Endocrine
A fatty hump between the shoulders, a rounded face, and pink or purple stretch mark on the skin.
What is hypercortisolism?
Protamine sulfate is the antidote for this anticoagulant
What is heparin?
Patients with these conditions should avoid pseudophedrine.
What are high blood pressure, severe disease of the arteries of the heart. and enlarged prostate?
Priority nursing intervention when administering Demerol or Morphine.
What is assessing respiratory rate?
15 degrees, 45 degrees, and 90 degrees.
What are injection angles for intradermal, subcutaneous, and intramuscular?
Used to treat hyperthyroidism.
What is Synthroid (levothyroxine)?
The INR range and antidote for warfarin
What is 2-3 range and vitamin K?
Prolonged use of a nasal decongestant can cause this problem.
What is rebound decongestion?
This should be avoided in Monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI).
What are foods with tyramine? Cured, smoked, or processed meats include dried sausages like pepperoni and salami, hot dogs, bologna, bacon, and smoked fish. Sauerkraut, kimchi, pickled beets, pickled cucumbers, and pickled peppers have high tyramine levels.
Safe medication administration.
What are the 6 Rights of medication administration? The Right patient, medication, dose, time, route, documentation.
Used to treat Diabetes Insipidus.
What is Desmopressin (DDAVP, Stimate)?
Removing a nitroglycerin patch at night can help avoid this
What is nitroglycerine tolerance?
This will provide information regarding the therapeutic effect of gentamicin.
What is a peak and trough level?
Peak is drawn about 1 hour after dose is given
Trough level is drawn 30 minutes before dose is given.
Common side effects of lithium
What are diarrhea, headache, nausea, vomiting, dizziness, drowsiness, changes in appetite, hand tremors, dry mouth, and increased thirst?
A class of drugs that inhibit the activity of one or both monoamine oxidase enzymes and tyramine should be avoided.
What are Monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOI)?
Cured, smoked, or processed meats include dried sausages like pepperoni and salami, hot dogs, bologna, bacon, and smoked fish. Sauerkraut, kimchi, pickled beets, pickled cucumbers, and pickled peppers have high tyramine levels.
These two insulins can be mixed and the peak times for each are.
What are Regular insulin and NPH insulin. Regular insulin has a peak 2-4 hours. NPH insulin peaks 4-14 hours.
Agranulocytosis causes this
What is a decrease granulocytes and increase infection?
Frequent mouth care can help with this side effect seen with Metronidazole.
What is a metallic taste?
Regular dental check-ups are needed for the patient on phenytoin to avoid this problem.
What is gingival hyperplasia?
High total cholesterol, low HDL, high LDL, high triglycerides levels can be treated with these medications.
What are atorvastin and simvastatin?
Excessive thirst, frequent urination, nausea and vomiting, stomach pain, weakness or fatigue, shortness of breath, fruity-scented breath, and confusion.
What is diabetic ketoacidosis?
This beta blocker can also cause heart failure
What is metoprolol?
The nurse will educate the female patient prescribed sumatriptan (Imitrex) about the following
What is the use of contraception?
Serious side effects seen in simvastatin and atorvastatin
What are rhabdomyolysis (muscle breakdown), severe muscle pain or weakness, muscle spasms,
kidney failure, liver toxicity, jaundice (yellowing of the skin), and severe anemia?
To prevent adrenocortical insufficiency.
What is decreasing steroids gradually?