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NUR 2407 Exam 2 Rasmussen Pharmacology
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This medications onset time is 5-15 minutes so this medication should be taken in closeproximity to a meal
Humalog
On a thin patient, this angle is best when giving a subcutaneous injection
45 degrees
This is what diabetics should do prior to exercise
Eat a snack or a meal
This class of medications can increase sugar levels causing a need for more insulin
Glucocorticoids
This is the drug of choice for a hyperglycemic patient who is unresponsive and has no IV site
Glucagon
If a patient presents with UTI-like symptoms, this must be done prior to administering any
antibiotics
Obtain a urinalysis and/or urine culture
These are the routes of administration for glucagon
Subcutaneous, IM, and IV
Stopping the administration of this drug class abruptly can cause Addison's disease
Glucocorticoids
Smoking, age (35 and older), uterine cancer, pregnancy, and a history of DVT are all
contrainindications for this class of medication
Hormonal contraceptives
Administration of this hormone medication should be first thing in the morning and on an empty
stomach
Levothyroxine
For children under 8 years of age, teeth discoloration is a common side effect of this drug
Tetracycline
Steroids, diphenhydramine, and epinephrine can be given to reduce the symptoms of this
Allergic reaction
This class of antibiotics when mixed with alcohol can cause a disulfiram reaction
Cephalosporins
Azithromycin falls into this class of antibiotics
Macrolides
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,A compromised immune system and antibiotic use can put patients at risk for developing this
Super infection
Antitubercular medications can cause these lab values to be elevated Liver function tests
(LFTs)
Red-pink urine, elevate temperature, and elevated kidney function tests can be caused by this
Urinary tract infection
Elevated serum uric acid and WBCs are expected in this disease process
Gout
This class of antibiotics is associated with hepatotoxicity, so liver function must be closely
monitored
Macrolides
This disease process is present when a patient has an elevated TSH and decreased T3 and T4
Hypothyroidism
Patient education for Nystatin/mycostatin includes this
Do not eat or drink anything directly following a dose
A patient on oral contraceptives who is prescribed tetracycline should be told to do what
Use 2 forms of birth control
Patient education for this class of medication should include, avoid minerals such as iron or zinc,
avoid direct sunlight, and report calf tenderness
Fluoroquinolones
Tachycardia, hypertension, palpitations, and seizures are all adverse reactions of this thyroid
condition
Thyroid Storm
This can be caused when antibiotics are taken for viral infections, stopped prior to therapy
condition, or the same medication is used over and over
Resistance
Patient education for this hormone replacement drug is to take the lowest dose possible to
achieve the intended effect and to not take for more than 5 years
Premarin
Patient education for this drug includes it can turn urine orange and painful bladder spasms
should be reduced
Pyridium
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, This is the next step for anyone who may have been exposed to tuberculosis
Have a PPD performed
Patients taking this antibiotic should be educated on using a barrier-method form of birth control
Tetracycline
If a patient who is taking an antibiotic notices raised, itchy, red bumps on their body, you should
educate the patient to do this
Stop the medication and notify their provider
A term that means, to slow bacteria
Bacteriostatic
A term that means, to kill the bacteria
Bactericidal
A term that refers to a type of infection difficult to treat and often resistant to multiple drugs
Superinfection
A potentially life threatening allergic reaction that causes mucous membrane swelling and airway
constriction
Anaphylaxis
The name of a serious side effect of antibiotic use that causes blistering skin and mucous
membrane rash
Steven Johnson syndrome
An antibiotic often prescribed when a patient is allergic to penicillin
Erythromycin
An antibiotic used to treat acne and chlamydia
Tetracycline
A fluoroquinolone antibiotic used to treat Anthrax and UTI
Ciprofloxacin (cipro)
Which medication is often prescribed to treat fungal infections of the mouth associated with oral
steroid use
Nystatin
The class of antibiotics that is effective against Legionella, Pertussis and H. Pylori
Macrolides
All antibiotics should be taken with adequate amounts of what, in order to protect the kidneys?
Water
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