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| When assessing for hypertension, what is the VERY FIRST thing you would want to change? |
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| Antihypertensives formula: |
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Blood Pressure = Cardiac output X SVR (systemic vascular resistance)
Cardiac output = Heart rate X Stroke Volume |
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| What are the side effects of opioids? |
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Respiratory depression
Drowsiness, dizziness
Slow GI tract – nausea, constipation
Dysphoria
Hallucinations |
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| What is another name for opioids |
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| Sensory cues that let the patient know that a migraine attack is coming soon |
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| What should one do if their client does not believe in medication? |
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| Encourage, but don’t force. Educate! |
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| What family of antibiotics do you avoid in pregnant women and children? |
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| Any and all drugs that affect the CNS will have a ______________ action |
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| What is the most common drug we use for an opioid overdose? |
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| What is an herb that causes –triptan toxicity? |
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| Vasodilation occurs with antimigraine drugs. True or False? |
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| What four things are used to classify drugs? |
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Action
Side effects
Nursing Actions
Interactions |
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| What are the common dosages of analgesics |
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Morphine: 2-15 mg
Hydromorphone (Dilaudid) 1.5-8 mg
Meperidine (Demerol): 50-150 mg |
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| How often should VS be taken for a ct who just had general anesthetics? |
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| q15min X 1hr, q30min X 1hr, qhr after |
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| What are the common dosages of non-opioids? |
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Tylenol: 4,000 mg/24 hours
ASA: 4,000 mg/24 hrs
Ibuprofen: 3,600 mg/24 hrs
Naproxen: 1,500 mg/24 hrs
Celecoxib: 200-400 mg/24hours |
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| Why do antibiotics need to be given around the clock? |
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| To maintain their action times |
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| What types of antibacterials inhibit the cell wall? |
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| -cillins, also antitubercular |
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| What does giving Aspirin cause in children? |
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| What is the most common Narcotic Antagonist? |
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| What drug causes salicylate poisoning? |
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| Ringing in ears is called ________________, due to early signs of toxicity of ASA |
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| What might St. John’s wort cause? |
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| What is the fifth vital sign? |
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| What is the action of antivirals? |
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| They target the replication cycle |
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| What needs to be monitored when taking antifungal meds? |
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| Liver function test (hepatoxic) |
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| What needs to be monitored when taking antifungal meds? |
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| Liver function test (hepatoxic) |
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| What routes of antifungals are hard on the liver? |
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| Cholinergic drugs do what to the parasympathetic system/ |
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| What are the systemic effects of anti-helminthic? |
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| In what foods can Tyramine be found? |
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| Aged cheese, smoked foods, chocolate |
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| What drug prohibits the consumption of Tyramine? |
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| What other substance has to be prohibited during TB treatment? |
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| What neurotransmitter goes with the sympathetic ANS? |
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| Difference between sympathetic and parasympathetic? |
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Sympathetic: fight/flight
Parasympathetic: rest/digest |
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| What are the 3 strategies for viral therapy? |
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Vaccines, prevent infection
Interrupt replication cycle
Boost immune response |
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| When is the client considered noninfectious after being diagnosed with TB? |
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| After 2-3 weeks of therapy |
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| Classifications where hydration is very important: |
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| Antivirals, antitubercular |
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| When taken orally, antifungals are known to be hard on what organ? |
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| How does sympathomimetic adrenergic work? |
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| How does parasympatholytic cholinergics work? |
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| Which branch of the nervous system is the “fight or flight” branch? |
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| Name two different types of nerves and neurotransmitters? |
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| Sympathetic and parasympathetic |
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| Roundworms, flukes, or tapeworms |
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| What drugs prohibit alcohol use? |
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| Antitubercular and antiprotozoal |
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| What is hypersensitivity? |
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| What are the side effects of antitubercular meds? |
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GI distress
Headache
Peripheral neuropathy
Hepatoxicity |
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| Adrenergic pathway is also known as? |
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| SNS or Sympathetic nervous system |
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| What mask will you wear for TB? |
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| Uncontrolled hypertension can lead to? |
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| Chronic and debilitating disorders such as stroke, heart attack, and heart failure |
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| Diuretics are often the first line medication for HTN, why? |
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| They have few side effects and control minor to moderate hyper tension |
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| Name the 3 main areas of the ear? |
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| External ear, middle ear, inner ear |
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| When taking antihypertensives, what food item should be avoided? |
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| What are diuretics used for? |
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| What is the difference between miotics and mydriatics |
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| Miotics is constriction of the pupil/ mydriatics is dilation of the pupil |
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| What are the other two names for adrenergic blockers? |
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| Anti-adrenergic, adreneligic or Adrenegic antagoinist |
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| What effect do alpha2 agonists have? |
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| Sympathetic impulses from CNS to heart and arterioles; vasodilation, decreased heart rate |
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| What do Alpha1 Blockers do? |
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| What is the formula for BP? |
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| BP = cardiac output X SVR |
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| Avoid what when taking ACE inhibitors? |
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| What meds are used for an eye exam? |
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| Name 2 types of antihypertensives |
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Alpha2 Agonists
Alpha1 Blockers
Direct Vasolilators
Calcium Channel blockers
Beta blockers
Angiotension receptor blockers
ACE inhibitors
Diuretics |
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| Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia – causes prostate to enlarge and cuts off bladder causing rentention |
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