Respiratory Drugs
All about Digoxin
Pharmacology in Nursing
Antihypertensives & Antiarrhythmics
Allergies
100

Rescue drug for acute asthma exacerbation

What is albuterol?

100

Therapeutic drug levels for digoxin

What is 0.8 to 2.0 ng/mL

100

Most drugs are metabolized by the _______ and excreted by the _______.

What is the liver and the kidney?

100

Common side effects of angiotensin-II receptor blockers (ARBs)

What is cough, fever, back pain, and muscle weakness?

100

Common adverse effect of prolonged (>5 days) nasal decongestant use

What is rebound congestion?

200

Timeframe for albuterol use prior to physical activity

What is 30 to 60 minutes?

200

Antidote for digoxin toxicity

What is digoxin immune fab 

200

A client taking 15 drugs is at risk for...

What is an adverse drug reaction?

200

This electrolyte that should be monitored closely for patients taking ACEi, ARBs, and renin inhibitors

What is potassium?

200

Most common side effect of diphenhydramine.

What is drowsiness?

300

Therapeutic range for theophylline

What is 10 to 20 mcg/mL

300

The electrolyte imbalance that potentiates digoxin toxicity

What is hypokalemia

300

Who is in the best position to provide education to the patient about their medications and dispel any misinformation?

Who is the nurse?

300

Common food-drug interaction that increases the levels of calcium channel blockers 

What is grapefruit juice?

300

This action can be taken to prevent dryness of the oral mucosa and the throat seen as a side effect of antihistamine therapy.

What is suck on sugarless hard candy?

400

Inhaled corticosteroids are to decrease what in the airways

What is inflammation?

400

Digoxin is a cardiac glycoside that is a _________ inotrope and ________ chronotrope. 

What is a positive inotrope and negative chronotope

400

Pregnancy drug category indicates fetal risk where the risk outweighs any potential benefit

Category X 

400

A patient on an ACEi has a persistent cough. The nurse would expect the provider to stop the ACEi and prescribe a medication from what drug class.

What is an ARB?

400

This vital signs should be monitored closely in patients taking a decongestant.

What is blood pressure?

500

To prevent candidiasis after inhaled steroid use, the patient should...

What is rinse their mouth after each use?

500
Herbal supplement that increases blood levels of digoxin

What is ginseng

500

Eight rights of medication administration

Right Patient. Right Drug. Right Route. Right Dose. Right Time. Right Storage. Right Preparation. Right Documentation. 

500

Lifestyle modifications for client's with HTN

What is low sodium diet, exercise, decrease stress, and weight loss?

500

Drug of choice for acute, severe bronchospasm

What is epinephrine?