Sunday, 30 March 2008

Scenario 3 for the Drug OSCE

Mr Green is a great deal of pain following his operation. The doctor has prescribed Morphine 10mg IM as analgesia. (painkiller)


Route: IM: intra-muscular


Side effects:
The most dangerous is respiratory depression(a decrease in the number of breaths and the depth of breathing.)


nausea and vomiting because it stimulates the chemotactic trigger zone which is one of the centre in the brain that trigger this action.

Scenario 2 for the Drug OSCE

Mrs Smith is having an elective section for her baby in the morning. She has been prescribed 150mg of Ranitidine orally as a pre- operative medication
Should be dissolved completely in 6-8 ounces of water, and then drink the entire mixture.
Time:
twice (x2) daily
side effects:
tachycardia

Scenario 1 for the Drug OSCE

Mr Brown is unable to sleep following the recent death of his wife. The doctor has ordered 10 -20mg of Temazepam elixir to be taken for night sedation.

Route: oral-Capsule can be taken with or without food


Side effects:

headache,


dizziness


drowsiness and weakness,