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Electrolytes
A membranebound enzyme, sodiumpotassium activated adenosinetripho sphatase, actively transports or pumps sodium out and potassium into cells to maintain these concentration gradients. The intracellular to extracellular potassium gradi ents are necessary for the conduction of nerve impulses in such specialized tissues as the heart, brain, and skeletal muscle, and for the maintenance of normal renal function and acid-base balance. High intracellular potassium concentrations
Prevention and correction of potassium deficiency; when associated with alkalosis, use potassium chloride; when associated with acidosis, use potassium acetate, bicarbonate, citrate, or gluconate
Contraindic ated with allergy to tartrazine, aspirin; severe renal impairment with oliguria, anuria, azotemia; untreated Addisons disease; hyperkalemi a; adynamia episodica hereditaria; acute dehydration; heat cramps; GI disorders that delay passage in the GI tract.
Take drug after meals or with food. Mix or dissolve oral liquids, soluble powders, and effervescent tablets completely in 38 ounces of cold water, juice, or other suitable beverage, and drink it slowly. Take the drug as prescribed; do not take more than prescribed. Do not use salt substitutes. Have periodic blood tests and medical evaluation. You may experience these side effects: Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea. Report tingling of the hands or feet,
unusual tiredness or weakness, feeling of heaviness in the legs, severe nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, black or tarry stools, pain at IV injection site. Prevention and treatment for decrease haemoglobin level and vitamin C deficiency and for B-complex vitamins No contraindicat ions noted No adverse effect noted In case of overdose of medications, call the doctor immediately Give multivitamins as prescribed by the doctor Store it in a room temperature Remember that taking large dose of multivitamins with iron can be dangerous. Give amlodipine once a day Take amlodipine
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Sensitivity to amlodipine
excerts its effect by blocking the transmembrane influx of calcium ions cardiac and vascular smooth muscle
at the same time everyday such as breakfast, lunch or dinner Do not take more than one dose If you miss a dose, take it as soon as you remember. Do not take amlodipine if it has been 12 hours since you missed your dose. Wait and take the next dose at your regular time. Assess patients previous sensitivity to penicillin and other cephalosporins Assess for signs and symptoms of infections before and during medication Obtain C&S before the beginning of drug theraphy Monitor
Ceftriaxone (Forgram)
Cephalospor ins
Treatment for infections in lower respiratory tract, acute bacterial otitis media, skin infections, UTI, pelvic inflammatory disease and intra-abdominal meningitis
hematologic, electrolytes, renal and hepatic function Assess for possible superinfections: itching, fever, malaise, redness and diarrhea