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Drugs that afffect the lower GI system

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Aminosalicylates used: treat crohns diease, u.c, imflammatory diseases.
Aminosaloclates asprin like compound with anti inflammatory action
Aminosalicylates adverse reactions are: abd. pain, nausea, diahrria, headache, dizziness, fever, weakness
Aminosalicylates contradicated in: patients with known hypersensitivity to sulfonamides and sulfites, intestinal obs, in children.
Aminosalicylates are used catiously in: pregnancy and lactation
Digoxin reduced absorption of digoxin
Methotrexate increased risk for immunosuppression
Oral hypoglycemic drugs increased blood glucose level
Warfarin increased risk for bleeding
Antidiarrheals used in treatment of diahrrhea, treating chronic diarrhea asso. w/ IBD
Antidiarrheals are: opioid related, have sedatice and euphoric effects but no analgesic activity
colonergice(atrophine), blocking agent with antidiarrheals dry mouth
Antidiarrheals adv reactions gastrointestinal reactions anorexia,nausea,vomiting,constipation,abd.discomfert,pain, distension, dizziness, drowsiness, headache,sedation,euphoria,rash
Antidiarrheals contraindicated in patients: whose diarrhea is asso. with organisnt that can harm intestinal mucosa and 2 yea3rs and younger.
Antidiarrheals used with cation in: patients with pseudomembranous colitis, abd.pain of unknown orgin, obstructive jaundice(liver).
Antihistamines,opioids sedatives, or hypnotics increased risk for CNS depression
Antihistamines and general antidepressants increased cholinergic blocking adverse reactions
MAOI antidepressants increased risk for hyperstensive crisis
Antiflatulents-Simethicone prevents gas,defoaming action that dispenses and prevents formation of gas pockets in intestine
Antiflatulents-charcoal binds gas for expulsion
Simethicone and charcoal helps body relase gas by belching or flatus
Antiflatulents used: to relieve painful symptoms of excess gas in the digestice tract that are caused by:-postoperatice gaseous distentions and air swallowing-dyspepsia-peptic ulcer-irritable bowel syndrome or diverticulitis
Antiflatulents have NO: adverse reactions
Antiflattulents contraindicated: in patients known hupersensitivity to components of drug
Antiflattulents interactions: decreased effectivness of other drugs due to absorption by charcoal(absorbs)other drugs in GI tract.
Laxatives action is to: relief of consipation
Laxatives uses: stimulent,emollient,saline lax,stool soft,min oil,psyllium,polycarbophil,hperosmotic(lactose) agents
Adverse reactions to laxatives: constipation,diarrhea, lost of water,elerolytes,abd.pain, or discomfert,nausea,vomitting,perianal irritation,fainting,bloating,flatulence,cramps and weakness
Adv. reactions to laxatives: leads to serious electroyte imbalances
Bulk form laxatives: fiber, can obstruct esophagus,stomach,small intestine, and colon, increases water, bulk induces perastolis.
Laxatives contraindicated: known hypersensitivity, persistent abd. pain, nausea, vomitting unknown cause, signs of acute, appendicitis, fecal impaction, intestinal obstruction, acute hepatitis
Laxatives used catuiously in: rectal bleeding and pregnancy and lactation
Mineral oil may impair the GI absorption of fat soluable vitamins (A,D,E,K), reduces absorption of drugs present in GI tract by combining with them chemically or hastening their passage through intestinal tract.
Surfactants administated with mineral oil may: increase mineral oil absorption,
Assessment Preadministration assessment,review chart for medical diagnosis & reason adm. drug, ? regarding type and intensity of symptoms to provide baseline for eval of effectivness of drug. Asculate bowel sounds, plapate,monitor signs gaurd, discomfert
Ongoing assessment relief of symptoms?,vitals daily or more frequently if severe diahrea, other cond, adv. reactions?, eval effectiveness of drug thearpy.
Planning expected outcomes, opitmal response to drug thearpy, support patient needs related to management of adverse reactions, understanding of and compliance with prescribed thearapeutic regimen.
Implentation antidiarrheals: inspect each bowel movement before adm. the drug
Implentation laxative give bulk producing or stool softening laxaties with gull glass of water or juice, adm. mineral oil to patient on empty stomach in evening
Implemantation before adm. of lax mis and stir lax that are powder, flake, and granule form, explain lax that has unpleasant or saly taste.
Implemantation:antidiahreals monitor and manage patients needs, imbalence fluid volume, elevation in body temp, or severe abd. pain or abd. rigiity or distension occurs. I&O, record BM results when lax is administered, notify doc if excessive bowel movements or severe prolonged dia.
Implemantation educating antidiarrheals, importance of taking drug, obs. caution when driving, avoid alcohol or other CNS depressants, other nonprescriptive drugs
Implenmantation:Antiflatulants empasize importance of chewing tablets, contact primary health provider if symptoms not relieved.
Implemantations:Laxatives importance of long time use, not to use products in presence of abd. pain, nausea or vommiting, importance of drinking fluids, excercise, foods high in bulk, inform discoloration urine may occur.
Evaluation thearpeutic drug effect is achieved, adv. reactions are identified and reported, patients demonstrates understanding of drug regimen, patient verbilizes the importance of complyingwith prescribed treatmen,verbalizes understanding of treatment,follow up
Created by: popeo45
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