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Lithium and diuretics |
Diuretics exacerbate Na loss and predispose a client to Lithium toxicity |
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MAO inhibitors |
Do not give with foods that contain tyramine, OTC meds containing ephedrine or pseudoephederine; do not give with SSRI, CNS depressants like alcohol; med causes lower seizure threshold and urinary retention |
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Ginkgo biloba and Coumadin |
May cause uncontrollable bleeding |
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Benzodiazepines and alcohol |
Can potentiate CNS depressant effect and could lead to extreme sedation and lethal overdose |
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NSAIDS and diuretics |
NSAIDs reduce diuretic effect |
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Digoxin and diuretics |
Digoxin toxicity can occur in the presence of hypokalemia, which could be caused by diuretics |
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NSAIDs and ACE inhibitors |
Use of NSAIDs may decrease the antihypertensive effect of ACE inhibitors |
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Diuretics and ACE inhibitors |
Combined, these may cause orthostatic HTN |
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Penicillin allergy and cephalosporins |
Pts with PCN allergies may also react to cephalosporins |
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NSAIDs allergy and aspirin |
Pts with NSAID allergies may also react to aspirin |
