-like symptoms characterized by unremitting cough, sinus pain, and thick nasal discharge. An examination reveals bronchitis and sinus infection. The patient is prescribed a 5-day course of Zithromax.
You are looking at her electronic medical record and note she has missed several of her quarterly MD appointments. You ask her why she’s missed her appointments lately and she states: “I know all about my disease and the drug therapy” a. Mary’s phenytoin level is 8.5 mcg/ml. What does this mean? How may this level have occurred? b.
Original Alphabetical An alcohol-dependent patient was hospitalized at 0200 today. When would the nurse expect withdrawal symptoms to peak? Between 0200 tomorrow and hospital day 2 (24 to 48 hours after drinking stopped) A woman in the last trimester of pregnancy drinks 8 to 12 ounces of alcohol daily. The nurse plans for the delivery of an infant who is: microcephalic and cognitively impaired A patient was admitted last night with a hip fracture sustained in a fall while intoxicated. The patient points to the Buck traction and screams, "Somebody tied me up with ropes."