Drug Monitoring Flashcards
What is the monitoring requirement following ACE inhibitor administration - for the treatment of heart failure?
Exercise Tolerance Tests
What is the monitoring requirement PRIOR to ACE inhibitor dose increases?
Urea & Electrolyte Test
What is the monitoring requirement following allopurinol administration - for the treatment of gout?
Serum Urate Levels
What is the monitoring requirement following aldosterone antagonist (eplerenone, spironolactone, etc) administration?
Serum Potassium Levels
What are the monitoring requirements before amiodarone administration?
Serum Potassium Levels
Thyroid Function Tests
Liver Function Tests
Chest X-Ray (CXR)
Electrocardiogram (ECG)
What is the monitoring requirement before azathioprine administration?
Thiopurine Methyltransferase (TPMT)
What is the monitoring requirement following beta-blocker administration - for the treatment of atrial fibrillation?
Heart Rate
What is the monitoring requirement following blood transfusion administration?
Observations - heart rate, blood pressure, temperature
What is the monitoring requirement following calcium gluconate administration - for the treatment of hyperkalaemia?
Capillary Blood Glucose
What are the two monitoring requirements following carbimazole administration?
Full Blood Count - Neutropenia
Thyroid Function Tests
What is the monitoring requirement following ciclosporin administration?
Renal Function Tests
What is the monitoring requirement following clozapine administration?
The FBC tests are conducted every week for the first 18 weeks and then every second week up to 1 year
This is due to the risk of agranulocytosis
What is the monitoring requirement following corticosteroid administration in children?
Growth Monitoring - Annually
What is the monitoring requirement following inhaled corticosteroid administration?
Lung Function Tests
What are the monitoring requirements following oral contraception administration?
Blood Pressure
Weight
When is HbA1C used to monitor diabetes?
It provides a 3 month diabetic control picture
When is fructosamine used to monitor diabetes?
It provides a 2 week diabetic control picture
What are the two monitoring requirements following digoxin administration - for the treatment of atrial fibrillation?
Heart Rate
Serum Digoxin Levels 6 Hours After Dose
What are the three monitoring requirements in suspected digoxin toxicity?
Digoxin Levels
Urea & Electrolyte Blood Tests
Electrocardiogram
What is the monitoring requirement following diuretic administration?
Weight
What is the monitoring requirement following fluid administration?
Blood Pressure
What is the monitoring requirement following HRT administration?
Blood Pressure
What are the monitoring requirements following lithium carbonate administration?
Serum Lithium Level*
Thyroid Function Tests
Renal Function Tests
Electrocardiogram - only is cardiovascular disease or risk factors
Body Mass Index
What is the monitoring requirement following NOAC administration?
There is no routine monitoring required.
Instead, patients should report symptoms of anaemia and bleeding
What is the monitoring requirement following pneumonia antibiotics administration?
CRP Levels
What is the monitoring requirement before proton pump inhibitor administration?
Magnesium Levels
