Reference no: EM133249645
Assignment:
A. S.D., 58 years old female is scheduled for surgery to remove stone in the gall bladder. He has been in good health, and his only problem is glaucoma. Pre-op medications Meperidine HCL 75 mg and Atropine sulfate 0.4 mg were given intramuscularly one hour before surgery.
1. What are the advantages of giving atropine sulfate before surgery?
2. If S.D. received atropine sulfate-like drugs for several months, what assessments should be made by the health care workers related to the effects of this drug?
1. A mother is breastfeeding her infant daughter. She wants to lose 30 lbs. and plan to take an OTC anorexiants. What would be your response? Explain.
2. The client has hypertension. Why are amphetamines not recommended for hypertensive clients? What are the side effects of using this drug?
B. J.J. 70 years old man has difficulty staying asleep. She the health care workers whether she should take Nytol or Sominex before bedtime.
1. Before J.J. takes any sleep aid or hypnotics, what assessments should the health care workers should be made?
2. Would J.J. a candidate for taking barbiturate or Benzodiazepines? Explain.