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NUR2407 |Exam | 1 |Rasmussen |Summer |/NUR |
2407 |EXAM | 1 |/ |NUR2407 |EXAM | 1 |( |LATEST |
2025 |)PHARMACOLOGY: |RASMUSSEN |
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Pharmacokinetics |- |CORRECT |ANSWERS |✔✔WHat |the |body |does |to | the |drug; |absorption, |distribution, |metabolism, |excretion Pharmacodynamics |- |CORRECT |ANSWERS |✔✔the |effect |the |drug | has |on |the |body Labs |used |to |determine |renal |function |- |CORRECT |ANSWERS | ✔✔BUN, |creatinine, |GFR Labs |used |to |determine |hepatic |function |- |CORRECT |ANSWERS | ✔✔ALT |and |AST First-Pass |effect |- |CORRECT |ANSWERS |✔✔the |phenomenon |where | the |concentration |of |a |drug |is |greatly |reduced |before |it |reaches | the |systemic |circulation |due |to |liver |absorption
Half-Life |- |CORRECT |ANSWERS |✔✔the |time |required |for |the | quantity |of |an |item |to |reach |half |of |its |initial |value Tolerance |- |CORRECT |ANSWERS |✔✔decreased |responsiveness |to |a | drug |over |the |course |of |therapy Blood-Brain |barrier |- |CORRECT |ANSWERS |✔✔highly |selective |semi- permiable |membrance |that |seperates |circulating |blood |from |the | brain's |extra-cellular |fluid How |many |schedules |of |controlled |substances |are |there? |- | CORRECT |ANSWERS |✔✔ 5 Schedule | 1 |- |CORRECT |ANSWERS |✔✔high |potential |for |abuse, |no | medically |acceptable |uses Schedule | 2 |- |CORRECT |ANSWERS |✔✔high |potential |for |abuse |but | has |medically |accepted |uses: |opioids, |stimulants Schedule | 3 |- |CORRECT |ANSWERS |✔✔medically |acceptable, |potential | for |abuse |is |less |than |schedule | 1 |or |2, |may |cause |some | dependance
Pregnancy |Category |D |- |CORRECT |ANSWERS |✔✔Harm |to |fetus |is | known Pregnancy |Category |X |- |CORRECT |ANSWERS |✔✔known |to |be | harmful |to |mother |and |fetus, |contraindicated Additive |drug |effect |- |CORRECT |ANSWERS |✔✔1+1=2 |the |sum |of |the | effects |of |the |two |drugs Synergistic |drug |effect |- |CORRECT |ANSWERS |✔✔1+1=3, |sum |is | greater |than |individual |drug |effects |parts Antagonistic |drug |effect |- |CORRECT |ANSWERS |✔✔1+1=1, |two |or | more |drugs |in |combination |hamper |or |eliminate |the |effect |of |the | other Requirements |for |herbal |supplements |- |CORRECT |ANSWERS | ✔✔ 1994 |DSHEA |act: |herbal |supplements |can |be |marketed |with |a | suggested |dosage; |premarket |testing |for |safety |is |not |reuired; | effects |can |be |listed |but |no |claim |to |treat |or |cure |can |be |made Aloe |Vera |- |CORRECT |ANSWERS |✔✔minor |skin |irritation, |powerful | laxitive
Chamomile |- |CORRECT |ANSWERS |✔✔digestive |and |GI |soothing, | may |cause |bronchoconstriction Garlic |- |CORRECT |ANSWERS |✔✔lowers |cholesterol, |reduces |clotting, | antibiotic |properties Ginkgo |- |CORRECT |ANSWERS |✔✔dementia |and |ED; | dose |120-240/day |in | 3 |doses, |can |cause |headache |and |GI | disturbances Licorice |- |CORRECT |ANSWERS |✔✔ulcers, |GI |upset, |increased |BP, | headache, |water |retention, |5-15 |mg/dose St. |John's |Wort |- |CORRECT |ANSWERS |✔✔for |mild |depression, | 300 | mg |tid, |do |not |take |concurrently |with |prescription |antidepressant 5 |Rights |of |Medication |Administration |- |CORRECT |ANSWERS | ✔✔Dose, |drug, |patient, |route, |time Nurse |rights |to |medication |administration |- |CORRECT |ANSWERS | ✔✔complete |and |clearly |written |order; |correct |drug |and |dose | dispensed; |have |access |to |information; |policies |on |medication | administration; |administering |medications |safely |and |identifying | problems |in |the |system; |to |stop, |think, |and |be |vigilant
Cholinergic |drug |examples |- |CORRECT |ANSWERS |✔✔bethanechol, | metoclopramide, |donepezil, |rivastigmine What |to |monitor |for |in |patient's |taking |a |cholinergic? |- |CORRECT | ANSWERS |✔✔nausea |and |vomiting, |cramps |and |diarrhea, |blurred | vision, |assess |for |disorders |that |would |be |aggrivated |by |cholinergic | drugs |like |Alzheimer's What |do |anticholinergic |drugs |do? |- |CORRECT |ANSWERS | ✔✔interrupt |parasympathetic |nerve |impulses |in |the |CNS |and | autonomic |nervous |system, |block |the |muscarinic |receptor |sites Use |of |anticholinergic |drugs |- |CORRECT |ANSWERS |✔✔treat |spastic | or |hyperactive |conditions |of |the |GI |or |urinary |tracts, |prevents |drop | in |heart |rate |from |vagal |stimulation, |treat |sinus |bradycardia Anticholinergic |drugs |- |CORRECT |ANSWERS |✔✔-ine |drugs, |atropine, | benztropine, |dicyclomine, |scopolamine, |tolterodine, |and |oxybutynin What |is |benztropine |mesylate |used |for? |- |CORRECT |ANSWERS | ✔✔adjunct |therapy |for |parkinsonism, |control |of |extrapyramidal | reactions Contraindications |for |benztropine |- |CORRECT |ANSWERS |✔✔patients | less |than | 3 |years |old, |narrow-angle |glaucoma, |tardive |dyskinesia
Side |effects |of |benztropine |- |CORRECT |ANSWERS |✔✔tachycardia, | nervousness, |dizziness, |psychosis Indication |for |oxybutynin |- |CORRECT |ANSWERS |✔✔treatment |of | overactive |bladder CNS |Stimulant |drugs |- |CORRECT |ANSWERS |✔✔methylphenidate, | amphetamine |sulfate Indications |for |CNS |Stimulants |- |CORRECT |ANSWERS |✔✔ADHD |and | Narcolepsy What |medications |should |a |patient |avoid |when |taking |CNS | Stimulants? |- |CORRECT |ANSWERS |✔✔MAOIs, |Tricyclic | Antidepressants, |Warfarin, |anticonvulsants CNS |depressant |categories |- |CORRECT |ANSWERS |✔✔barbituates, | benzodiazepines, |nonbenzodiazepine |sedatives Barbiturate |drug |- |CORRECT |ANSWERS |✔✔phenobarbital Benzodiazepine |drugs |- |CORRECT |ANSWERS |✔✔alprazolam, | temazepam, |lorazepam, |diazepam
Iminostibbene |drug |- |CORRECT |ANSWERS |✔✔carbamazepine Valproate |drug |- |CORRECT |ANSWERS |✔✔Valproate, |valproic |acid Contraindication |for |using |valproate |- |CORRECT |ANSWERS | ✔✔hepatic |dysfunction, |urea |cycle |disorders Some |miscellaneous |anticonvulsant |drugs |- |CORRECT |ANSWERS | ✔✔acetazolamide, |gabapentin, |lamotrigine, |topiramate, |pregabilin Categories |of |antiparkinsonism |drugs |- |CORRECT |ANSWERS | ✔✔anticholinergics, |dopaminergics, |domamine |agonists Anticholinergic |drug |for |parkinsonism |- |CORRECT |ANSWERS | ✔✔benzotropine |mesylate Dopimenergic |drugs |- |CORRECT |ANSWERS |✔✔levodopa |and | carbidopa Dopamine |agonists |- |CORRECT |ANSWERS |✔✔pramipexole, |ropinirole
WHat |medications |can |magnify |parkinson's |tremors? |- |CORRECT | ANSWERS |✔✔antipsychotics, |OTC |cold |and |cough |medicine, |diet | pills AChE |inhibitors |for |Alzheimer's |disease |- |CORRECT |ANSWERS | ✔✔denopezil, |rivastigmine, |memantine denopezil |is |a |cholinergic |medication, |what |effect |do |they |have |on | the |body |- |CORRECT |ANSWERS |✔✔Acronym |SLUDGE- |salivation, | lacrimation, |urination, |defecation, |GI |cramping, |emesis Routes |of |administration |for |rivastigmine |- |CORRECT |ANSWERS | ✔✔oral |tabs, |oral |solutions, |transdermal |patch Drugs |for |muscle |spasms |- |CORRECT |ANSWERS |✔✔diazepam, | methocarbamol, |cyclobenzaprine Patient |education |for |cyclobenzaprine |- |CORRECT |ANSWERS | ✔✔should |not |be |abruptly |discontinued |taper |slowly |over |one |week, |do |not |drive |while |taking |muscle |relaxants, |avoid |alcohol |and |CNS | depressants Side |effects |of |NSAIDS |- |CORRECT |ANSWERS |✔✔GI |upset |or |bleed, | liver |toxicity, |pedal |edema
contraindications |to |opioid |analgesics |- |CORRECT |ANSWERS |✔✔RR | less |than |12, |asthma, |hypercarbia, |paralytic |ileus Routes |of |hydromorphone |- |CORRECT |ANSWERS |✔✔IV, |IM, |Sub |Q, | oral, |rectal Routes |of |oxycodone |and |hydrocodone |- |CORRECT |ANSWERS | ✔✔oral Indications |for |naloxone |- |CORRECT |ANSWERS |✔✔opioid |depression | and |overdose Symptoms |of |serotonin |syndrome |- |CORRECT |ANSWERS | ✔✔agitation, |confusion, |tachycardia, |hypertension, |twitching |or | rigid |muscle, |diarrhea Drugs |that |can |cause |serotonin |syndrome |- |CORRECT |ANSWERS | ✔✔MAOIs, |TCAs, |SSRIs, |SNRIs, |triptans, |analgesics, |lithium, |OTC |cold |medications What |is |psychotropic |washout |period |- |CORRECT |ANSWERS |✔✔time | given |to |eliminate |a |drug |from |the |systm |before |adding |a |new | drug |with |similar |effect. |Used |with |MAOIs |(2 |weeks)
What |are |extrapyramidal |effects? |- |CORRECT |ANSWERS |✔✔adverse | reactions |to |psychotropic |medications |caused |by |dopamine | blockage. |Mimics |parkinsonism What |drugs |cause |extrapyramidal |effects? |- |CORRECT |ANSWERS | ✔✔antipsychotics, |also |some |antidepressants, |lithium, | anticonvulsants TCA |side |effects |- |CORRECT |ANSWERS |✔✔depression, |orthostatic | hypotension, |anticholinergic |effects signs |of |lithium |toxicity |- |CORRECT |ANSWERS |✔✔nausea, |vomiting, | diarrhea, |changes |in |LOC depakote |and |valproate |nursing |implications |- |CORRECT |ANSWERS | ✔✔Must |be |monitored |for |their |therapeutic |range |of | 50 |to | 100 | mcg/ml.
- |Metabolize |in |the |liver, |periodic |liver |enzymes. |
- |May |cause |some |sedation
- |May |cause |hair |loss
- |Report |moderate |to |severe |abdominal |pain |immediately |to | prescriber |- |may |cause |pancreatitis
