Patient/caregiver was educated on precautions to be exercised while taking Epinephrine  as follows: Epinephrine can interact with many other medications, such as, diuretics, medications used to control heart rate like metoprolol, medications used to improve the heart function like digoxin, thyroxine hormone supplements, and increase the risk for complications. The action of epinephrine with regards to cardiac performance can be potentiated by most of these drugs, resulting in significant increase in the workload on the [...]

Patient/caregiver was educated on precautions to be exercised while taking Epinephrine  as follows: Observe compliance with blood pressure and heart rate recordings and log maintenance of the readings, before administering dose of epinephrine. If your blood pressure and heart rate are very high, you can skip that dose of epinephrine, to prevent any hypertensive emergency and stroke. Report to your physician regarding any poorly controlled blood pressure and grossly elevated heart rate numbers, for a [...]

Patient/caregiver was educated on precautions to be exercised while taking Epinephrine  as follows: While administering epinephrine intravenously, observe caution to avoid extravasation of epinephrine from the vein into the surrounding tissue. Check the infusion site regularly, to make sure there is extravasation of epinephrine from the vein and no blanching is noted around the site of infusion. Extravasation of epinephrine from the vein into the surrounding tissue can result in closing the blood vessels down [...]

Patient/caregiver was educated on precautions to be exercised while taking Epinephrine  as follows: As epinephrine administration can compromise blood supply in the surrounding tissues, the site of administration can present with numbness, altered sensation, coldness, and pallor. Secondary to poor oxygenated blood supply, the site of epinephrine administration and surrounding tissues can sometimes present with signs and symptoms of infection, such as, redness, pain and tenderness, and swelling. Closely observe for development of any of [...]

Patient/caregiver was educated on precautions to be exercised while taking Epinephrine  as follows: Avoid administering epinephrine into the limb, with a diagnosis of compromised blood circulation or peripheral vascular disease. Poor blood supply in the limb can reduce the absorption of epinephrine, thus compromising the therapeutic benefit of the medication. While administering epinephrine subcutaneously, observe caution to administer the shot under the skin and not into the skin. After the shot is administered, gently massage [...]