We heart you
Clients with high blood pressure should limit this seasoning in their diets.
What is salt?
Metformin is only available in this route.
What is PO (oral)?
If too much of this medication is taken, it can cause tinnitus (a ringing in the ears).
What is aspirin?
Everyone's favorite CYP inducer - often requiring someone to take more of a drug.
What is St. John's Wort?
A client with diabetes takes their insulin and forgets to eat. Their skin becomes cold and clammy.
What is hypoglycemia?
This cardiac glycoside prototype helps with the contraction (positive inotropic) in heart failure.
What is digoxin?
Best route to administer ondansetron in a client actively vomiting.
What is IV?
This drug was JUST (april 23rd) moved out of a Schedule I category.
What is marijuana?
This organ is responsible for metabolism.
What is the liver?
Clients taking NSAIDs, such as ibuprofen, should monitor for which adverse effect - often showing up in the toilet.
What are black, tarry stools?
A client taking furosemide eats a banana every day to prevent this from happening.
What is hypokalemia?
Often termed a "rescue inhaler," this bronchodilator helps open airways during an asthma attack.
What is albuterol?
Black box warning for gentamicin, caused by high accumulations in the cochlea and vestibular apparatus.
What is ototoxicity?
When a drug binds to a receptor site to accelerate or slow a normal cell process.
What is an agonist?
Perhaps the Greek God Achilles was just on this medication.
What is Ciprofloxacin (or any fluoroquinolone)?
These anti-coagulant medications require blood testing to check the blood's clotting time.
What are heparin and warfarin? (and can you name the tests!!)
The only syringe that can be used for insulin.
What is an insulin syringe with units? (Usually an orange cap)
Would also accept insulin pen.
Pushing this medication too quickly could cause hearing loss.
What is furosemide?
This character does review sessions and makes quizlets to help you all out and we are so grateful!
Who is Brian Crowley?
A client taking acetaminophen around the clock for pain becomes jaundice. They likely exceeded this max daily dose.
What is 4000 mg or 4 grams?
This class of anti-hypertensive can cause angioedema, cough, and/or hyperkalemia.
What are ACE inhibitors?
In a client with constipation, this route really helps you get to the source of the problem.
What is a suppository?
This antihistamine blocks H1 receptors in the vestibular apparatus to relieve motion sickness.
What is hydroxyzine?
He's a little purple class buddy that can be a complication of antibiotics.
Who is Cliff the C Diff?
Most serious adverse effect of pencillins.
What is anaphylaxis?