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what the risks are flecainide, serum, digoxin, serum, ethosuximide, serum, disopyramide, serum, digitoxin, serum, lidocaine, serum, kanamycin, serum, gentamicin, serum, imipramine, serum, lithium, serum, amikacin, serum, acetaminophen, serum, aminophylline, serum, tdm, desipramine, serum, chloramphenicol, serum, amitriptyline, serum, carbamazepine, serum, methotrexate, serum, therapeutic drug monitoring, theophylline, serum, tobramycin, serum, valproic acid, serum, quinidine, serum, serum drug levels, salicylate, serum, propranolol, serum, phenytoin, serum, phenobarbital, serum, procainamide, serum, primidone, serum, nortriptyline, serum, therapeutic drug level tests, performed to look, the presence, specific drugs, in the blood, most medications, need a certain level of drug, in the blood stream, obtain the desired effect, medications, toxic level rises too high, ineffective levels, too low, monitoring serum drug levels enables health care provider to ensure that drug levels, an effective range, blood is drawn, a vein, the elbow, the hand, puncture site is cleaned, antiseptic, an elastic band, around the upper arm to cause the vein to swell, blood, a needle is inserted, vein, blood is collected in air-tight vials, a syringe, band is removed, restore circulation, once the blood has been collected, needle is removed, puncture site is covered to stop any bleeding, infant, young child, area is cleansed, antiseptic, punctured, a sharp needle, a lancet, blood collected, pipette, small glass tube, on a slide, onto a test strip, into a small container, cotton, a bandage applied, puncture site, any continued bleeding, sample is then taken, where it is evaluated, the particular drug specified by health care provider, some drug level tests, require preparation, ask health care provider, preparation information related, test ordered, infants, children, test depends on child's age, previous experience, level of trust, prepare child, infant test, procedure preparation, birth to 1 year, toddler test, procedure preparation, 1 to 3 years, preschooler test, procedure preparation, 3 to 6 years, schoolage test, procedure preparation, 6 to 12 years, adolescent test, procedure preparation, 12 to 18 years, the needle is inserted to draw blood, feel moderate pain, others feel only a prick, stinging sensation, some throbbing, testing involves taking multiple measurements of blood levels of a drug over time, main purpose, the effective drug dosages, prevent toxicity, drug level testing is especially important in people taking drugs, procainamide, digoxin, treat abnormal beating, the heart, dilantin, valproic acid, treat seizures, gentamicin, amikacin, antibiotics, treat infections, drugs, margin of safety between therapeutic levels, toxic levels is narrow, testing, determine absorption, rate of metabolism, interaction, necessary drugs, following, the drugs, commonly checked, therapeutic levels, acetaminophen, amikacin, 15 to 25 mcg/ml, aminophylline, 10 to 20 mcg/ml, amitriptyline, 120 to 150 ng/ml, carbamazepine, 5 to 12 mcg/ml, chloramphenicol, 10 to 20 mcg/ml, desipramine, 150 to 300 ng/ml, digitoxin, 15 to 20 ng/ml, digoxin, 0.8 to 2.0 ng/ml, disopyramide, 2 to 5 mcg/ml, ethosuximide, 40 to 100 mcg/ml, flecainide, 0.2 to 1.0 mcg/ml, gentamicin, 5 to 10 mcg/ml, imipramine, 150 to 300 ng/ml, kanamycin, 20 to 25 mcg/ml, lidocaine, 1.5 to 5.0 mcg/ml, lithium, 0.8 to 1.2 meq/l, methotrexate, greater than 0.01 mcmol, nortriptyline, 50 to 150 ng/ml, phenobarbital, 10 to 30 mcg/ml, phenytoin, 10 to 20 mcg/ml, primidone, 5 to 12 mcg/ml, procainamide, 4 to 10 mcg/ml, propranolol, 50 to 100 ng/ml, quinidine, 2 to 5 mcg/ml, salicylate, 100 to 250 mcg/ml, theophylline, 10 to 20 mcg/ml, tobramycin, 5 to 10 mcg/ml, valproic acid, 50 to 100 mcg/ml, mcg/ml = microgram per milliliter, ng/ml = nanogram per milliliter, meq/l = milliequivalents per liter, mcmol = micromole, following, the drugs, commonly checked, toxic levels, acetaminophen, greater than 250 mcg/ml, amikacin, greater than 25 mcg/ml, aminophylline, greater than 20 mcg/ml, amitriptyline, greater than 500 ng/ml, carbamazepine, greater than 12 mcg/ml, chloramphenicol, greater than 25 mcg/ml, desipramine, greater than 500 ng/ml, digitoxin, greater than 25 ng/ml, digoxin, greater than 2.4 ng/ml, disopyramide, greater than 5 mcg/ml, ethosuximide, greater than 100 mcg/ml, flecainide, greater than 1.0 mcg/ml, gentamicin, greater than 12 mcg/ml, imipramine, greater than 500 ng/ml, kanamycin, greater than 35 mcg/ml, lidocaine, greater than 5 mcg/ml, lithium, greater than 2.0 meq/l, methotrexate, greater than 10 mcmol over 24-hours, nortriptyline, greater than 500 ng/ml, phenobarbital, greater than 40 mcg/ml, phenytoin, greater than 30 mcg/ml, primidone, greater than 15 mcg/ml, procainamide, greater than 16 mcg/ml, propranolol, greater than 150 ng/ml, quinidine, greater than 10 mcg/ml, salicylate, greater than 300 mcg/ml, theophylline, greater than 20 mcg/ml, tobramycin, greater than 12 mcg/ml, valproic acid, greater than 100 mcg/ml, mcg/ml = microgram per milliliter, ng/ml = nanogram per milliliter, meq/l = milliequivalents per liter, mcmol = micromole, risks associated, venipuncture, slight, excessive bleeding, fainting, feeling light-headed, hematoma, blood accumulating under the skin, infection, a slight risk, the skin is broken, multiple punctures to locate veins, veins, arteries vary in size, obtaining a blood sample.