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Contrain Mechanism Side
Nursing
drugs preparation dication ofaction effects
consideration
/ route
Valproicacid
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suppressants seizures)— Monothera infatal tic confusion, Institute
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of 10–15 adjunctive onemic Suppressi CV: precautions
mg/kg/dayin therapyfor encephal on of peripheral .
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doses;qby5– partial Mitochond activity. EENT: Migraine
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day weekly Adjunctive disorders manic disturbanc xis:
until therapyfor causedby episodes. es. GI: Monitor
therapeutic patients mutations Decreased HEPATOT frequency
response with in frequency OXICITY, and
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exceed60 types, polymerase headach abdominal migraine
mg/kg/day); including gamma es. pain, headaches
whendaily absence (qrisk for anorexia,
dose seizures. potentially diarrhea,
exceeds 250 Divalproex fatal indigestion,
mg,givein sodium hepatotox nausea,
divided only: icity); vomiting,
doses. Manic Pedi: constipati
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partial withbipolar suspected Derm:
seizures)— disorder. mitochond alopecia,
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of 10–15 of disorder Endo:
mg/kg/day;q migraine causedby weight
by 5–10 headache. mutations gain.
mg/kg/day in leukopenia
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response polymerase ytopenia.
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exceed60 potentially ONEMIA.
mg/kg/day); fatal Neuro:
whendaily hepatotox HYPOTHER
dosage icity);OB: MIA,
exceeds 250 Pregnancy tremor,
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only).
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extubation.
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with thrombop
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dysplasia weight
to gain. MS:
facilitate muscle
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weaning osteoporos
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avascular
necrosisof
joints,
muscle
pain.Misc:
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infection.
Dantrolene PO PO: No Acts CNS: Muscle
(Adults):Spa Treatment contraindi directly drowsine Spasticity:
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on mg spasticity IV skeletal muscle neuromus
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c: skeletal for7 days, treatment causing confusion, status and
with:
muscle then25 mg of relaxation dizziness, muscle
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relaxants 2times hyperther by headache, spasticity
cord
(directacting) dailyfor7 mia ; decreasing insomnia, before
injury,
days, then Lactation: calcium malaise, initiating
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50mg3 Lactation; release nervousne and
timesdaily Cerebral Situations from ss. EENT: periodicall
for 7days, palsy, in which sarcoplas excessive y
then Multiple spasticityis mic lacrimati during
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times daily; Prophylaxi maintain inmuscle disturbanc determine
mayqto s of postureor cells. es. Resp: response.
100mg4 malignant balance. Prevents pleural
times daily, hyperther intense effusions,
if mia.IV catabolic respiratory
needed. Emergenc process depression.
Prevention y associated CV:changes
of treatment with
malignant of malignant
hyperthermia malignant
—4–8 hyperthermia
mg/kg/ day
in3–4
divided .
hyperthe inBP,heart
doses for Unlabele rmia. failure,
1–2days d Use: Therapeu tachycardi
before Manageme tic a. GI:
procedure, nt of Effects: HEPATOT
last dose3– neuroleptic Reduction OXICITY,
4hr. malignant ofmuscle diarrhea,
preop.Post spasticity. anorexia,
syndrome.
hyperther Prevention cramps,
mic crisisf of dysphagia,
malignant GI
hyperther bleeding,
mia. nausea,
vomiting.
GU:
crystalluria,
dysuria,
frequency,
erectile
dysfunction
,
incontinen
ce,
nocturia.
Derm:
pruritus,
sweating,
urticaria.
Hemat:
anemia,
aplastic
anemia,
eosinophil
ia,
leukopeni
a,
thromboc
yto penia.
Local:
irritation
at
IVsite,
phlebitis.
MS:
myalgia.
Misc:
ANAPHYL
AXIS,
chills,
drooling,
fever.