NUR 334 PHARMACOLOGY FINAL EXAM
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Question : What can usually be managed at home, symptoms
include nausea and itching.
Correct Answer: Side effects
Question : What fluids are crystalloids, isotonic, and does not
cause a major shift between compartments?
Correct Answer: Lactated Ringers
Question : Medications may have one generic name and can
have multiple, what?
Correct Answer: Trade Names
Question : What disease decreases drug excretion and
increases the potential for drug toxicity?
Correct Answer: End-stage renal disease (ESRD)
Question : What medication is used for fungal(yeast)
infections and is available as a capsule, cream, oral, or powder?
Correct Answer: Nystatin
Question : The use of steroids can decrease the efficacy of
this medication. (It is considered an NSAID.)
Correct Answer: Aspirin
Question : This medication is an antibiotic and is taken with
or without food. Antacids will decrease absorption. It is used to treat anthrax.
Correct Answer: Ciprofloxacin
Question : 0.45% NaCl is an example of this kind of
solution?
Correct Answer: Hypotonic solution
Question : Gentamicin is the prototype for?
Correct Answer: Aminoglycosides
Question : What is used to treat gout, taken with food, and it
takes 1-3 weeks to lower uric acid levels?
Correct Answer: Allopurinol Colchicine for ACUTE attacks
Question : Peptic ulcer disease (PUD) can be treated by this
Proton Pump Inhibitor (PPI)...
Correct Answer: Omeprazole (antiulcer drug) - Increase risk
of fractures - Decrease in acid production increases risk for pneumonias and c.diff
Question : What is an over the counter antiheartburn
medicine that is used to treat GERD and it can also be prescribed?
Correct Answer: Famotidine (Pepcid) it's a H2 receptor
antagonist
Question : What medication stimulates labor and decreases
hemorrhage post-birth?
Correct Answer: Oxytocin
Question : How do we know oxytocin has been effective?
Correct Answer: Strong uterine contractions
Question : When are interventions required when giving
oxytocin?
Correct Answer: If contractions are too frequent (more than
five in 10 minutes), which can lead to fetal distress.
Question : What medication is used to treat opiate overdose?
Correct Answer: Naloxone (Narcan)
Question : What is the first sign of an opiate overdose?
Correct Answer: Respiratory depression
Question : Unexpected and possibly serious or life
threatening effects of a medication, symptoms of this include hives, severe rash, and anaphylaxis...
Correct Answer: Adverse effect
Question : What medication causes peripheral vasodilation,
which can cause orthostatic hypotension?
Correct Answer: Morphine
Question : We monitor this before, during, and after giving
morphine. (document in med rec prior to administration)
Correct Answer: Respiratory rate
Question : Concurrent use with which medication and other
CNS depressants such as alcohol, sedatives, and antidepressants can potentiate its action?
Correct Answer: Morphine - Increase fiber and fluids in diet
- This medication causes peripheral vasodilation which can
cause orthostatic hypotension
Question : What type of medication can cause foul-smelling
diarrhea (CDIFF) as an adverse effect?