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NURSING
INDICATION(S CONTRAINDICATION(S HEALTH
MEDICINE ACTION SIDE EFFECTS ADVERSE EFFECTS CONSIDERATION
) ) TEACHINGS
S
Cefuroxime Indicated for • Contraindicated in Inhibits CV: phlebitis, Monitor patient • Tell patient
 diarrhea
Axetil the treatment patients hypersensitive cell-wall thrombophlebitis. for signs and to take drug
of a variety of to drug or other synthesis,  dizziness GI: diarrhea, symptoms of as prescribed,
Form: Tablet infections cephalosporins. promoting pseudomembranou superinfection even if feeling
Patient Dose: including • Use cautiously in osmotic  headache s colitis, nausea, and diarrhea and better.
500 mg acute patients hypersensitive instability;  drowsiness anorexia, vomiting. treat • Advise
Ordered Dose bacterial otitis to penicillin because of usually Hematologic: appropriately. patient who
and media, several possibility of cross bactericidal  itching/ hemolytic anemia, • Drug may has difficulty
Frequency: 1 upper sensitivity . swelling thrombocytopenia, increase INR and swallowing
tab 500 mg, respiratory with other beta-lactam transient risk of bleeding. tablets to ask
Q6H tract antibiotics. Route: PO  rash neutropenia, Monitor patient. prescriber for
infections, • According to the Onset: eosinophilia. Skin: • Look alike– the
 nausea
Route: PO skin CDC, oral Unknown maculopapular and sound alike: suspension.
infections, cephalosporins aren't Peak: 2 – 4  vomiting erythematous Don't confuse • Tell parent
Drug urinary tract recommended to treat hrs rashes, urticaria, drug with other to shake
Classification: infections, gonococcal Duration:  abdominal pain, induration, cephalosporins suspension
Therapeutic: gonorrhea, infections. Unknown pain sterile abscesses, that sound well before
Antibiotics early Lyme • According to clinical temperature alike. measuring
Pharmacologic disease, and practice guidelines,  stomach upset elevation, tissue dose.
: 2nd impetigo. cefotaxime or  gas sloughing at IM Suspension
generation ceftriaxone should be injection site. may be
cephalosporins used to  headache Other: anaphylaxis, stored at
treat childhood hypersensitivity room
 itching or rash
Safe Dose bacterial meningitis reactions, serum temperature
Range for and pneumococcal and  hives sickness. or refrigerated
Adults: 250 mg meningococcal but must be
 cough
to 500 mg meningitis discarded
caused by penicillin-  stuffy nose after 10 days.
resistant strains and • Instruct
Haemophilus  stiff or tight caregiver to
influenzae type b muscles give oral
meningitis. suspension
• Use cautiously in  muscle pain with food.
patients with a history • Instruct
 joint pain or
of colitis and in those patient to
with renal swelling notify
insufficiency. prescriber
Alert: Drug may cause  restlessness about rash,
CDAD and  irritability loose stools,
pseudomembranous diarrhea, or
colitis ranging from  hyperactivity evidence of
mild to  unusual or superinfection
life-threatening, which .
can occur even 2 unpleasant • Advise
months after therapy. patient
taste in the
• Some cephalosporins receiving drug
have been associated mouth IV to report
with seizures in discomfort at
patients with renal  white patches IV insertion
impairment when the or sores in the site.
dosage wasn't
reduced. If drug- mouth
associated seizures
occur,
discontinue drug and
treat with
anticonvulsant therapy
if indicated.
Dialyzable drug: Yes.