NURS 316 Medications Exam Questions With Correct Answers
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NURS 316 Medications Exam Questions
With Correct Answers
Immune Suppressants - answerBlock the normal effects of the immune system in organ
transplantation and autoimmune disorders
Used in conjunction with corticosteroids for organ transplants and autoimmune diseases -
answerImmune suppressant...
NURS 316 Medications Exam Questions
With Correct Answers
Immune Suppressants - answer✔Block the normal effects of the immune system in organ
transplantation and autoimmune disorders
Used in conjunction with corticosteroids for organ transplants and autoimmune diseases -
answer✔Immune suppressants
T and B Cell Suppressors - answer✔used to block the normal effects of the immune system in
cases of organ transplantation and in autoimmune disorders in some cancers
-CYCLOSPORINE is most commonly used
Interleukin Receptor Antagonist - answer✔Block interleukin released immune response
Rheumatic arthritis >18
Do not respond to other tx
Do not immunize
Anakinra
monoclonal antibodies - answer✔Antibodies produced by a single clone of B lymphocytes and
that are therefore identical in structure and antigen specificity.
Tx cancer and immune fielders
All injected
Contraindicated in fluid overload
Immune Stimulants - answer✔Energize the immune system when it needs help fighting a
specific pathogen
Interferons - answer✔interfere with viral replication within cells
colony stimulating factors - answer✔Recombinant DNA technology
Increases WBC
Use with infection with bone marrow suppression, neutropenia and chemo
Vaccines - answer✔dose of a disabled or destroyed pathogen used to stimulate a long-term
immune defense against the pathogen. A weakened form of the virus is given to the person so
their immune system can build up immunity to the virus
Immune sera - answer✔Serum contains antibodies to specific bacteria or virus
Provides passive immunity to specific antigen
Prophylaxis against specific disease in immunocompromised
Do not use with immune suppressants
Immune globulin - answer✔IM
Prophylaxis against hep A, measles, varicella and rubella
Prophylaxis with immunoglobulin deficiency
Rho(D) immune globulin - answer✔1 vial IM 72 hrs after birth
Prevention of sensitization of RH factor
Penicillins and Penicillinase-Resistant Antibiotics - answer✔Bactericidal
Unable to build walls when dividing
Weakened cell walls burst
Fluoroquinolones - answer✔Broad spectrum antibiotic
Enter bacterial wall via passive diffusion - interferes with DNA enzymes and leads to cell death
Gram negative
UTI
Respiratory and skin infections
Tendinitis
Avoid sunlight
Anti-infective agents - answer✔Interference with normal function invading organisms
Prevent reproduction
Cause death
Vancomycin
Life threatening infections
Red man syndrome
Highly toxic
Aminoglycosides - answer✔Powerful antibiotics used to tx serious infections caused by gram
negative aerobic bacilli
Effects auditory nerve
Nephrotoxicity
Ototoxicity
Cephalosporins - answer✔bactericidal and bacteriostatic
Avoid alcohol
Tetracyclines - answer✔Semisynthetic antibiotics
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