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Metronidazole IV Use Guide

Patient: J.C.S. Physician: Dr. E. The document summarizes the drug Metronidazole (Flagyl) which is an antibiotic used to treat anaerobic bacterial infections. It is administered orally at a dosage of 50mg every 8 hours. Potential side effects include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal discomfort, furred tongue, weakness, headache, dizziness, and drowsiness. Nursing responsibilities are to administer the drug with food to minimize GI irritation, caution patients regarding activities requiring alertness until the drug's effects are known, and inform patients that the drug may cause dark urine or an unpleasant metallic taste.

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Metronidazole IV Use Guide

Patient: J.C.S. Physician: Dr. E. The document summarizes the drug Metronidazole (Flagyl) which is an antibiotic used to treat anaerobic bacterial infections. It is administered orally at a dosage of 50mg every 8 hours. Potential side effects include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal discomfort, furred tongue, weakness, headache, dizziness, and drowsiness. Nursing responsibilities are to administer the drug with food to minimize GI irritation, caution patients regarding activities requiring alertness until the drug's effects are known, and inform patients that the drug may cause dark urine or an unpleasant metallic taste.

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Patient: J.C.

Physician: Dr.E

Name of Drug Classification and Indication and Side Effects or Adverse Nursing Responsibilities
(Dosage, Route, Mechanism of Action Contraindication Reactions
Frequency, Timing)
 Nausea  Administer
Generic Name: Classification: Indication:  Vomiting with food or
Metronidazole Antibiotics Anaerobic bacterial infections  Diarrhe milk to
 Abdominal minimize GI
Brand Name: Contraindication: discomfort irritation
Flagyl Hypersensitivity to  Furred tongue  May cause
metronidazole and other  Weakness dizziness.
Dosage: Mechanism of Action: nitroimidazoles. Caution
 Headache
50mg Metronidazole is patient or
 Dizziness
converted to reduction other
products that interact  Drowsiness
activities
Route: with DNA to cause requiring
IV destruction of helical alertness until
DNA structure and response to
strand leading to a medication is
Frequency: protein synthesis known.
Q8H inhibition and cell death  Avoid use
susceptible organisms. It unless
is active against most necessary
Timing: anaerobic protozoa,  Inform patient
10am, 6pm, 2am some gm+ve, gm-ve and that urine may
facultative anaerobes. turn dark
 Inform patient
that
medication
may cause an
unpleasant
metallic tase.

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