Summary Medication Aide Exam 2024

Medication Aide Exam 2024 Digoxin - heart medication for congestive heart failure, have to check pulse before you give, if less than 60 do NOT give, tell your Nurse because it will lower pulse rate lasix - for edema, hypertension, removes fluids from the Body. Check blood pressure before you give, resident may be dizzy; will need potassium replacement potassium - element for the Heart, as well as Magnessuim and sodium. Lasix will remove potassium from the body so need to replace. if not replaced it can cause symptoms of cramping or irregular heart beat coumadin - blood thinner for residents that have tendency for blood clots. antidote is vitamin K. you have to check pt/ inr level antacids - pepcid stimulants - speed up brain activities example: Ritalin Antidepressants - paxil, Zoloft, wllbutrin, Elavil, trazodone,effexor Narcotics - Vicodin, Percodan, oxycocodone, morphine, Demerol, fentanyl patch, dilaudid anticonvulsants - Dilantin, valproic acid, Depakote, phenobarbital, Neurontin, mysoline antiparkinson - levodopa carbidopa (sinemet), cogentin antianxiaty - Xanax, valium, Ativan, librium antipsychotic - mellaril, Haldol, risperdal lithium - (increase salt in diet) synthroid - hypothroidism