Labs
What lab is the best indicator of overall kidney function?
Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR)
Symptoms of Graves disease
weight loss, tachycardia, anxiety, heat sensitivity
Any preventable event that may cause inappropriate medication use that can lead to patient harm
Medication error
This med reduces intracranial and intraocular pressures by moving water from the cells into the circulation.
Mannitol
Which cells act as memory cells?
B Cells
This lab provides information about the number and types of blood cells.
CBC
What condition is Levothyroxine used for?
Hypothyroidism
This is a safety notice mandated by the FDA for prescription drugs, that appearing as a bold, black-bordered notice on labels
Black Box Warning
Opposes the mineralocorticoid receptors that block the action of aldosterone, resulting in decreased reabsorption of sodium and retention of potassium.
Potassium Sparing
What is the medical term for good stress?
Eustress
This lab measures how quickly blood clots. Used in Heparin monitoring.
Partial thromboplastin time (PTT)
This form of hepatitis is vaccine preventable
Hepatitis B
The time required for the amount of a drug in the body to decrease by 50%
The half-life
A thiazide-like diuretic that, is also effective in chronic renal disease because it does not affect the GFR.
Metolazone
Normal lifespan for a Red Blood Cell
120 days
This lab measures how long it takes for blood to clot used for monitoring patients on warfarin.
International normalized ratio (INR)
A painful form of inflammatory arthritis caused by high levels of uric acid.
Gout
The desired, beneficial, and intended result of medical treatment
A therapeutic effect
This loop diuretic is used for edema and heart failure
Furosemide (Lasix)
What is the cardinal sign of lead toxicity?
Anemia
What test can be used to assess urinary retention with the bladder scanner?
PVR
Characterized by insulin resistance
Type 2 diabetes mellitus
Trademarked names given by manufacturers to medications
Brand names
Used to treat or prevent hypokalemia associated with the use of loop diuretics and thiazide diuretics.
Spironolactone
What are the components of Virchow’s Triad?
endothelial damage, venous stasis, hypercoagulability