- Medication can be stopped after symptoms resolve
- Treatment usually lasts for a few weeks
- Strict adherence for 6-9 months is vital
- Skipping doses occasionally is acceptable
Category: BS Nursing
- Headache
- Mild rash
- Oral thrush or vaginal discharge
- Fatigue
- Nephrotoxicity
- Ototoxicity
- Red Man Syndrome
- Pseudomembranous colitis
- Hypoglycemia
- Hyperthyroidism
- Adrenal insufficiency
- Hypocalcemia
- With breakfast
- At bedtime
- On an empty stomach in the morning
- Any time of day with food
- Nausea and diarrhea
- Metallic taste in mouth
- Lactic acidosis
- Weight gain
- Rinse mouth with water after each use
- Use the inhaler before a bronchodilator
- Hold breath for 30 seconds after inhalation
- Shake the inhaler vigorously before use
- Long-term asthma control
- Preventing exercise-induced bronchospasm
- Relieving acute bronchospasm
- Reducing airway inflammation
- Persistent dry cough
- Photophobia
- Hypotension and bradycardia
- Blue-grey skin discoloration
- Hyperkalemia
- Hyponatremia
- Hypokalemia
- Hypercalcemia
- Auscultate lung sounds
- Check the patient's blood pressure
- Assess apical pulse for one full minute
- Evaluate pupil reaction
- One dose in 5 minutes
- Two doses in 10 minutes
- Three doses in 15 minutes
- Four doses in 20 minutes
- Nausea and vomiting
- Persistent dry cough
- Dizziness upon standing
- Headache and blurred vision
- Using the thumb to palpate the pulse
- Using the pads of the index and middle fingers, applying gentle pressure, and counting for 30 or 60 seconds
- Pressing firmly with the whole hand
- Not counting the pulse at all
- Advise against eating cooked food
- Educate on strict hand hygiene (especially after vomiting/diarrhea), proper cleaning/disinfection of contaminated surfaces, and isolation of sick individuals
- Tell people to eat only raw food
- Only focus on providing anti-diarrheals
- Advise individuals to join gyms
- Advocate for creation of safe walking paths, community exercise programs, and policies that promote physical activity in schools and workplaces
- Blame individuals for inactivity
- Only focus on nutrition education
- Stop taking the diuretic
- Advise to rise slowly from sitting/lying position, ensure adequate hydration, and contact healthcare provider, as this can indicate orthostatic hypotension
- Take more diuretic
- Ignore the dizziness
- Force them into treatment
- Use motivational interviewing techniques to explore readiness for change, identify barriers, and provide resources without judgment
- Tell them to figure it out alone
- Only provide legal advice
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