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Anticoagulants
Medications for Anemia
Lipids, Diuretics, and Fluids
Drugs for HTN, CHF, & Angina
Drugs for Shock & Dysrythmia
100
This is the antidote for heparin
What is protamine sulfate
100
Use of epoetin alfa
What is increases red blood cell formation?
100
Taking this drug before taking nicotinic acid decreases flushing
What is aspirin?
100
For this reason you might consider holding an ordered dose of metaprolol, a beta blocker.
What is bradycardia?
100
This drug is used to treat slow arrythmias
What is atropine?
200
My patient has intermittent claudication. I know that this drug may be prescribed.
What is pentoxifylline?
200
The use of filgrastim
What is to stimulate formation of neutrophils?
200
thiazide diuretics have this effect on glucose.
What is increase?
200
This can be a serious adverse effect of beta blocker therapy
What is wheezing?
200
This drug is used for both fast atrial and ventricular dysrythmias
What is amiodorone?
300
A patient presents to the ED. Before administering a thrombolytic for an ischemic stroke I need to collect this important information.
What is when did the symptoms start?
300
You need to educate your patient on these side effects of iron therapy
What is constipation, GI upset, & black stools?
300
This group of diuretics is not recommended for patients with heart failure
What are osmotics?
300
In order to avoid this common phenomenon associated with nitrate use, patches are removed for 12 hours at night.
What is tolerance?
300
This drug is both inotropic and chronotropic
What is digoxin?
400
When using the prothrombin time to determine therapeutic blood levels of warfarin, you know that it is 1.5 to 2X this reference range.
What is 11 to 13.5 seconds?
400
This is the best technique for IM administration of iron
What is Z track method?
400
This is one of two serious adverse effects of furosemide that can be avoided by giving slowly IV
What is ototoxicity?
400
When teaching a patient how to administer prn nitroglycerin sublingually, this is how often and how many they can take.
What is 1 tablet every 5 min X2 if BP is stable and chest pain does not resolve?
400
Drugs from this class, like dopamine, dobutamine, norepinephrine, and epinephrine, are given to improve cardiac output during shock
What are vasopressors/ vasoconstrictors?
500
A patient presents to the ED with symptoms of stroke. This examination must be done prior to the administration of any medications for treatment.
What is a head CT?
500
Because IV iron can cause an allergic reaction it is important to do these things when administering it.
What is give a test dose to check sensitivity and have epinephrine available at the bedside?
500
Acetazolamide, a carbonic anhydrase inhibitor, is not recommended for diuresis due to this potentially dangerous side effect.
What is metabolic acidosis?
500
This is the treatment of choice for hypertensive crisis
What is IV Nipride (nitroprusside)?
500
This effect is a direct result of the administration of too much beta blocker (think compensatory mechanism)
What is inadequate peripheral circulation?