Agranulocytosis - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

NSG 221 HESI Final Exam - Questions and Answers Countertransference Countertransference occurs when the therapist displaces onto the client attitudes or feelings from his or her past. For example, a female nurse who has teenage children and who is experiencing extreme frustration with an adolescent client may respond by adopting a parental or chastising tone. The nurse is countertransfering her own attitudes and feelings toward her children onto the client. Nurses can deal with countertransfer...

1. A male client with schizophrenia who is taking fluphenazine decanoate (Prolixin decanoate) is being discharged in the morning. A repeat dose of medication is scheduled for 20 days after discharge. The client tells the nurse that he is going on vacation in the Bahamas and will return in 18 days. Which statement by the client indicates a need for health teaching? A) When I return from my tropical island vacation, I will go to the clinic to get my Prolixin injection. B) While I am ...

Benzodiazepines (Diazepam, Lorazepam, Clonazepam, Clobazam) correct answer: Increase GABA-ergic neurotransmission. Diazapam: Status epilepticus Lorazepam: Status epilepticus Clonazepam: absence seizures (blocks t-type Ca2+ channels) Clobazam: Lennox-Gastaut syndrome WITHDRAWAL TRIGGERS SEIZURES. SEDATION & RESPIRATORY DEPRESSION Other adverse effects: CNS depression, GI upset, suicidal behavior Carbamazepine correct answer: Blocks voltage-gated Na+ channels by binding to inactivation...

Monitoring Parameters for antivirals such as acyclovir(Zovirax)/valacyclovir(Valtrex)? - ANSWER 10% liver/90% kidney = BUN, Creat, LFT What is the Class and MOA of carbamazepine (tegretal) & topiramate (Topamax)? - ANSWER Anticonvulsant; thought to block Na+ channels to slow activity or enhance GABA Adverse effects of Carbamazepine and monitoring parameters - ANSWER Agranulocytosis: decreased production of WBC in bone marrow, SJS, Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis; Monitor CBC Q 3-4 mo...

NURS 615 Meds Drug Chart Exam 2 Complete Solution. Anticonvulsants Drug Name Trade Name Subclass MOA SE Special Notes/Black Box Warnings Considerations/Education Carbamazepine Tegretol Iminostilbenes Not known; thought to affect the Na++ channels, slowing influx of Na++ in the cortical neurons & slowing spread of abnormal activity RARE reports of aplastic anemia & agranulocytosis COMMON ↓WBC ↓Plts **Effects body’s production of RBC, WBC, and Plts** CBC Q4mo Der...

NYU Pharmacology Exam 1 (Questions With Correct Answers) 2023 Graded A+. Induces INC intracelluar sodium drives Ca into heart and INCREASE CONTRACTILITY AE: -bradycardia -dysrhythmias -anorexia, N/V -headache -blurred or yellow vision TOXICITY: - anorexia, N/V, green or yellow halos, bradycardia premature ventricular contractions, cardiac dysrhythmias, confusion, delirium for elderly R4 toxicity: - low K+ -renal failure -loop diuretics -Hypercalcemia Considerations: - pulse full ...

First line tmt for a previously healthy person who develops CAP? Azirthomycin If you see SSRI (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor) and St. John's wort together? Serotonin syndrome Hype rsensitivity with Phenytoin? 3-8 weeks after treatment can occur (overly sensitive to this medication and have adverse reactions) This would look like a characteristic rash, fever, leukocytosis Carbamazepine can auto-metabolize? YES. This can auto-metabolize so you will end up with lower levels If a patient h...

Exam Week 8: NR668 / NR 668 (Latest 2024 / 2025) Psychiatric-Mental Health Capstone Practicum & Intensive | Review Questions and Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A - Chamberlain Question: Carbamazepine side effects Answer: hyponatremia agranulocytosis steven-Johnson's syndrome Question: Carbamazepine therapeutic level Answer: 4-12 Question: Carbamazepine labs Answer: HCG CBC LFT NA Question: carbamazepine is ____________ pregnancy Answer: not recommended i...

LMR Georgette's PMHNP Exam Guide (Latest 2024/ 2025 Update) Questions and Verified Answers| Grade A| 100% Correct Q: Teratogenic effects of benzos Answer: floppy baby, cleft palate Q: Teratogenic effects of tegratol Answer: neural tube defect Q: teratogenic effects of lithium Answer: ebstein anomaly (heart defect) (avoid, especially 1st trimester) Q: teratogenic effects of depakote Answer: neural tube defects/spina bifida Q: Adverse reactio...

ATI MENTAL HELATH PROCTORED STUDY GUIDE LATEST UPDATE 2023/2024(70 Q & A) 1. A nurse in an alcohol treatment facility is caring fora client who states, “My job is so stressfulthatthe only way I can cope is to drink.” The nurse should recognize that the client is displaying which of the following defense mechanisms? A. Introjection(Unconscious adoptionof the ideas orattitudes ofothers) B. Repression C. Rationalization D. Intellectualization Repression ● Unconsciously puttingunacce...