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DRUG STUDY - Ketorolac

Ketorolac is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) used for short-term treatment of moderate to severe pain. It works by inhibiting cyclooxygenases, enzymes that produce prostaglandins involved in inflammation and pain. Ketorolac is contraindicated in patients with peptic ulcer disease or gastrointestinal bleeding, nursing mothers, and those allergic to it. Common adverse effects include headache, dizziness, and gastrointestinal issues like diarrhea. Nurses should monitor for signs of bleeding, allergic reactions, and skin issues and report them promptly.

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DRUG STUDY - Ketorolac

Ketorolac is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) used for short-term treatment of moderate to severe pain. It works by inhibiting cyclooxygenases, enzymes that produce prostaglandins involved in inflammation and pain. Ketorolac is contraindicated in patients with peptic ulcer disease or gastrointestinal bleeding, nursing mothers, and those allergic to it. Common adverse effects include headache, dizziness, and gastrointestinal issues like diarrhea. Nurses should monitor for signs of bleeding, allergic reactions, and skin issues and report them promptly.

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Name and Classification Dosage Mechanism of Action Indication Contraindication Adverse Effects Nursing

of Drug Responsibility
Generic name: Dosage: The exact Ketorolac is a - Patients with - Headache Monitor signs of GI
Ketorolac 30 mg mechanism for nonsteroidal anti- active peptic - Dizziness bleeding, including
ketorolac is not inflammatory drug ulcer disease, in - Drowsiness abdominal pain,
Brand name: known. Ketorolac, (NSAID). Ketorolac patients with - Diarrhea vomiting blood,
Toradol Frequency: like other NSAIDs, works by reducing recent - Constipation blood in stools, or
Q8h blocks hormones that gastrointestinal - Sweating black, tarry stools.
cyclooxygenases cause inflammation bleeding or - Fever Report these signs to
Route: (COX), which are and pain in the perforation, and - Blisters the physician
IV enzymes that body. Ketorolac is in patients with a - unexplained immediately.
convert arachidonic used short-term (5 history of peptic weight gain
acid into days or less) to ulcer disease or - shortness of Monitor signs of
prostaglandins, treat moderate to gastrointestinal breath or allergic reactions and
prostacyclin, and severe pain. bleeding. difficulty anaphylaxis,
thromboxane. The - It is breathing including pulmonary
inhibition of these contraindicated - swelling in symptoms (laryngeal
substances in nursing the edema, wheezing,
decreases pain, mothers because abdomen, cough, dyspnea) or
fever, and of the potential ankles, feet, skin reactions (rash,
inflammation. adverse effects or legs pruritus, urticaria).
Ketorolac does so by of prostaglandin- - yellowing of Be especially alert for
inhibiting both inhibiting drugs the skin or exfoliation,
cyclooxygenase-1 on neonates. eyes dermatitis, and other
and cyclooxygenase- - excessive severe skin reactions
2. It has higher tiredness that might indicate
demonstrated - unusual serious
potency than most bleeding or hypersensitivity
other NSAIDs bruising reactions (Stevens-
Johnson syndrome,
toxic epidermal
necrolysis). Notify
physician
immediately if these
reactions occur.

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