In this video, Cathy covers a variety of non-opioid analgesic medications, including: acetaminophen, NSAIDs, and aspirin.
We are still working through our nervous system medications. so in this video, we will talk about antipyretics, nsaids, and salicylates. let’s first talk about an antipyretic medication, it works by inhibiting prostaglandin synthesis in the cns. so it actually carries a black-box warning so it’s going to be really important that your patient not exceed 4 grams a day of
Acetaminophen. so definitely keep an eye on that and provide that education to your patient. now, let’s talk about nsaids, which are non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. you would use an nsaid for mild to moderate pain, fever, or inflammation. so you’ll notice when we talked about acetaminophen, in addition, indomethacin can help close a in terms of the mode of action,
Nsaids work to inhibit prostaglandin synthesis. so side effects can include gi upset, gi bleeding, so some important teaching– if your patient of bleeding disorder, then nsaids would really in addition, you should counsel your patient let’s talk about another nsaid that is a cox-2 inhibitor. this medication can be used for osteoarthritis as well as rheumatoid arthritis.
In turn causes a decrease in pain and inflammation. possible side effects include an increased it also carries a risk for gi bleeding and the development of a rash. now let’s talk about a salicylate, which is aspirin. disease and it could be used to prevent an mi in patients who are at risk. the mode of action of aspirin is to inhibit prostaglandin synthesis. also,
You would not give aspirin to children and then, it’s important to monitor your patient so the cool chicken hint that’s at the top so in the word aspirin, a stands for abdominal s stands for salicylism which is a key thing r stands for reye’s syndrome which is something so hopefully, that will help you remember so in my next video, we will go over some more important analgesics. with me!
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Acetaminophen, NSAIDs & Aspirin – Pharmacology – Nervous System |@Level Up RN By Level Up RN
