NSAIDS
What is a longterm effect that NSAIDS (Aspirin) has on the gastrointestinal tract?
What is "GI bleed or perforation" (Burchum & Rosenthal, 2019, p. 856)
Reference:
Burchum, J.R. & Rosenthal, L. D. (2019). Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors: Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs and Acetaminophen. In Lehnes pharmacology for nursing care (10th, p. 856). St. Louis, MO: Elsevier/Saunders
The color urine and or sweat can turn when taking rifampin.
What is orange?
Allopurinol (Zyloprim)
What is the prototype antigout drug?
What is the word that describes penicillin in respect to it's action against bacteria?
What is "bactericidal" (Burchum & Rosenthal, 2019, p. 1029)
Reference:
Burchum, J. R. & Rosenthal, L. D. (2019). Drugs That Weaken the Bacterial Cell Wall I: Penicillins. In Lehnes pharmacology for nursing care (10th, p. 1029). St. Louis, MO: Elsevier/Saunders
What are the three purposes of NSAIDS?
What is reduce fever, suppress inflammation, reduce pain
Reference:
Burchum, J. R. & Rosenthal, L. D.(2019). Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors: Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs and Acetaminophen. In Lehnes pharmacology for nursing care (10th, p. 852). St. Louis, MO: Elsevier/Saunders
The vitamin that is can be affected by taking isoniazid (INH).
What is B6?
A nurse teaching a client receiving allopurinol (Zyloprim) should include which information?
A. take the medication with an antacid to minimize GI distress
B. This medication may cause your urine to turn orange
C. Include salmon and organ meats in your diet on a weekly basis
D. Increase your fluid intake to 3 L per day
What is D. Increase your fluid intake to 3 L per day
Clients taking allopurinol should be informed to increase fluid intake to 3 L per day, avoid hazardous activities if dizziness or drowsiness occurs with the medication, and avoid the use of alcohol and caffeine because these drugs will increase uric acid levels and decrease the levels of allopurinol.
What does penicillin do when used in high quantities with amino-glycosides?
What is does not allow the activation of amino-glycosides
Reference:
Burchum, J. R. & Rosenthal, L. D. (2019). Drugs That Weaken the Bacterial Cell Wall I: Penicillins. In Lehnes pharmacology for nursing care (10th, p. 1034). St. Louis, MO: Elsevier/Saunders
What is the name of the enzyme that NSAIDS inhibit?
What is Cyclooxygenase
Reference:
Burchum, J. R. & Rosenthal, L. D. (2019). Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors: Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs and Acetaminophen. In Lehnes pharmacology for nursing care (10th, p. 852). St. Louis, MO: Elsevier/Saunders
the highest priority when teaching about antitubercular medications
What is Taking medications as prescribed?
During a teaching session about antigout drugs, the nurse tells the patient that antigout drugs work by which mechanism?
A. increasing blood oxygen levels
B. decreasing leukocytes and platelets
C. increasing protein and rheumatoid factors
D. decreasing serum uric acid levels
What is D. decreasing serum uric acid levels
What three factors determine bacterias ability to be resistant to Penicillin?
What is "inability of penicillin to reach their targets, inactivation of penicillin by bacterial enzymes and production of penicillin binding proteins that have a low affinity for penicillin" (Burchum & Rosenthal, 2019, p. 1029)
Reference:
Burchum, J. R. & Rosenthal, L. D. (2019). Drugs That Weaken the Bacterial Cell Wall I: Penicillins. In Lehnes pharmacology for nursing care (10th, p. 1029). St. Louis, MO: Elsevier/Saunders
The nurse recognizes that manifestations of NSAID toxicity include:
A. constipation
B. nausea and vomiting
C. tremors
D. urinary retention
What is B. nausea and vomiting
A diagnostic injection given ID in doses of 5 tuberculin units (0.1 mL) to detect exposure to the TB organism.
What is PPD?
When the nurse is teaching about antigout drugs, which statement about the drug is accurate?
A. Drink only limited amounts of fluids with the drug
B. This drug may cause limited movements of your joints
C. There are very few drug interactions with these medications
D. Colchicine is best taken on an empty stomach
What is D. Colchicine is best taken on an empty stomach
A 49-year old patient has been admitted with possible chronic salicylate intoxication after self-treatment for arthritis pain. The nurse will assess for which symptoms of salicylate intoxication? (Select all that apply)
A. tinnitus
B. headache
C. constipation
D. nausea
E. bradycardia
What is A. tinnitus, B. headache, D. nausea
A nurse would suspect tuberculosis caused by drug-resistant organisms in which of the following clients? Select all that apply.
A) Clients who are HIV positive
B) Clients who have no response to therapy
C) Clients who have been treated in the past
D) Clients who have asthma
E) Clients who smoke
What is B and C?
Tuberculosis caused by drug-resistant organisms should be considered in clients who have no response to therapy and in patients who have been treated in the past.
prevents uric acid production
What is the MOA of Allopurinol (Zyloprim)