Question

how would you determine which of the following medications to give a patient who

1. has just had breast augumentation surgery

2. has chronic neck and back pain from a car accident

3 has terminal metastatic cancer

4. had their wisdom teeth removed

5 suffers from migraines

6. has rheumatoid arthritis

Answer 1

QUESTION-1

The medications administer after breast augumentation surgery as follows;

1 -ANTIBIOTICS

-The drug of choice is keflex or clindamycin

-drug used to prevent the occurance of infections

-help to reduce superficial or periprosthetic infections

-antibiotics should be depends on nature,degree and extent of an infection

-it may administer for 7-10 days

2- OPIOID ANALGESICS OR PAIN MEDICATIONS

-is a drug used to reduce the intensity and duration of pain

-the main pain medications are PERCOCET or NORCO or VALIUM

-used to control post operative pain

-used to handle discomfort of healing after surgery

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3-MUSCLE RELAXANT

-the drug of choice is FLEXERIL

-to prevent the consriction of the chest muscles

-to reduce the chest discomfort

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4-STOOL SOFTNER

-pain medications may cause constipation ,so have to provide stool softner

-the drug of choce is COLACE

5-SEDATIVES

-is a drug used to induce sleep

-post operative pain can cause disturbed sleep

-the drug of choce is AMBIEN

6-ANTI-NAUSEA DRUG

-The drug of choice is PHENERGAN

-can reduce post-operative nausea and vomiting

7-ARNICA

-is a drug used to reduce bruising and spped up recovery

8-VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION

-it may minimize bruising and swelling

QUESTION-2

The main medications after a car accident include;

-NON-STEROIDAL ANTI-INFLAMMATORY DRUGS

-to treat neck and back injuries

-drug of choice is IBUPROFEN

-have anti-inflammatory effects

-PAIN MEDICATIONS

-can reduce the intensity of the pain

-car acciden may cause injuries in the spine,disc injuries and facet joint injuries

-the drug of choice is ACETAMINOPHEN

-car acciden may cause disc herniation,spinal stenosis and lumbar sprains

-ANTI-EPILEPTICS

-there is a chances for seizure activity

-seizure activity may associated with degenerative spinal disorders

-it may cause spinal osteoarthritis and spinal nerve damage

-so there is a chances for seizure or epilepsy

-ANTI-DEPRESSANTS

-due to nerve damage they may have nervous system features like depression

-SPINAL MANIPULATIONS

-can cause a number of different injuries to the spinal cord

-spinal manipulation can reduce the further damage of the spinal cord

-EPIDURAL STEROID INJECTIONS

-to reduce the intensity and duration of pain due to spinal stenosis

QUESTION-3

Drugs for terminal metastatic cancer;

-CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC AGENTS

-is a drug used to rece the further growth of cancerous cells

-reduce the multiplication of cancerous cells

-destruction or killing of the cancerous cells

-CORTICOSTEROIDS

-drug act as an anti-inflammatory drug

-reduce the inflammatory process and also act as analgesics

EXPECTORANTS

-is a drug used to reduce the viscosity of the lung secretions

-due to decreased mobility chances for lung infections

SEDATIVES

-due to pain they cant able to sleep

-so we can administer sedatives

-LAXATIVES

-is a drug used to constipation

-due to decreased activity,there is a chances for constipation

-ANTI-DEPRESSANTS

-during the end life ,they may go for depressive mood

-so have to administer anti-depressants

QUESTION-4

The main medications after wisdom tooth removal includes;

- OPIOID ANALGESICS

-the drug of choice is VISCODIN

-to manage the post-operative pain

-ANTI-INFLAMMATORY DRUGS

-improves healing process

-prevent inflammation

-reduce the discomfort

-PAIN MEDICATIONS

-the drug of choice is ACETAMINOPHEN

-used to reduce the intensity ,severity and duration of pain

-ANTI-NAUSEAL DRUGS

-after intravenous sedation or general anesthesia,there is a chances for nausea

-so have to administer anti-nauseal medications

  

  

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