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Pharm 5
100

Primary organ for drug metabolism?

What is the liver?

100

Thes lab tests determine the therapeutic level of a drug in the blood

What are peak and troughs?

100

What are the withdrawl symptoms of benzodiazepines?

Panic, paranoia, and delirium

100

These drugs causes birth defects.

What are Teratogens? 

100

This step in the nursing process happens when the nurse goes back to re-assess after an intervention has been completed.

What is evaluation?

200

The process in which a drug is transported to the receptor sites in the body

What is distribution?

200

What education should be given to a patient taking omeprazole (Prilosec)?

- Take calcium, Vitamin D; bone density scanning
 Weight bearing exercises
 Few other effects, except N/V, diarrhea
 Do not give to children <18 years; liver dysfunction
 Drug, food, and nutritional supplement interactions
 Take PO once/day before breakfast
 Do not crush, chew, etc


200

For a 7 year old diagnosed with ADHD taking Methylphenidate, what can be done to prevent growth suppression?

Drug holidays

200

A family member of a patient taking alprazolam (Xanax) should watch for what?

Sedation, Respiratory depression, Dependence, Withdrawal

200

These medications are sold without a prescription from a medical provider

What are over the counter OTC drugs?

300

A patient given succinylcholine (Anectine) has muscle rigidity and fever.  What might the nurse suspect?

Malignant hyperthermia

300

This safety risk and adverse effect is associated with levodopa therapy

What is orthostatic hypertension?

300

What side effects do we need to tell patients about when they are beginning amitriptyline?

Anticholinergic effects

300

MAOB inhibitor that has to be taken before breakfast without liquids

What is selegiline disintegrating tablets?

300

A drug reaction that unusually or abnormally happens when a drug is first administered.

What is an idiosyncratic reaction?

400

What medication for GERD requires it to be chewed well - taken with 4 oz. of milk or water, taken up to 4 times a day, and given 2 hours before or after other meds?

calcium carbonate (Tums)

400

What are the adverse effects that may occur when a client takes phenytoin (Dilantin) as an antieleptic? 

Hypotension

Gingival Hyperplasia

Rash (Steven-Johnson's)


400

The routes of drug excretion.


What is the GU tract (urine)?

What is the respiratory system (exhalation)?

What is the GI tract (feces)?

400

Safety measure nurses take when administering patient's medications.

What is collecting the right supplies?

What is confirming the correct route?

What is patient education about medication?

What is documentation?


400

This medication is used to treat Parkinson's Disease and should be taking with food or antacids

What is levodopa?

500
Risperidone, a first line antipsychotic, has what risk associated with it?

Metabolic side effects

500

What is important to educate the patient on when about to start buspiorone (Buspar)?

Scheduled (not as needed) take daily

Takes 2-6 weeks for effects

No sedation like other CNS depressants

500

When should sucralfate (Carafate) be administered?

4 times a day

1 hour before breakfast, lunch, dinner and bedtime

500

An irregular but can occur adverse effect from taking ondansetron (Zofran)?

Known prolonged QT syndrome

500

What two antidotes were discussed in the modules?

Flumazenil

Dantrolene