Question

A client, whose Lipitor dosage was recently increased, asks if there are any precautions he should take. How should the nurse respond?

Answers:

A Call the doctor if you experience muscle tenderness and have your liver enzymes checked.

B Consider niacin as a cheaper, better way to control your cholesterol.

C Stop taking the medication if your HDL levels increase.

D Consider the grapefruit diet as an added way to bring your cholesterol.

Answer 1

Answer: A Call the doctor if you experience muscle tenderness and have your liver enzymes checked.

Explanation:

Dosage:

Atorvastatin calcium's strength is dose related, implying that the higher the measurement, the more cholesterol is hindered. Run of the mill measurements are 10, 20, 40, or 80 mg day by day, and the standard beginning dosage is 10-20 mg day by day. Specialists may expand measurements bit by bit. Dose ought not be expanded more than once every two to a month.

To locate the best possible measurements and help decide whether a statin is the correct decision, Neabore takes a gander in danger number crunchers made by the American Heart Association. "We take a gander at things like pulse, diabetes, and different conditions to get an expected hazard for patients for heart assault or stroke," he said. Statins can cause extreme symptoms. "In any case, if a patient scores over a specific rate on the hazard mini-computer we trust that that the advantages of a medication like this are justified, despite all the trouble."

Atorvastatin calcium arrives in an oral tablet that is typically taken once per day. It ought to be required at a similar investment consistently, and can be taken with or without sustenance. The tablet ought not be squashed or bitten. It is critical that patients keep on taking atorvastatin regardless of whether they feel well.

In the event that a measurement is missed, it ought to be taken when recollected unless there are under 12 hours until the following booked dosage. For this situation, the missed measurements ought to be skipped. Patients ought not take a twofold measurements to compensate for a missed one.

Side effects:

"One of the reactions of statins is that they can cause muscle cramping and shortcoming," said Sternfeld. On the off chance that accomplished, a patient should see a specialist promptly. "Specialists and drug specialists need to cooperate to offset the significance of keeping cholesterol low and cramping. It's imperative to locate the correct adjust on the grounds that individuals take these medications for whatever is left of their lives."