Respiratory
pharmacology - lower tract
pharmacology - lower tract
Be sure to rinse your mouth after using this medication.
What are glucocorticoids, such as beclomethasone or prednisone?
This is a class of medications that can help with inflammation of the upper respiratory system, but be careful, they may cause drowsiness, dry mouth or urinary retention!
What are antihistamines, such as diphenhydramine?
This is a common side effect of taking Aluminum hydroxide antacids.
What is constipation?
It's the frequently prescribed anti-emetic that can cause headaches, diarrhea and prolonged QT syndrome!
What is ondansetron (Zofran)? Other answer: 5HT3-receptor antagonists
This is the teaching that a nurse would provide to a client receiving ferrous sulfate.
What is "increase fiber & fluids", "drink/eat fluids/food with vitamin C to increase absorption", "rinse mouth after liquid dosing", "expect dark coloration of stool", "increase foods high in iron"?
These are the instructions you would provide to a client who is prescribed albuterol & beclomethasone.
What is "use the albuterol inhaler prior to using the beclomethasone"?
This could be a potential adverse effect of taking phenylephrine nasal drops for 10 days, for sinusitis.
What is rebound nasal congestion? Other answers could be insomnia, CNS stimulation, tachycardia, HTN, jitteriness.
These are the correct administration instructions to a client taking omeprazole (Prilosec) or other PPI's.
What is take it 30 minutes before eating & with a full glass of water? Other answers: Increase Calcium & Vit D intake. Report tremors, muscle cramps, seizures.
This laxative should be avoided in heart failure clients.
What is sodium phosphate? Other answers: any of the osmotic laxatives that contain salt.
What is outside of meal times, specifically when hot and/or spicy foods are consumed?
These are potential side effects of taking PO prednisone for chronic asthma.
Sodium/water retention, weight gain, hyperglycemia, moon face, immunosuppression.
This class of medications, commonly prescribed for the common cold or cystic fibrosis, smells like rotten eggs and also is used as an antidote!
What are mucolytics? Specifically acetylcysteine (Mucomyst)
1) This is the amount of time a client should should wait to take other medications after their sucralfate (Carafate).
2) This is the amount of time they should wait between sucralfate & another antacid.
1) 2 hours
2) 30 mins
This medication would the nausea medication of choice for a client with gastroparesis.
What is metoclopramide (Reglan)?
This is a medication that may alter the absorption and/or function of folic acid.
What is oral contraceptives, sulfonamides or methotrexate?
This class of medications can be used as short or long acting rescue drugs that help to open up the airways.
What are Beta2-adrenergic agonists? (bronchodilators)
The nurse educates a client about the potential adverse effects about their newly prescribed dextromethorphan (Robitussin) for their cough. This could be a potential adverse effect.
What is sedation? Other answers: respiratory depression or stupor at high doses.
This is an example of a client who should not be prescribed misoprostol for their peptic ulcer disease.
Who is a pregnant client?
This anti-diarrheal medication is related to an opioid-derived antidiarrheal, but does not create dependence.
What is loperamide (Imodium)?
This is a lab value that would prompt the nurse to question giving epoetin alfa (Procrit).
What is a hgb value > 11 g/dl?
Closed or narrow-angle glaucoma would be a contraindication or should be monitored very closely when prescribing this class of medications for COPD.
What are anticholinergics, such as ipratropium (Atrovent)?
The nurse knows the client understood their teaching regarding their fluticasone (Flonase) prescription when they state this.
It may take 2-3 weeks for full effects. Other answers: I will blow my nose prior spraying & then sniff gently with the spray. I will point the spray away from the center of my nose. I will not use this long-term because it can cause my congestion to return.
It is important to monitor kidney and liver function (BUN/Creatinine & AST/ALT) in a client taking this class of medications for peptic ulcer disease.
What is H2-receptor antagonists?
This is the only laxative safe to use in someone with a small bowel obstruction.
What is none?!
This is a common side effect when giving growth factors and how the nurse would anticipate treating it.