Respiratory Medications
This medication is used for acute wheezing and sudden asthma symptoms.
What is albuterol?
This medication is used to stop an active seizure.
What is lorazepam?
All antidepressants share this important teaching point regarding time to effectiveness.
What is "it may take several weeks to work"?
This mood stabilizer requires consistent sodium and fluid intake.
What is lithium?
This major adverse effect explains why a client receiving chemotherapy may develop fatigue, infection, and bleeding.
What is myelosuppression?
This inhaled corticosteroid reduces airway inflammation and requires the client to rinse the mouth after use.
What is fluticasone?
Swollen and bleeding gums are associated with this adverse effect.
What is gingival hyperplasia?
This adverse effect is most closely associated with venlafaxine.
What is hypertension?
Lip smacking and tongue movements are characteristic of this adverse effect.
What is tardive dyskinesia?
Many immunosuppressants, corticosteroids, and biologic DMARDs share this major safety concern.
This medication carries a black box warning for suicidal ideation.
What is montelukast?
A nurse should monitor this laboratory value in a client taking phenytoin.
What is serum drug level?
This antidepressant class is associated with anticholinergic effects.
What is a tricyclic antidepressant (TCA)?
A client taking risperidone presents with weight gain and hyperglycemia. What condition is likely occuring?
Metabolic syndrome
This process is used to identify the most effective antibiotic for a bacterial infection.
What is culture and sensitivity testing?
This is a common anticholinergic side effect of ipratropium.
What is dry mouth?
Which vital sign should be carefully monitoring in a client receiving lorazepam?
Respiratory rate
A client with a seizure disorder should generally avoid this antidepressant.
What is bupropion?
Fever, muscle rigidity, and autonomic instability may indicate this rare antipsychotic emergency.
What is neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS)?
This class of medications used to treat autoimmune diseases differs from NSAIDs because it slows disease progression rather than simply relieving symptoms.
What are DMARDs (Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs)?
These are common side effects of albuterol.
What are tachycardia, tremors, nervousness?
This serious adverse effect may occur in a client taking valproic acid and presents with jaundice.
What is hepatotoxicity?
A client taking fluoxetine presents with tachycardia, fever, and mental status change. What life threatening condition could be occuring?
What is serotonin syndrome?
A client taking an MAOI should avoid foods high in tyramine. Name some foods high in tyramine
What are aged cheese, cured meats, fermented foods, wine?
This type of antineoplastic treatment acts on specific cellular receptors or proteins.
What is biologic (or targeted) therapy?