Plasma Half Life Case Study
Why is a drug’s plasma half-life important to health care providers?
Half life is important in determining the frequency of a drug administered in order to maintain a continuous drug effect.
Identify 2 diseases/conditions that can increase the plasma half-life of a drug.
It can be prolonged when liver or kidney disease is present.
What could happen if a medication with a long half-life continues to be given to a patient with one of the diseases/conditions identified in above?
Patients with hepatic or renal disease, suffer greater incidence of adverse drug effects because they are unable to eliminate the drug effectively.
Perform the necessary calculation as required taking the following information into account:
Your patient has the following order: diazepam (Valium) 10 mg daily.
The patient has cirrhosis of the liver.
Assume, for purposes of this …show more content…
The most valuable thing I learned the importance of following a medication instructions especially for a patient that is health compromised.
What impact does plasma half-life have when you consider the patient who may be addicted or abusing a medication such as Valium?
What is the difference between an acute dystonia and tardive dyskinesia?
Dystonia is characterized by muscle spasm, twitching, facial grimacing, and torticollis.
Tardive dyskinesia is a more serious condition that may develop after long term antipsychotic therapy. This condition involves involuntary movements of the lips, jaw, tongue and
Half life is important in determining the frequency of a drug administered in order to maintain a continuous drug effect.
Identify 2 diseases/conditions that can increase the plasma half-life of a drug.
It can be prolonged when liver or kidney disease is present.
What could happen if a medication with a long half-life continues to be given to a patient with one of the diseases/conditions identified in above?
Patients with hepatic or renal disease, suffer greater incidence of adverse drug effects because they are unable to eliminate the drug effectively.
Perform the necessary calculation as required taking the following information into account:
Your patient has the following order: diazepam (Valium) 10 mg daily.
The patient has cirrhosis of the liver.
Assume, for purposes of this …show more content…
The most valuable thing I learned the importance of following a medication instructions especially for a patient that is health compromised.
What impact does plasma half-life have when you consider the patient who may be addicted or abusing a medication such as Valium?
What is the difference between an acute dystonia and tardive dyskinesia?
Dystonia is characterized by muscle spasm, twitching, facial grimacing, and torticollis.
Tardive dyskinesia is a more serious condition that may develop after long term antipsychotic therapy. This condition involves involuntary movements of the lips, jaw, tongue and