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Dexamethasone Drug Literature

Dexamethasone is a synthetic glucocorticoid used as an adjunctive treatment for bacterial and viral meningitis and for allergic, inflammatory, and shock conditions. It works by inhibiting inflammation and the migration of leukocytes. Potential side effects include stomach upset, headache, dizziness, and menstrual or weight changes. Nurses should monitor patients for corticosteroid side effects and provide the lowest effective dose orally with food when possible.

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Dexamethasone Drug Literature

Dexamethasone is a synthetic glucocorticoid used as an adjunctive treatment for bacterial and viral meningitis and for allergic, inflammatory, and shock conditions. It works by inhibiting inflammation and the migration of leukocytes. Potential side effects include stomach upset, headache, dizziness, and menstrual or weight changes. Nurses should monitor patients for corticosteroid side effects and provide the lowest effective dose orally with food when possible.

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DRUG ACTION INDICATION CONTRAINDICATION SIDE NURSING

EFFECTS CONSIDERATIONS

Generic Name: Dexamethasone Specific Hypersensitivity; active Stomach •Determine if patient


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inflammation by meningitis menstrual toxicity, give once
Brand Names: inhibiting the changes, daily dose in the
Baycadron, migration of General trouble morning •Give oral
Decadron, leukocytes and •Cerebral sleeping, dose with food when
Dexamethasone reversal of Edema increased possible •Always
Intensol, DexPak, increased •Allergic and appetite, adjust to lowest
TaperDex, Zema- capillary inflammatory or weight effective dose
Pak, ZoDex, permeability. It conditions gain may •Monitor patient's
Zonacort suppresses •Shock occur weight, blood
normal immune •Tuberculosis pressure and
Classification: response •Meningitis electrolytes level
Antiinflammatory •Monitor patient for
Glucocorticoid cushingoid effects,
including moon face,
Dosage: 1.8 buffalo hump,
mg IV q6 thinning of hair •Give
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Rotate injection sites
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