Notify physician or nursing staff immediately if these reactions occur
Monitor and report signs of peptic ulcer, including heartburn, nausea, vomiting blood, tarry stools
CNS: depression, euphoria, headache, increased intracranial pressure (children only), personality changes, psychoses, restlessness
Future research should focus on the clinical implications of dexamethasone-induced hyperglycemia in patients with diabetes or who are at high risk for delayed wound
So let's take a look at a few nursing considerations for dexamethasone
Dexamethasone-mediated T cell suppression diminishes naïve T cell proliferation and differentiation by attenuating the CD28 co-stimulatory pathway
Suspect adrenal insufficiency (Addison disease) or
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The term "high alert" is used in other parts of the monograph as well, to help the nurse administer these medications safely
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In patients not in cardiac arrest, rapid administration may cause hypotension and asystole
What is the Trade Name for DEXAMETHASONE? Dexycu
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suppresses acute and chronic inflammation, potentiates the relaxation of vascular smooth muscle by beta-adrenergic agonists, and possibly alters airway hyperreactivity
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