Question

​​​​​​Please answer the following questions with a few sentence like 2-5 , about the medication Lasix 60 mg, once per day in the morning

1. If this was a medication order, do you have enough information to safely administer the medication? Please explain your answer and provide the missing information, if any.

2. What is the medication’s classification? Does it have any special considerations about which the nurse should be aware?

3. Why is Lillian taking this medication? If you are unsure based on the information you’ve been given thus far, list common reasons for this medication to be given.

4. Does this medication present any possible adverse interactions with the other medications Lillian is taking?

5. What are the implications of Lillian taking garlic supplements with her current Drug Interactions?

Answer 1

ANSWER.

1. Information for safely administer lasix.

               * Administer lasix tablets on an empty stomach.

               * Drink lot of fluids to avoid dehydration related to lasix

                  unless your physician limited fluid intake.

               * Use pottasium rich diet to avoid hypokalemia related to lasix.

2. Medication classification and special considerations.

           * Lasix is a loop diuretic and is classified under high efficacy diuretics.

           * Special considerations

                      * Lasix can make changes in blood sugar level so diabetic patients

                        should check the blood sugar level regularly when using lasix.

                      * It can cause hypokalemia,hypovolemia,metabolic alkalosis so include

                         pottasium rich foods and plenty of water in diet.

                      * It can increase sensitivity of skin to sunlight so use suncreams or lotions

                         when outdoors.

                      * Inform doctor if side effects like vomiting,diarrhea,dizziness or allergic reaction

                         occur during treatment.

                      * Drug interaction are present when give lasix along with other drugs like cyclosporin

                         aspirin,cephalaxin etc so do not use other drugs along with lasix without the prescription

                         or order of a physician.

3. Common reason for lasix to be given.

                  * Treatment of edema due to heart,kidney and liver diseases etc.

                  * Used in management of acute renal failure.

                  * Used for management of acute pulmonary edema.

                 * Treatment of cerebral edema.

                 * Treatment of acute hypercalcemia and hyperkalemia.

                 * Management of hypertension.

4. Adverse reaction of lasix with other medication.

                * When using lasix and aspirin toghether in a patient with chronic heart failure

                   aspirin inhibit acute vasodilator effect of lasix.

                * Lasix increase chances of ototoxicity related with aminoglycosides when using

                  this two drugs toghether.

                * Lasix when give along with lithium it reduce the renal clearance of lithium which

                   leads to lithium toxicity.

                * If Lasix and ACE inhibitors use toghether which leads to severe hypotension and

                   impairment in kidney function.

5. Interaction of garlic supplements and lasix.

                  * Garlic supplement useful to reduce high blood pressure.

                  * But when using garlic supplements and lasix toghether result in

                     severe hypotension.