Complete blood counts

Adverse side effects of gold treatments include stomatitis, rash, and proteinuria. Complete blood counts and urinalysis should be performed before each or every other injection of gold compounds. Pmritic skin rash and stomatitis are more common adverse effects that may resolve, if therapy is withheld for a few weeks and then restarted cautiously at a lower dose. Oral gold causes less mucocutaneous, bone marrow, and renal toxicity than injectable gold, but more diarrhea and other gastrointestinal reactions appear. 

Additional culture and sensitivity tests may be performed during therapy because microorganisms causing the infection may become resistant to penicillin, or a superinfection may have occurred. A urinalysis, complete blood count, and renal and hepatic function tests also may be performed at intervals during therapy. 

It also is important to take and record vital signs before the first dose of die antibiotic is given. The primary health care provider may order culture and sensitivity tests, and tiiese should also be performed before die first dose of die drug is given. Odier laboratory tests such as renal and hepatic function tests, complete blood count, and urinalysis may also be ordered by the primary health care provider. 

Mebendazole—The patient may chew, swallow whole, or mix the tablets with food. The patient should take these drugs with foods high in fat to increase absorption. The nurse should make sure a complete blood count is obtained before therapy and periodically during therapy because mebendazole can cause leukopenia or thrombocytopenia. 

When an antimalarial drug is given to a hospitalized patient for treatment of malaria, the preadministration assessment includes vital signs and a summary of the nature and duration of the symptoms. Laboratory tests may be ordered for the diagnosis of malaria Additional laboratory tests, such as a complete blood count, may be ordered to determine the patient s general health status. 

The nurse obtains the vital signs at die time of the initial assessment to provide baseline data. The primary healtii care provider may order many laboratory and diagnostic tests, such as an electroencephalogram, computed tomographic scan, complete blood count, and hepatic and renal function tests to confirm the diagnosis and identify a possible cause of the seizure disorder, as well as to provide a baseline during therapy with anticonvulsants. 

SUCCINIMIDES. The succinimides are particularly toxic. The nurse must be alert for signs of blood dyscrasias, such as the presence of fever, sore throat, and general malaise The nurse reports any of these symptoms immediately because fatal blood dyscrasias have occurred. Routine blood tests may be performed, such as complete blood counts and differential counts. 

Continual cardiac monitoring assists the nurse in assessing the patient for adverse drug reactions. If the patient is acutely ill or is receiving one of these drugs par-enterally, the nurse measures and records the fluid intake and output. The primary health care provider may order subsequent laboratory tests to monitor the patient s progress for comparison with tests performed in the preadministration assessment, such as an ECG, renal and hepatic function tests, complete blood count, serum enzymes, and serum electrolytes. The nurse reports to the primary care provider any abnormalities or significant... 

A complete blood count, platelets, and stools for occult blood may be ordered periodically throughout therapy. Thrombocytopenia may occur during heparin administration. A mild, transient thrombocytopenia may occur 2 to 3 days after heparin therapy is begun. This early development of thrombocytopenia tends to resolve itself despite continued tiierapy. The nurse reports a platelet count of less than 100,000 mm3 immediately because die primary care provider may choose to discontinue die heparin therapy. 

When these drugs are given to the female patient with inoperable breast carcinoma, tire nurse evaluates the patient s current status (physical, emotional, and nutritional) carefully and records tire finding in tire patient s chart. Problem areas, such as pain, any limitation of motion, and the ability to participate in tire activities of daily living, are carefully evaluated and recorded in tiie patient s record. The nurse takes and records vital signs and weight. Baseline laboratory tests may include a complete blood count, hepatic function tests, serum electrolytes, and serum and urinary calcium levels. The nurse reviews these tests and notes any abnormalities. 

When an antineoplastic drug has a depressing effect on the bone marrow, laboratory tests, such as a complete blood count, are ordered to determine the effect of... 

There are a few absolute contraindications for deep peeling, mainly physical or mental instability. During pregnancy and lactation any cosmetic intervention is considered undesirable. All patients are required to perform electrocardiogram and complete blood count prior to the procedure. Any heart disease requires special precautions and it is always recommended to work in cooperation with the patient s cardiologist. 

History (previous crises, previous medications, recreational drug use), physical examination (mandatory fundoscopic examination, blood pressure on all limbs), urinalysis, and electrolytes, blood urea nitrogen, creatinine, peripheral blood smear, complete blood count, electrocardiogram (ECG), chest X-ray, and head CT... 

Check complete blood count, prothrombin time, international normalization ratio, activated partial thromboplastin time, fibrinogen levels... 

Complete blood count, serum chemistries, arterial blood gases, and antiepileptic blood levels ° Urine and blood toxicological panel... 

Complete blood count Useful to determine if heart failure is due to reduced oxygen-carrying capacity. 

Baseline complete blood count (CBC) and coagulation tests (activated partial thromboplastin time and International Normalized Ratio) should be obtained, as most patients will receive antithrombotic therapy, which increases the risk for bleeding. 

ACE, angiotensin-converting enzyme aPTT, activated partial thromboplastin time ARB, angiotensin receptor blocker BP, blood pressure CBC, complete blood count ECC, electrocardiogram HR, heart rate INR, International Normalized Ratio RR, respiratory rate SCr, serum creatinine, TTP, thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura. 

CBC complete blood count PCI percutaneous coronary inhibitor... 

A complete blood count with differential should be obtained in patients with fever or purulent sputum. 

When considering treatment with azathioprine or 6-MP, obtain baseline complete blood counts and liver function tests. 

Prior to initiating methotrexate therapy, obtain complete blood count, serum creatinine, liver function tests, chest x-ray, and pregnancy test (if female). Monitor blood counts weekly for 1 month, then monthly thereafter. 

Complete blood count anemia may be due to cancer or another systemic disorder accompanied by constipation. 

Obtain complete blood count and PT/INR to assess for anemia, thrombocytopenia, or coagulopathy. Ask about increases in bruising, bleeding, or development of hematemesis, hema-tochezia, or melena to assess for bleeding. 

Beta interferons Complete blood count, Baseline, 4-6 weeks, 12 weeks,... 

Mitoxantrone Complete blood count, bilirubin, Before each infusion... 

Pulse oximeter Check blood glucose Check laboratory tests complete blood count serum chemistries liver function tests arterial blood gas blood cultures serum anticonvulsant levels urine drug/alcohol screen... 

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