Cardiac
This medication class ends in “-pril” and can cause a persistent dry cough.
What are ACE Inhibitors?
This short-acting bronchodilator is used as a rescue inhaler.
What is albuterol?
This medication coats ulcers and should be given on an empty stomach.
What is sucralfate?
Protamine sulfate is the antidote for this drug.
What is heparin?
This common hypothyroid medication should be taken on an empty stomach in the morning.
What is levothyroxine?
This drug class ends in “-olol” and may mask hypoglycemia symptoms.
What are beta blockers?
This class of diuretics is often given for acute pulmonary edema and wastes potassium.
What is a loop diuretic?
This electrolyte imbalance is most concerning in a patient receiving aggressive diuretic therapy.
What is hypokalemia?
This antidote reverses the effects of warfarin.
What is Vitamin K?
This medication is used for hepatic encephalopathy to lower ammonia levels.
What is lactulose?
This med class lowers LDL cholesterol, requires monitoring of liver enzymes and muscle pain.
What are statins?
Do not give this with poor urine output.
What is potassium?
This lab value must be monitored closely when a patient takes spironolactone.
What is potassium?
This medication reverses opioid overdose.
What is naloxone?
This oral antidiabetic medication should be held before contrast dye procedures.
What is metformin?
A CHF client taking this drug reports yellow-green halos and nausea.
What is digoxin?
This medication treats anemia in chronic kidney disease.
What is erythropoietin (epoetin alfa)?
This thiazide diuretic is commonly used to treat hypertension and may cause hypokalemia.
What is hydrochlorothiazide?
This medication treats severe hypoglycemia when the patient is unconscious.
What is glucagon?
Red man syndrome is associated with rapid infusion of this drug.
What is vancomycin?
This med is given for acute chest pain and should not be combined with sildenafil.
What is nitroglycerin?
This medication class requires monitoring for ototoxicity and nephrotoxicity.
What are aminoglycosides?
A client with cystic fibrosis requires this when eating.
What are pancreatic enzymes?
This medication treats acetaminophen overdose.
What is acetylcysteine?
This mood stabilizer requires therapeutic monitoring and stable sodium intake.
What is lithium?