Principles of Pharmacology
These are the 10 "Rights" of medication administration.
What are right medication, right person, right dose, right route, right time, right education, right day, right reason, right expiry date, and right documentation?
Drugs that lower blood pressure by blocking angiotensin-converting enzyme.
What are ACE inhibitors?
These drugs increase urine output and are often used to treat hypertension and heart failure.
What are diuretics?
These specialized cells transmit electrical signals throughout the body.
What are neurons?
500 mg ordered, 250 mg per tablet. How many tablets are given?
What is 2 tablets?
The process by which the body removes a drug through the kidneys, liver, or lungs.
What is elimination?
These drugs end with “-olol” and reduce heart rate and blood pressure.
What are beta blockers?
The most powerful type of diuretic that acts on the Loop of Henle.
What are loop diuretics?
This class of drugs helps control seizures in clients with epilepsy.
What are anticonvulsants?
Convert 0.5 L to mL.
What is 500 mL?
A severe, life-threatening allergic reaction to a drug.
What is anaphylaxis?
The primary action of diuretics.
What is to increase urine output?
The type of diuretic that conserves potassium.
What are potassium-sparing diuretics?
The main neurotransmitter affected in Parkinson’s disease.
What is dopamine?
1 teaspoon equals this many milliliters.
What is 5 mL?
This phase studies how the drug moves through the body (absorption, distribution, metabolism, elimination).
What is pharmacokinetics?
This “clot-busting” class dissolves existing blood clots.
What are thrombolytic drugs?
These drugs decrease urgency and frequency caused by overactive bladder.
What are urinary antispasmodics?
These drugs are used to treat depression by increasing serotonin levels in the brain.
What are SSRIs (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors)?
The formula used to calculate tablets for oral medications.
What is (Dose ordered ÷ Dose on hand) × quantity?
This term describes when two drugs produce a greater effect together than either alone.
What is a synergistic effect?
These are the intended responses of cardiac glycosides like digoxin.
What are increased contractility, improved cardiac output, and decreased heart rate?
A hormone that increases water reabsorption in the kidneys.
What is antidiuretic hormone (ADH)?
The two main drugs used to treat fibromyalgia.
What are milnacipran (Savella) and pregabalin (Lyrica)?
The temperature formula for converting Fahrenheit to Celsius.
What is (°F − 32) × 5/9 = °C?