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Drug Name Mechanism of Indications Contraindications Side Effects Adverse Effects Nursing Responsibilities
Action Generic Replacement of Levothyroxine -Overactive -Weight -Agranulocyte Assessment: Name: or is a thyroid thyroid gland gain/loss -Chest pain -History: Allergy to active or extraneous Levothyroxine supplementation medicine that -thyrotoxicosis -Headache -Shortness of constituents of drug. to endogenous replaces a crisis -Nausea and breath Physical: Skin lesions, color, texture, muscle Brand Name: thyroid hormone -diabetes vomiting -Difficulty tone, orientation, reflexes ISynthroid hormones. normally -pituitary falling asleep produced by hormone -Excessive Interventions: Classification: Principal effect: the thyroid deficiency sweating -Monitor response carefully at start of therapy, Thyroid increasing gland to -Addison’s -Anxiety and adjust dosage. Full therapeutic effect may Hormone metabolic rate of regulate the Disease -Uncontrolled not be seen for several days. Replacement body tissues body’s energy -Osteoporosis tremors -Administer oral drug as single dose before and breakfast with a full glass of water. Route: PO Therapeutic metabolism. It - Use caution in patient with CV disease Dosage: Effect: is used to treat -Educate patient to not change brands of T4 100mcg 1tab Replacement in hypothyroidis products, due to possible bioequivalence Frequency: hypothyroidism m which is probems. OD to restore caused by -Encourage for regular, periodic blood tests of normal thyroidectomy thyroid function hormonal surgery. balance.
