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    Acetylcysteine Drug Study

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    Acetylcysteine is a mucolytic agent used to treat acute and chronic bronchopulmonary disease by decreasing the viscosity of secretions and promoting their removal through coughing and drainage, and it is also used as an antidote for acetaminophen overdose to maintain and restore hepatic glutathione levels needed to inactivate toxic metabolites. Potential side effects include diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, rash, dizziness, and allergic reactions such as wheezing and difficulty breathing, so nurses should monitor patients for respiratory and skin symptoms and notify the physician immediately if reactions occur.

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    Acetylcysteine is a mucolytic agent used to treat acute and chronic bronchopulmonary disease by decreasing the viscosity of secretions and promoting their removal through coughing and drainage, and it is also used as an antidote for acetaminophen overdose to maintain and restore hepatic glutathione levels needed to inactivate toxic metabolites. Potential side effects include diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, rash, dizziness, and allergic reactions such as wheezing and difficulty breathing, so nurses should monitor patients for respiratory and skin symptoms and notify the physician immediately if reactions occur.

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    Acetylcysteine is a mucolytic agent used to treat acute and chronic bronchopulmonary disease by decreasing the viscosity of secretions and promoting their removal through coughing and drainage, and it is also used as an antidote for acetaminophen overdose to maintain and restore hepatic glutathione levels needed to inactivate toxic metabolites. Potential side effects include diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, rash, dizziness, and allergic reactions such as wheezing and difficulty breathing, so nurses should monitor patients for respiratory and skin symptoms and notify the physician immediately if reactions occur.

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    Acetylcysteine Drug Study

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    Acetylcysteine is a mucolytic agent used to treat acute and chronic bronchopulmonary disease by decreasing the viscosity of secretions and promoting their removal through coughing and drainage, and it is also used as an antidote for acetaminophen overdose to maintain and restore hepatic glutathione levels needed to inactivate toxic metabolites. Potential side effects include diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, rash, dizziness, and allergic reactions such as wheezing and difficulty breathing, so nurses should monitor patients for respiratory and skin symptoms and notify the physician immediately if reactions occur.

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    Drug Study: Acetylcysteine

    Indications or
    Drug Mechanism of Action Contraindications Side Effects Adverse Reactions Nursing Responsibilities
    Purpose
    Generic Name: Decreases viscosity of Mucolytic agent in Hypersensitivity to Diarrhea, eye CNS: dizziness, Monitor respirations, cough, and
    secretions, promoting adjunctive drug (except with irritation, fatigue, drowsiness, headache character of secretions.
    secretion removal through treatment of acute antidotal use) nausea,
    coughing, postural and chronic
    vomiting, skin
    Acetylcysteine drainage, and mechanical bronchopulmonar Status asthmaticus When used as a mucolytic, assess the
    means. In acetaminophen y disease rash CV: hypotension,
    (except with quantity and consistency of sputum to
    overdose, maintains and hypertension,
    antidotal use) help document whether this drug is
    restores hepatic tachycardia
    successful in reducing the viscosity of
    Brand Name: glutathione, needed to
    inactivate toxic Acetaminophen respiratory secretions.
    metabolities. overdose EENT: severe Monitor other signs of allergic reactions.
    rhinorrhea
    Mucosil Signs include pulmonary symptoms
    (tightness in the throat and chest,
    Diagnostic wheezing, cough, dyspnea) and skin
    bronchial studies GI: nausea, vomiting, reactions (rash, pruritus, urticaria). Notify
    Pharmacologic stomatitis, constipation physician or nursing staff immediately if
    class: N-acetyl
    derivative these reactions occur.
    naturally
    Respiratory: chest
    occurring amino
    acid tightness, wheezing,
    increased secretions,
    bronchial irritation,
    hemoptysis
    Therapeutic
    class: Mucolytic,
    acetaminophen
    Hepatic: hepatoxicity
    antidote

    Skin: rash, urticarial,


    Dose, Route & clamminess
    Timing:

    Other: chills, fever,


    Dose: 600 mg in hypersensitivity
    ¾ cup of water including anaphylaxis

    Route orally

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