Diabetes
True or false:
Unopened insulin vials can be kept at room temperature until their expiration date.
What is false?
Three side effects of Lugol's solution ingestion.
What are brassy taste, burning sensation of mouth/throat, soreness of teeth/gums, frontal headache, salivation, nasal inflammation/sneezing, skin eruptions?
A pt taking a phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitor should seek medical attention if they develop this.
What is priapism?
Optimal time of day to administer diuretic medications.
What is morning to early afternoon?
Oxybutynin belongs to this class of medication.
What are urinary antispasmodics?
Rotating insulin injection sites helps prevent this from developing.
The term used for the specific discontinuation technique of prednisone.
What is taper?
The class of medications that are contraindicated for patients taking phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitors.
What are nitrates?
Combining an aminoglycoside and furosemide can significantly increase the risk of this.
What is tinnitus or hearing loss?
Phenazopyridine is utilized to do this.
What is relieve pain and burning during urination?
Prior to the nurse administering a rapid-acting insulin, they should ensure this is present and available to the patient.
What is food?
Methimazole is contraindicated with this patient condition.
What is pregnancy in the first trimester?
What is tamsulosin?
The specific electrolyte imbalance caused by hydrochlorothiazide that increases the risk of digoxin toxicity.
What is hypokalemia?
Nitrofurantoin belongs to (1) this drug class and is used to treat (2).
What is (1) antibiotic and (2) UTIs/cystitis?
The oral antidiabetic medication that doesn't cause hypoglycemia but may cause several GI disturbances.
What is metformin?
The lab values that are closely monitored when tailoring thyroid therapy.
What are serum TSH, T3, and T3?
The safety precaution that should be taken when handling crushed or broken tablets of finasteride.
What is wear gloves?
Mannitol is critical in reducing this.
What is increased intracranial or intraocular pressure?
You might suspect a superinfection of this GI organism for your patient taking trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole to treat a UTI.
What is C. difficile?
Hyperglycemic medication family members should be aware of how to administer in case of an emergency.
What is glucagon?
List 3 adverse effects of levothyroxine sodium.
What are tachycardia, hypertension, palpitation, thyroid crisis/storm, angina pectoris, cardiac dysrhythmias?
The nurse should evaluate the patient taking an alpha-adrenergic blocking agent for this common side effect.
What is orthostatic hypotension?
Spironolactone combined with this antihypertensive medication class can cause life-threatening hyperkalemia.
What are angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors?
The muscle that bethanechol (urinary stimulant) increases the tone of in the bladder.
What is the detrusor muscle?