Advantages/Disadvantages of med routes

Advantage of oral route

Safe, inexpensive, easy and convenient
Disadvantage of oral route
- Oral meds highly variable absorption
- Must be cooperative and conscious
- contradictions include nausea and vomitting
Advantages of subq/IM routes
- Oral meds highly variable absorption
- Must be cooperative and conscious
- contradictions include nausea and vomitting
Disadvantages of subq/IM routes
- higher cost
- Inconvinient
- pain w/ risk for local tissue/nerve damage
- risk for infection
Advantages of IV
- - Onset is rapid, and absorption of med into the blood is immediate.
- - Allows control over precise amount of meds.
- - Allows administration of lg volumes of fluid Irritating med can be given w/ free-flowing IV fluid
- - Less discomfort after initial insertion. - Maintains constant therapeutic blood levels.
- Less irritation to subQ and muscle tissue
Disadvantages of IV
- higher cost
- inconvenient
- dangerous
- increased risk for infection or embolism
- circulatory fluid overload is possible if the infusion is large and/or too rapid
- immediate absorption leaves no time to correct errors
- IV administration can cause irritation to the lining of the vein
- failure to maintain surgical asepsis can lead to local infection and septicemia

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Advantages/Disadvantages of med routes

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Advantages/Disadvantages of med routes

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2011-02-13T08:46:48Z

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