Dronedarone - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

HESI EXIT EXAM TEST BANK 2024/2025 HESI EXIT EXAM TEST BANK 2024/2025 1. An adolescent with major depressive disorder has been taking duloxetine (Cymbalta) for the past 12 days. Which assessment finding requires immediate follow-up? 2. A 60-year-old female client with a positive family history of ovarian cancer has developed an abdominal mass and is being evaluated for possible ovarian cancer. Her Papanicolau (Pap) smear results are negative. What information should the nurse ...

Naplex things to remember correctly answered 2023CYP INHIBITORS *G PACMAN* Grapefruit Protease inhibitors (Ritonavir) Azole antifungals C - cyclosporine, cimetidine, cobicistat Macrolides (NOT azithromycin) Amiodarone (and dronedarone) Non-DHP CCBs CYP INDUCERS *PS PORCS* Phenytoin Smoking Phenobarbital Oxcarbazepine (and eslicarbazepine) Rifampin Carbamazepine (also auto-inducer) St. Johns wort Digoxin Levels 0.8-2 (Afib) 0.5-0.9 (HF) Toxicity: Initial ...

Pearl - Amide- vs. Ester-Type Anesthetics - Answer Amide-type anesthetics can be recognized by the "i" in their name before the"-caine" ending (e.g., lidocaine, bupivacaine, mepivacaine, ropivacaine). Ester-type anesthetics do not contain an "i" before the "-caine" ending (e.g., procaine, benzocaine, cocaine, tetracaine). Hypersensitivity to one type of drug in an anesthetic class, such as the ester-type procaine, does not confer cross-reactivity to drugs within the opposite anesth...

Muscarinic Receptors cause ______ physiological response (5 terms) - Answer SLUDD -Salivation -Lacrimation -Urination -Defecation -Digestion DDI between polyvalent cations & which four drugs/classes? Need to separate - Answer -Quinolones -Tetracyclines -Oral Bisphosphonates -Levothyroxine Common CYP Inhibitors - Answer G heart PACMAN Grapefruit Protease Inhibitors (esp. Ritonavir) Azole antifungals Cyclosporine, cobicistat Macrolides (clarith & eryth, but NOT azith) A...

Describe treatment of dysrhythmias correct answer: To determine if treatment is necessary, assess the patient. Then ask the following questions: Is he or she experiencing signs and symptoms of decreased cardiac output? Is the dysrhythmia potentially life threatening? If the answer to either of these questions is yes, the patient will need to treatment for the dysrhythmia. ***WE WILL DISCUSS TREATMENTS OF DYSRHYTHMIAS BASED UPON CURRENT ACLS TREATMENT ALGORITHMS CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS ...

2023 RxPrep NAPLEX Course Book Mnemonics and Pearls Helpful and pertinent mnemonics and pearls gathered from the RxPrep 2023 version of the NAPLEX Course Book Pearl - Amide- vs. Ester-Type Anesthetics - ANS-Amide-type anesthetics can be recognized by the "i" in their name before the"-caine" ending (e.g., lidocaine, bupivacaine, mepivacaine, ropivacaine). Ester-type anesthetics do not contain an "i" before the "-caine" ending (e.g., procaine, benzocaine, cocaine, tetracaine)...

2024 RxPrep NAPLEX Course Book Mnemonics and Pearls | Questions and Correct Answers | Latest Update 2024/2025 Pearl - Amide- vs. Ester-Type Anesthetics - Answer -- Amide-type anesthetics can be recognized by the "i" in their name before the"- caine" ending (e.g., lidocaine, bupivacaine, mepivacaine, ropivacaine) - Ester-type anesthetics do not contain an "i" before the "-caine" ending (e.g., procaine, benzocaine, cocaine, tetracaine) - Hypersensitivity to one type of drug in an ...

Pharmacology Hesi 2023 Digoxin (Lanoxin) - positive inotrope (increases force of contraction); negative chronotrope (decreases heart rate). How do you assess for this? - ANSWER Always take apical pulse for one full minute Client with a long hx of daily digoxin and fourosemide (Lasix) use; creates a high risk for dig toxicity because - ANSWER Lasix can cause hypokalemia, which can lead to dig toxicity What can ...

MRA recommendation for CHF 1. symptomatic HFrEF </= 35% 2. Post-MI with </=40% and either HF symptoms or DM MRA CI 1. eGFR <30 2. SCr >/=2.5 in male, >/=2.0 in female 3. K >5.0 4. pt already on combination therapy with ACEI + ARB (d/t increase risk of hyperkalemia with MRA) Hydralazine/isosorbide recommended for which CHF patients? 1. AA patients with NYHA class III/IV taking ACEI/ARB , BB +/- MRA 2. any symptomatic HFrEF patients who are intolerant to ACE...

Class 1 Antiarrhythmic Mechanism - ANS Sodium (Na) Channel Blockers Class II Antiarrhythmic Mechanism - ANS Beta Blockers Class III Antiarrhythmic Mechanism - ANS Potassium (K) Channel Blockers Class IV Antiarrhythmic Mechanism - ANS L-Type Calcium (Ca) Channel Blocker Class A drugs - ANS -Quinidine (rarely used) -Procainamide -Disopyramide. Na Channel blockers that raise APD Class Ib drugs - ANS -Lidocaine -Mexiletine -Phenytoin Na Channel blockers th...

CYP INHIBITORS - CORRECT ANSWER **G PACMAN** Grapefruit Protease inhibitors (Ritonavir) Azole antifungals C - cyclosporine, cimetidine, cobicistat Macrolides (NOT azithromycin) Amiodarone (and dronedarone) Non-DHP CCBs CYP INDUCERS - CORRECT ANSWER **PS PORCS** Phenytoin Smoking Phenobarbital Oxcarbazepine (and eslicarbazepine) Rifampin Carbamazepine (also auto-inducer) St. Johns wort Digoxin Levels - CORRECT ANSWER 0.8-2 (Afib) 0.5-0.9 (HF) Toxicity: Initial s/sx: N/V, ...