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Medication Competency Exam Detailed Questions And Expert Answers
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Medication Competency Exam Detailed QuestionsAnd Expert Answers
Signs and Symptoms of Anaphylactic reaction - ANS Skin: pruritis, urticaria,
angiodema, eythema,
Wheezing, coughing, sensation of narrowed airway, stridor, SOB, Tachycardia,
Hypotension, Feeling of Doom, Respiratory Arrest, Cardiac Arrest.
3 main drugs for Anaphylactic Reaction - ANS Epinephrine(SC or IM),
Glucocorticoids, Antihistamine(Benadryl IM or IV)
Paradoxical Drug Reaction - ANS opposite of expected or intended effect
synergistic effect - ANS acting together for greater effect, enhances effect so that
combined action is greater than sum of each acting separately
Half-life of Drug - ANS length of time required for the plasma concentration of a
drug to decrease by one-half after administration. the time it takes for drug to be
metabolized and plasma concentration to decrease by one half.
Librium/chlordiazepoxide - ANS A benzodiazepine used for anti-anxiety, used for
alcohol withdrawal
, Benzodiazapine List - ANS alprazolam(xanax), lorazepam(Ativan), diazepam
(valium), clonazepam (Klonopin) Oxazepam (Serax) Chlordiazepoxide (Librium)
Benzodiazepine antidote - ANS Flumazenil/Romazicon
Benzodiazepines Action/Use - ANS Decreases neuronal excitability in brain--- CNS
depression. Indications: anxiety, sedation, sleep, seizures
Benzodiazepines Adverse Effects - ANS Drowsiness, sedation, lethargy, ataxia,
paradoxical excitement, hypotension, CNS depression, dependence
Benzodiazepine Nursing Indications - ANS Administer bedtime to alleviate daytime
sedation
No alcohol or other CNS depressants
Avoid driving or operating machinery
Don't stop abruptly, taper to avoid withdrawal
Used only short term, long term can cause dependence
Narcotics Antidote - ANS Narcan/Naloxone
Narcotics - ANS a general term used to describe opioid drugs that produce CNS
depression
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