Long Beach City College Pharmacology Questions
Description
Scenario:
After rounding on your patient after breakfast you note they are lethargic with slurred speech, altered mental status, and appears tremulous. You check a blood sugar resulting at 52.
PMH
Atrial fibrillation
CVA (stroke) in 2019
Uncontrolled Diabetes Mellitus II
DVT and PE
Current Medications
Heparin | 5,000 units | Subcutaneous every 12 hours
D50W | 12.5 g every 15 minutes PRN for a blood glucose <70
- Repeat until blood glucose is above 70
- Insulin detemir | 20 units | Subcutaneous | B.I.D.
- Insulin lispro | Sliding scale | Subcutaneous ACHS (before and after meals)
- Sliding Scale
BG 170-190 = 1 unit
BG 191-200 = 2 units
BG 201-210 = 3 units
BG 211-215 = 4 units
BG 216-220 = 5 units
BG 221-230 = 6 units
- BG 231-240 = 7 units
- BG 241-250 = 8 units
BG >250 = Call MD
Directions
- You will need to include the following elements into your case study. Please don’t upload your case study as an attachment, rather directly into the discussion board.
- List the interactions found by going to the following link https://reference.medscape.com/drug-interactionchecker (Links to an external site.) and checking the medications the patient is prescribed to assess for any interactions
- List concerns with the interactions, medications, and treatment plan
List a minimum of (5) recommendations to prevent any adverse events
- Respond to (1) colleague speaking to their recommendations, something you weren’t aware of, or any recommendations for your colleague.
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