Drug toxicities

Question 1

Lithium

Answer 1

toxic level over 2
s/s:
3 P’s: Peeing, pooping, parathesia
toxic: severe diarrhea, metallic taste, tremors
sodium needs to be normal
too low toxic
too high ineffective
intervention for toxic: give fluids

Question 2

Digoxin

Answer 2

toxic over 2

Question 3

Phenytoin

Answer 3

toxic over 20
s/s: ataxia (inability to walk) boards will say unsteady gait, hand tremors, slurred speech

Question 4

Bilirubin

Answer 4

toxic over 20
elevated 10-20

Question 5

Aminophylline

Answer 5

toxic over 20
s/s: tonic clonic seizure
under 10 not therapeutic increase dose