What do I do?
Give 4gtts in AD TID
Give 4 drops in right ear three times a day
A patient with a diagnosis of depression is being discharged with a prescription for an MAOI. What foods should this patient avoid?
Foods high in tyramine (ie: aged cheeses, sauerkraut, fermented soy)
You assist your patient with using their inhaler. The inhaler contains the medication budesinide. What is the best way to use the inhaler to avoid getting thrush?
By using a spacer
What can trigger an asthma attack?
Smoke, Sulfites, GERD, Cold/windy weather, cockroaches, humidity
Chris Hemsworth
Chris Hemsworth worked in a pharmacy in Australia before making it big in Hollywood. One of his jobs was to sterilize breast pumps after women returned them to the pharmacy.
What is the best route of administration to ensure the Pt gets the full dose of medication?
IV
A client diagnosed with bipolar disorder, who has taken lithium for 1 year, presents in an emergency department with severe diarrhea, blurred vision, and tinnitus. How should the nurse interpret these symptoms?
How would you teach a patient to use a meter-dose inhaler properly?
Take a deep breath with a puff of the inhaler and hold that breath for as long as you can, then wait 1 to 2 minutes before you take a second puff of the same drug. Always rinse your mouth out after using it.
What class of drug is montelukast?
Leukotriene Inhibitor
Dr. Pepper
Dr. Pepper was created by Charles Alderton, a pharmacist, in 1885. Alderton worked in a drugstore in Waco, Texas, and spent a lot of time compounding medications. In his spare time, Alderton also enjoyed mixing carbonated drinks at the soda fountain, and he loved how the syrups made the store smell. He decided to make a drink that tasted like the store smelled, and he came up with Dr. Pepper!
What is a large initial dose of a drug to rapidly achieve minimum effective concentration in the plasma?
Bolus or loading dose
While obtaining a medication history from a patient, the nurse notes that the patient is currently prescribed naltrexone. The nurse would question the patient about a previous history of which substance abuse?
Opioid
What side effects should the nurse observe for after giving a patient an antihistamine?
Dizziness, “hangover” effect, drowsiness and dry mouth
The nurse notes in a patient’s medication history that the patient is taking benzonatate as needed. Based on this finding, the nurse interprets that the patient has which problem?
Coughing
Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola was invented by a pharmacist named John Pemberton. He carried the jug of the new product down the street to Jacob’s Pharmacy where it was sampled and pronounced “excellent” and placed on sale for 5 cents a glass as a soda fountain drink
How often should a medication with a half-life of 12 hours be given?
2 times a day
When teaching a patient about carbidopa-levodopa, what information would the nurse include about this medication?
Carbidopa decreases levodopa’s conversion in the periphery, increasing the levodopa available to cross the blood-brain barrier
What medications would be included in the list of H1 antagonists used in the treatment of allergic rhinitis?
Cetirizine, Loratadine, and Fexofenadine
Where in the lungs does gas exchange occur?
Alveoli
China
In 2500 BCE, it was common in China to consume gold in the hopes of prolonging life…In approximately 700 CE, the Iranian chemist Abu Musa Jabir Ibn Hayyan Al-Azdi, who has been credited as the father of Arab chemistry and one of the founders of modern pharmacy, discovered how to make gold dissolve in liquid in a concoction that became referred to as aqua regia, or royal water.
What features of the Pt’s body may change the rate of medication absorption?
Modified gastric (stomach) emptying, change in gastric (stomach) pH (acidity)
What conditions would meet the medically approved criteria for use of CNS stimulants?
Reversal of respiratory distress, Promotion of wakefulness in narcolepsy, Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in children
A 58-year-old client with a 40-year history of smoking one to two packs of cigarettes a day has a chronic cough producing thick sputum, peripheral edema, and cyanotic nail beds. Based on this information, he most likely has which of the following conditions?
Chronic obstructive bronchitis
What is the pathophysiology (what happens in the body) of an asthma attack?
The mucosa lining experiences severe inflammation and the goblet cells within the mucosa lining produce excessive amounts of mucous.
Hubert Humphrey
Hubert Humphrey was a former US Vice President and senator as well as a pharmacist like his father. The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) established the Hubert Humphrey Award in 1978, which is given annually to recognize APhA members who have made substantial contributions in government and/or legislative service.