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Fluroquinolone and corticosteroids should not be administered together due to increased risk of ________________.
Patients on immunosuppressant therapy should be monitored for the following critical/serious adverse effects:
What are bone marrow suppression or decreased cell production?
A type of drug that reduces the effectiveness of oral contraceptives.
SERMs are commonly prescribed to prevent __________ in postmenopausal women.
What is osteoporosis?
A slow acting medication class used to reduce inflammation and prevent joint damage in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
What is DMARD (disease-modifying antirheumatic drug)?
Patients with a medical history of liver failure, elevated liver enzymes, or congestive heart failure are not recommended to take this drug therapy.
What is antifungal therapy?
Tooth discoloration, gastrointestinal distress, and photosensitivity are adverse effects of this drug.
What is tetracycline?
A drug that increases the effect of warfarin causing increased bleeding risk.
What is fluconazole?
A drug class that inhibits bone resorption of calcium and vitamin D in the bones.
What is bisphosphonates?
The general amount of time it takes DMARDs to be effective.
What is weeks to months?
A patient with a penicillin allergy are at high risk for anaphylaxis if this medication is taken.
What is cephalosporin?
The most adverse effect of fluconazole.
What is SJS?
A medication that increases the level of cyclosporine if taken simultaneously.
What is fluconazole?
A nurse caring for a client taking risendronate notes decreased oral intake due to the client statement of difficulty swallowing. What is the nurses next action?
A medication used to decrease uric acid levels in gout patients.
What is allopurinol?
Type of vaccine that cannot be given to immunosuppressed clients.
What is live vaccination?
Clients taking vancomycin should have routine _______ lab done to monitor for an increase that would indicate an adverse effect.
A nurse caring for a client taking allopurinol is concerned about kidney stone development. What should be included in patient education?
A test used to assess effectiveness of bisphosphonates.
What is bone density scan?
This drug slows the break down of bones/osteoclasts in osteoporosis patients.
What is calcitonin?
Selective estrogen receptor modulators (SERMs) are contraindicated for clients with a history of _________.
What are blood clots?
Examples: raloxifene
Nursing action that prevents red-man syndrome when giving IV vancomycin.
What is administer slowly over period of 60-90 minutes?
Clients taking cyclosporines should avoid this food/juice.
What is grapefruit juice?
Clients taking corticosteroids should avoid this antibiotic.
What is ciprofloxacin (fluoroquinolones)?
Who is going to pass this test?
What is everyone!