General ANS/CNS Agents
This is the most common drug used to treat Parkinson's Disease
What is Carbidopa-Levidopa (Sinemet)?
A patient taking MAOI drugs should avoid this type of food group.
What is tyramine containing foods (cheese, wine, pickled foods, salami)?
Baclofen is used for these conditions.
What is relief of painful musculoskeletal conditions, Muscle spasms and Management of spasticity of severe chronic disorders (multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy)?
This is the drug class treatment choice for all patients going through ethanol withdrawal?
What is benzodiazepines?
This is an important pearl of antiepileptic drugs that the patient must be taught upon initiation of drug therapy.
What is take at the same time every day?
The anti-migraine drugs, triptans are contraindicated in patients with these types of conditions?
What is cardiovascular problems, HTN, MI and angina?
This is the antidote for ALL benzodiazepines.
What is flumazenil?
This is the antidote used in opiod overdoses.
What is Narcan?
These are some signs and symptoms of cocaine toxicity?
What is tremors, fever and agitation?
Anticholinergics have these side effects
What is dry mouth or decreased salivation, urinary retention, decreased GI motility (constipation), dilated pupils (mydriasis), and smooth muscle relaxation?
PhenyTOin (Dilantin) used over the long term can cause which side effect?
What is gingival hyperplasia?
The patient being started on SSRI therapy should be taught that it may take this long for this drug class to reach maximal efficacy?
What is 4-6 weeks?
The nurse means this when they say "barbiturates have a low therapeutic index".
What is the effective, safe dosage range is narrow?
If a patient is prescribed 2mg of a narcotic medication and it is only available in 5mg vials, what is the nurse going to do with the extra medication?
What is have another nurse witness the discarding of the extra medication?
Explain the “off-on phenomenon” that some patients with PD experience.
What is periods of good control and periods of poor control of PD symptoms?
Anticholinergic drugs block the effects of this nervous system
What is parasympathetic nervous system?
This lab value must be monitored with all patients on lithium therapy.
What is sodium levels?
Adverse effects of benzodiazepines include these.
What are headache, Drowsiness, Dizziness, Cognitive impairment, Vertigo, Lethargy, Fall hazard for older adults and “Hangover” effect or daytime sleepiness?
What is the desired effect for a patient newly started on CNS stimulants for ADHD?
What is improvement in focus and attention span & decreased impulsivity?
When taking an antiepileptic therapy like Dilantin, how long is the treatment course expected to be?
What is lifelong?
This food should be avoided with carbamazepine
What is grapefruit?
When patients are taking selective SSRIs for the first time for depression, which is most important to monitor for during the first few weeks of therapy?
What is suicidal ideation?
Treatment of an overdose of a barbiturates includes these
What is Symptomatic and supportive care - maintain adequate airway, assisted ventilation or oxygen therapy, fluids, pressor support and activated charcoal?
What should be avoided when a patient is taking disulfiram?
What is alcohol?
When evaluating medications that are heavily protein bound, what lab value is important to evaluate?
What is albumin levels?