TB
This is the primary drug used to treat TB and is harsh on the liver
isoniazid (INH)
These inhalers are used as rescue medication during acute episodes
short-acting beta agonists (SABAs) (examples: albuterol, levalbuterol, metproternol)
Unlike thrombolytic drugs, these drugs prevent clot formation but have no direct effect on a clot that has already formed
anticoagulants
This the most common NSAID
Ibuprofen (Motrin/Advil)
this is the most serious side effect of opioid drugs
respiratory depression
What is the best time to collect a sputum culture for acid-fast bacilli
In the morning
A patient uses both albuterol and salmeterol. Which inhaler should the patient use first, and how long should they wait before using the second?
First: Albuterol
Second: salmeterol 5 minutes later
This is the antidote for heparin
protamine sulfate
Long-term NSAID users should be taught to monitor for this symptom because of the risk of GI bleeding.
Blood in stool
This drug is used to treat opioid overdose
Naloxone (Narcan)
A patient taking this TB medication develops eye pain, blurred vision, loss of central vision, and difficulty distinguishing colors such as red.
ethambutol
This drug class is never used as acute treatment, including salmeterol
long-lasting beta agoinsts (LABAs) (examples: arformoterol, formoterol, salmererol)
This drug is the antidote for warfarin toxicity
Vitamin K
What is misoprostol (Cytotec)
This is the first step of the WHO-3 ladder
Nonopioids
Which TB drug can turn saliva, urine, feces, sweat, and skin red-orange
rifampin
A patient taking this type of drug develops tachycardia, palpitations, and dysrhythmias.
xanthine derivatives
What laboratory value must be monitored when a patient is taking warfarin
what are PT/INR
This NSAID should not be used in a patient with a known sulfa allergy
what is celecoxib (Celebrex)
This opioid should not be recommended for long-term use
meperidine
A patient not responding to TB medication may cause additional concern of what
Drug resilient TB (MDR-TB)
What is the therapeutic blood level range for theophylline
5-15mcg/mL(New answer)
10-20mcg/mL (old book answer)
A patient receiving a factor VIII clotting factor drug should screen the patient for these three conditions
HIV, hepatitis, anemia
These two drugs are used to treat both acute and chronic gout. What are the drugs and which is used to treat acute and chronic?
Acute: Colchicine
Chronic: Allopurinol
These are examples of strong opioid agonists
morphine, hydromorphone, oxycodone, meperidine, fentanyl