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How does Pharmacokinetics work on the drug? - Answer Absorbs
Distributes
Metabolise
Excretes
What are the two physiological barriers in the body to distribution? - Answer Brain &
placenta
The time it takes for the concentration to decrease to half of its initial value, important to
know for the intervals between drug does? - Answer Half life
Symptom relievers are? - Answer Bronchodilators used for Acute
Symptom controllers are? - Answer Long term
dry up mucus
Do Not use on asthmatics
Symptom preventers are? - Answer Corticosteroids eg. prednisone
Name two combination medications that can be used together? - Answer symptom
controller
symptom preventer
Name two warfarin types? - Answer Maravan
Coudamin
What is the name of the warfarin blood test? - Answer INR
Why would a patient be on warfarin? - Answer AF (atrial fibrillation)
heart stent or valve
DVT (deep vein thrombosis)
Stoke (ischemic)
how does Aspirin work? - Answer prevent the platelets in your blood from clumping and
clotting in your arteries
How many days do you stop aspirin prior to surgery? - Answer 7 days
,What is the reverse for aspirin? - Answer Platelet transfusion
Adverse effects of aspirin? - Answer bleeding
Why are Heparin Infusions commenced? - Answer To prevent
-DVT
-Pulmometry embolism
-myocardial infarction
-Arterial fibrillation
-heart disease
-stroke
What are safety considerations for administration of Heparin infusions? - Answer -check
APTT blood levels
-looking bleeding
-vital signs
-look signs of internal bleeding
-history of bleeding disorders
-Haemorrhage
Why heparin not warfarin? - Answer Heparin acts faster and reaches therapeutic level in
1 hour where warfarin takes 3 days.
Heparin can be reversed quickly
Dose route for heparin? - Answer subcut
IV
Blood test for heparin? - Answer APTT
(Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time)
What are the antagonist for heparin? - Answer releases histamine and agglutinate
platelets
Reversal for heparin? - Answer Protamine
Clexane brand name? - Answer Enoxaparin sodium (anticoagulant)
Dose route for clexane? - Answer Subcut (sc)
,Panadol works on the hypothalamus to reduce? - Answer Temperature
Pain
NSAIDs block what enzymes? - Answer COX-1 & COX-2
Where is COX-1 located? - Answer Stomach
Bowel
Where is COX-2 located? - Answer joint
bone
What can't we use with an anticoagulant? - Answer Aspirin or Ibuprofen
What is the reversal for S8 medication? - Answer naloxone
What group of drugs reduce gastric acid production? - Answer Proton pump Inhibitors
(PPI)
Name 2 PPI drugs? - Answer Ranitidine
Pantoprazole
What do you monitor when giving opioids? - Answer Respiratory rate
BP
Heart rate
Phenytoin
Epilim
Keppra
Midazolam
These meds are used for what condition? - Answer seizures
Paracetamol works on what receptor? - Answer Gaba receptors in the brain
What are 4 types of medication orders? - Answer 1. Stat order
2.Single/once only order
3.Standing order
4.PRN order
, define Toxic effect - Answer Side effects that occur when too much medication has been
introduced to the body
When can you leave medication with a resident? - Answer NEVER
What is the schedule of controlled drugs? - Answer S8
What is drug interaction? - Answer 2 drugs working together and one alters the effect of
the other
What medications inhibit itching? - Answer Antipruritic agents
How long do you wait between different inhalers or eye meds? - Answer 3 Minutes
What are some things you need to know prior to giving a patient medication? - Answer 1)
ability to swallow
2) vitals
3) 3 checks safe med administration
4) 7 rights administration
5) 3 points PT identification
6) Allergies
7) dose calculation
Where do patients store their S2, S3 & S4 medications? - Answer In their room in locked
storage
Drug that has the potential for abuse and thus is regulated by Drug Enforcement Agency
(DEA)? - Answer Controlled substance S8
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