Feeling Hormonal
When should you take levothyroxine?
Without meals, in the morning
What class of drugs can make it easier for you to breath through the nose?
Decongestants
Which receptors are targeted by albuterol?
Beta 2
What is the drug of choice for anaphylactic shock, septic shock, or cardiac arrest?
Epinephrine
Beta blockers affect which receptors?
Beta 1
Which medication is anti-thyroid?
Propylthiouracil
Since steroids like fluticasone or prednisone can lower your immune system, what adverse reactions are you looking out for?
If your patient has lung problems, which medication for blood pressure should you not take?
Propranolol
What scary adverse reaction are you looking out for when taking atorvastatin, which is an antihyperlipidemic drug for the cardiovascular system?
Rhabdomyolysis
The most important vital sign when taking digoxin.
Heart Rate
If you are giving a patient too much steroids, what signs and symptoms are you watching out for?
Purple Striae, Moon Face, Buffalo Hump, Edema
Which generation of antihistamines can make you drowsy?
First Generation
What would be signs to watch out for when taking too much albuterol?
Headache, tachycardia, anxiety, nervousness, irritability
Thrombolytics, anticoagulants, and antiplatelets have one adverse reaction in common:
Bleeding
What is the maximum number of NTG you can give and how far apart?
3, 5 minutes
What stomach condition should keep you from taking steroids?
Stomach Ulcers
What class of medications are used when performing tracheostomy care?
Mucolytic
What deficiency and adverse reaction are you watching out for when taking Isoniazid, which is a tuberculosis medication?
Vitamin B6 Deficiency
Peripheral Neuropathy/Neuritis
Which is the good cholesterol and the bad cholesterol and how do you maintain that?
HDL = Good
LDL = Bad
Exercise, Diet, Medication
What is the recommended INR level when taking warfarin?
2-3
Which disease is lack of steroids and which is too much steroids?
Addison's Disease / Cushing's Disease
This class of medication is used for dry cough and suppress the cough center.
Antitussives
Which class of drugs is for dry cough and which for wet cough?
Dry = Antitussive
Wet = Expectorant, Mucolytic
Give 2 medications that affect the amount of calcium entering the muscle cells in the heart and/or blood vessel walls so it relaxes them and causes vasodilation
Amlodipine, Diltiazem
Which electrolyte imbalances are a NO-NO when taking digoxin?
hypokalemia, hypercalcemia, hypomagnesemia
What do you call when your eyes are bulging because of hyperthyroidism?
Exophthalmos
What class of drug is guaifenesin?
Expectorant
Which TB drug causes red orange discoloration?
Rifampin
Which vitamin should be limited/avoided when taking warfarin?
Vitamin K
Digoxin is under what class of drugs?