CNS Meds
This class of medications is used to treat dementia associated with Alzheimer's disease.
What are cholinesterase inhibitors?
This acid neutralizer can cause renal calculi, hypercalcemia, confusion, headache, vomiting, and rebound hyperacidity.
What is calcium carbonate?
This is an example of a loop diuretic.
What is furosemide (Lasix)?
Uses for cephalosporins.
What are respiratory infections, otitis media, bone/joint infections, GI/GU infections, and prophylaxis in sexual assaults?
School age children should not take this antibiotic.
What is doxycycline?
This medication is the first line drug in cardiac arrest.
What is epinephrine?
Adverse reactions of famotidine.
What are dizziness, headache, confusion, hallucinations, diarrhea?
Loop diuretics waste this electrolyte.
What is potassium?
Penicillins should be used cautiously with these patients.
What are patients with renal disease, asthma, bleeding disorders, GI disease, and pregnancy/lactation?
Aminoglycosides are toxic to these organs.
What are the ears, kidneys, and neuro system?
Two indications for use for the alpha-blocking medication doxazosin.
What are urinary retention related to BPH and HTN?
Omeprazole can interact with these medications.
What are sucralfate, detoconazole, ampicillin, oral anticoagulants, macrolides, digoxin, benzodiazepines, and phenytoin?
The uses for diuretics include...
What is edema associated with CHF, HTN, renal disease, short-term management of ascites?
A cross sensitivity exists between these two classes of antibiotics.
What are penicillins and cephalosporins?
Macrolides can be used in patients allergic to this class of antibiotics.
What are penicillins?
The cholinergic drug bethanechol is used for this type of urinary retention.
What is neurological? (it contracts bladder smooth muscle to facilitate passage of urine)
Example of extrapyramidal symptoms
What are pseudoparkinsonism, acute dystonia, akathisia, and tardive dyskinesia?
Causes of hypokalemia.
What is diuretic use, n/v/d, GI suction, excessive urination, burns, poor nutrition, and laxative abuse?
This anti-infective requires serum peak and trough levels.
What is vancomycin?
These two drugs are used in combination to treat TB.
What are isoniazid and rifampin?
Contraindications for atropine.
What are hypersensitivity, glaucoma, myasthenia gravis, tachyarrythmias, CHF, and history of MI?
The reason multiple anti-emetics may be prescribed to the same patient.
What is they work in different manors, and block different vomiting pathways?
Signs and symptoms of hyperkalemia.
Adverse reactions of vancomycin.
What are red man syndrome, nephrotoxicity, ototoxicity, neutropenia, and steven johnson's syndrome?
Definition of a superinfection.
What is the development of a new infection as the result of the destruction of normal flora?