Acetaminophen medication concept map PDF PDF

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This is a concept map about the medication Acetaminophen. It has info on the nursing considerations and warnings and side effects and administration...

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Nurse Interventions: assess fever, assess pain, assess any allergies, assess any drug contradictions.

agitation (IV), anxiety, fatigue, headache, insomnia, pyrexia. HTN, hypotension, peripheral edema, periorbital edema, tachycardia. nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea, constipation. oliguria. hemolytic anemia, leukopenia, neutropenia, pancytopenia, anemia. jaundice. hypoalbuminemia, hypoglycemia, hypokalemia, hypervolemia, hypomagnesemia, hypophosphatemia. muscle spasms, extremity pain. abnormal breath sounds, dyspnea, hypoxia, atelectasis, pleural effusion, pulmonary edema, stridor, wheezing. rash, urticaria; infusion-site pain, pruritus.

Maximum daily dose includes all routes of administration and all acetaminophen-containing products, including combination products. Drug can cause acute liver failure, which may require a liver transplant or cause death. Most cases of liver injury are associated with drug doses exceeding 4,000 mg/day and often involve more than one acetaminophen-containing product.

Acetaminophen Analgesics, Paraaminophenol derivatives

Thought to produce analgesia by inhibiting prostaglandin and other substances that sensitize pain receptors. Drug may relieve fever through central action in the hypothalamic heat-regulating center.

By mouth (PO), IV, rectal Mild pain or fever

ACET, Arthritis Pain Relief, Atasol Forte, Fortolin, Ofirmev, Pediatrix, Rapid Action, Taminol, Triaminic Fever Reducer, Tylenol

Use liquid form for children and patients who have difficulty swallowing. Give drug without regard for food. Dispersible tablet should be allowed to dissolve in the mouth. Shake liquid formulations well before using. Give extended-release forms whole; don’t crush, dissolve, or allow patient to chew extended-release forms. Examine vial; don’t use if particulate matter or discoloration is observed. For 1,000-mg dose, give by inserting a vented IV set through the septum of a 100-mL vial. For doses less than 1,000 mg, withdraw appropriate dose and place into a separate container before administration. Place small-volume pediatric doses of up to 60 mL in a syringe and use a syringe-pump. May administer without further dilution. Don’t add other medications to IV solution. Give over 15 minutes. Entire 100-mL vial isn’t for use in patients weighing less than 50 kg. Monitor end of infusion to prevent possibility of air embolism. Use within 6 hours of penetrating vial seal. Vial is for single use only. Discard unused portion. If suppository is too soft, refrigerate for 15 minutes or run under cold water in wrapper....