Critical Assessments Flashcards
3 basic critical assessments
BP equal or < 100/60
Pulse equal or < 60
Respirations < 10
analgesic -opioids
Pain
assessment, RR
<10, BP,
Decreased LOC
antihypertensive -Beta-Adrenergic
Blocker
and
Calcium Channel Blockers
Pulse <60, BP <100/60
antihypertensive- Nitrates, Alpha 2 Agonists, Alpha Adrenergic Blockers, ACE, ARBs
BP <100/60
anxiolytic -benzodiazepine
RR < 10, decreased LOC
anxiolytic- atypical anxiolytic
none
antipsychotics-all
Orthostatic hypotension, dystonia, akathisia
antipsych-Atypical Antipsychotic /Second
Generation Antipsychotics
Orthostatic Hypotension
antipsych-conventional typical
Elevated CPK levels>198
antipsych-Phenothiazines
RR < 10, decreased LOC
antipsych-Nonphenothiazines
RR < 10, decreased LOC
anitpsych- clozapine- (Clozaril)
WBC <3500 A granulocytosis