Cephalexin is a first-generation cephalosporin antibiotic used to treat respiratory tract, skin, ear, and other infections caused by bacteria. It works by inhibiting bacterial cell wall synthesis. Common side effects include nausea, diarrhea, and headache. It is generally well-absorbed orally and excreted renally. Nursing considerations include assessing for allergies, administering with food, encouraging fluid intake, and ensuring the full course of therapy is completed.
Cephalexin is a first-generation cephalosporin antibiotic used to treat respiratory tract, skin, ear, and other infections caused by bacteria. It works by inhibiting bacterial cell wall synthesis. Common side effects include nausea, diarrhea, and headache. It is generally well-absorbed orally and excreted renally. Nursing considerations include assessing for allergies, administering with food, encouraging fluid intake, and ensuring the full course of therapy is completed.
Cephalexin is a first-generation cephalosporin antibiotic used to treat respiratory tract, skin, ear, and other infections caused by bacteria. It works by inhibiting bacterial cell wall synthesis. Common side effects include nausea, diarrhea, and headache. It is generally well-absorbed orally and excreted renally. Nursing considerations include assessing for allergies, administering with food, encouraging fluid intake, and ensuring the full course of therapy is completed.
Cephalexin is a first-generation cephalosporin antibiotic used to treat respiratory tract, skin, ear, and other infections caused by bacteria. It works by inhibiting bacterial cell wall synthesis. Common side effects include nausea, diarrhea, and headache. It is generally well-absorbed orally and excreted renally. Nursing considerations include assessing for allergies, administering with food, encouraging fluid intake, and ensuring the full course of therapy is completed.
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VIJUNGCO, ARISA MAE D.
BSN II BLOCK 5 GROUP 24
DRUG THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS CONTRA DOSAGES ADVERSE AND PHARMACO PHARMACO NURSING ACTIONS INDICATIONS SIDE EFFECTS DYNAMICS KINETICS CONSIDERATIONS GENERIC Bactericidal: Respiratory Contraindic Adults CNS: Cephalexin Absorption Assessment NAME: Inhibits tract infections ated with 1–4 g/day in Headache, (also called Well absorbed History: Penicillin or cephalexin synthesis of caused by allergy to divided doses; dizziness, Cefalexin) is from the cephalosporin allergy, (sef a lex' in) bacterial cell Streptococcus cephalospor 250 mg PO q lethargy, a first upper pregnancy, or wall, causing pneumoniae, ins or 6 hr usual paresthesias generation gastrointestin lactation BRAND: cell death. group A beta- penicillins. dose. cephalosporin al tract with Physical: Renal Apo-Cephalex hemolytic Skin and GI: Nausea, antibiotic. It is nearly 100% function tests, (CAN), Biocef, streptococci Use skin vomiting, one of the oral respiratory status, Keflex, Novo- cautiously structure diarrhea, most widely bioavailability skin status; culture Lexin (CAN), Skin and skin with renal infections: anorexia, prescribed . Cephalexin and sensitivity tests of Nu-Cephalex structure failure, 500 mg PO abdominal pain, antibiotics, is not infected area (CAN) infections lactation, q 12 hr. flatulence, often used for absorbed in caused by pregnancy. Larger pseudomembran the treatment the stomach Interventions staphylococcus, doses may ous colitis, of superficial but is Arrange for culture CLASSI- streptococcus be needed hepatotoxicity infections that absorbed in and sensitivity tests of FICATION: in severe result as the upper infection before and Pregnancy Otitis media cases; do GU: complications intestine. during therapy if Category B caused by S. not exceed Nephrotoxicity of minor infection does not pneumoniae, 4 g/day. wounds or Volume of resolve. Antibiotic Haemophilus Hematologic: lacerations. It Bone marrow distribution Give drug with meals; influenzae, Pediatric is effective depression 5.2-5.8L. arrange for small, streptococcus, Patients against most Cephalosporin frequent meals if GI staphylococcus, 25–50 gram-positive (first gen.) Hypersensitivit Protein complications occur. Moraxella mg/kg/day PO bacteria catarrhalis y: Ranging through its binding in divided Refrigerate from rash to inihibition of Cephalexin is doses. suspension, discard Bone infections fever to the cross 10-15% Skin and after 14 days. caused by anaphylaxis; linking bound to skin staphylococcus, serum sickness reaction serum structure Teaching points Proteus reaction between N- protein, inclu infections: Take this drug with mirabilis acetyl ding serum Divide Other: food. Refrigerate total daily muramicacid albumin. GU infections Superinfections and N- suspension; discard dose, and any drug after 14 caused by acetylglucosa Metabolism give q 12 days. Escherichia mine in the hr. Dosage Cephalexin is coli, P. cell wall, Complete the full may be not mirabilis, leading to cell course of this drug doubled in metabolized Klebsiella lysis. even if you feel better. severe in the body. cases. This drug is Otitis Route of prescribed for this media: 75– elimination particular infection; 100 Cephalexin is do not self-treat any mg/kg/day VIJUNGCO, ARISA MAE D. BSN II BLOCK 5 GROUP 24 PO in four over 90% other infection. divided excreted in doses. the urine after You may experience 6 hours by these side effects: glomerular Stomach upset, loss of filtration and appetite, nausea (take tubular drug with food); secretion with diarrhea; headache, a mean dizziness. urinary recovery of Report severe 99.3%. diarrhea with blood, Cephalexin is pus, or mucus; rash or unchanged in hives; difficulty the urine. breathing; unusual tiredness, fatigue; unusual bleeding or bruising.