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    Drug Study: Far Eastern University

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    This document provides information on medications being administered to a patient named Virgilio Añanain including the generic and trade names, actions, dosages, side effects, and nursing responsibilities for cefuroxime, salbutamol and guaifenesin syrup, prednisone, and arcostrong. Nurses are responsible for monitoring for side effects, ensuring proper administration, and educating the patient on the medications.

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    This document provides information on medications being administered to a patient named Virgilio Añanain including the generic and trade names, actions, dosages, side effects, and nursing responsibilities for cefuroxime, salbutamol and guaifenesin syrup, prednisone, and arcostrong. Nurses are responsible for monitoring for side effects, ensuring proper administration, and educating the patient on the medications.

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    This document provides information on medications being administered to a patient named Virgilio Añanain including the generic and trade names, actions, dosages, side effects, and nursing responsibilities for cefuroxime, salbutamol and guaifenesin syrup, prednisone, and arcostrong. Nurses are responsible for monitoring for side effects, ensuring proper administration, and educating the patient on the medications.

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    Drug Study: Far Eastern University

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    This document provides information on medications being administered to a patient named Virgilio Añanain including the generic and trade names, actions, dosages, side effects, and nursing responsibilities for cefuroxime, salbutamol and guaifenesin syrup, prednisone, and arcostrong. Nurses are responsible for monitoring for side effects, ensuring proper administration, and educating the patient on the medications.

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    Far Eastern University

    Institute of Nursing

    Drug Study

    Patient’s name: Virgilio Añanain


    Room: 10A

    Generic / Trade Name Action Dosage Side Effects Nursing Responsibilities


    Cefuroxime Anti-infective 750 mg IV q8o CV: phlebitis,  Before giving drug,
    thrombophlebitis ask patient if he is
    Second-generation GI: diarrhea, nausea, allergic to penicillins
    cephalosporin that anorexia, vomiting or cephalosporins
    inhibits cell-wall Hematologic: hemolytic  For I.M. use, inject
    synthesis, promoting anemia, deep into a large
    osmotic instability; thrombocytopenia muscle, such as the
    usually bactericidal. Skin: maculopapular and gluteus maximum or
    erythematous rashes, the side of the thigh
    urticaria, pain,  Monitor patient for
    temperature elevation signs and symptoms
    Other: anaphylaxis of superinfection

    Salbutamol + 1 cap TID


    Guaifenesin syrup
    Salbutamol Sympathomimetic CNS stimulation, GI  Screen for the
    bronchodilator upset, cardiac following conditions:
    arrhythmias, allergy to any
    Actions are specific to hypertension, sympathomimetic or
    the beta2-receptors found bronchospasm, sweating, drug vehicle; cardiac
    in the bronchi. pallor, and flushing disease, vascular
    disease, arrhythmias,
    diabetes, and
    hyperthyroidism
     Assess: reflexes and
    orientation,
    respirations and
    adventitious sounds,
    pulse, blood pressure
     Prolonged use of the
    Guaifenesin Expectorant Nausea, vomiting, OTC preparations
    anorexia, headache, could result in the
    Enhances the output of dizziness masking of important
    respiratory tract fluids by symptoms of a serious
    reducing the underlying disorder.
    adhesiveness and surface  Guaifenesin should
    tension of these fluids, not be used for more
    allowing easier than 1 week
    movement of the less
    viscous secretions.

     Determine whether
    Prednisone Corticosteroids 20 mg 1 tab after Euphoria, insomnia, patient is sensitive to
    breakfast vertigo headache, other corticosteroids
    Decreases inflammation, seizures, hypertension,  Monitor patient’s
    mainly by stabilizing edema, arrhythmias, blood pressure, sleep
    leukocyte lysosomal thrombophlebits, patterns, and
    membranes; suppresses thromboembolism, potassium level
    immune response; cataracts, glaucoma,  Weigh patient daily
    stimulates bone marrow, increased urine calcium  Tell patient not to
    and influences protein, level, hypokalemia, stop drug abruptly or
    fat, and carbohydrate hyperglycemia without prescriber’s
    metabolism consent
     Instruct patient to take
    drug with food or
    milk

     Explain the need to


    take this medication
    Arcostrong Food or nutritional 1 cap OD
    supplement  Note for any allergic
    reaction

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