Antiemetics - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

A patient has recurrent cluster headaches and asks about abortive therapy. Which therapy is effective for a majority of patients with cluster headaches? a. Lithium b. NSAIDs c. Oxygen d. Verapamil - Answer- C. Oxygen A patient reports recurrent headaches occurring 1 or 2 times per month that generally occur with weather changes or when sleep patterns are disrupted and describes them as severe, with throbbing on one side of the head and sometimes accompanied by nausea. What is the recommen...

Assessment of Abdominal Cramps correct answers 1.) Obtain history 2.) Pattern 3.) Inspect / Assess 4.) Auscultate 5.) Percuss 6.) Palpate 7.) Fever? 8.) Lab values 9.) Radiography 10.) Menstrual Cycle 11.) Urinary Changes 12.) Changes in Diet Questions to Ask if the Patient has Abdominal Complaints correct answers 1.) Nausea? Vomiting? Diarrhea? Constipation? 2.) Rebound Tenderness? 3.) Where does it hurt? (Think Anatomy) a.) Appendicitis b.) Small Bowel Obstruction (SBO) c...

Pharmacokinetics - Answer-When a drug enters the body Pharmacodynamics - Answer-How drugs exert effects 7 Routes of Administration - Answer-Oral, IV, IM, SC, intraperitoneal, intraarterial, intradermal Agonist, Partial Agonist, and Antagonist - Answer-Perfect Fit, Almost Fits, Blocks Action Affinity vs. Efficacy - Answer-How well it binds to receptor (Agonist vs. Antagonist) vs. how well the drug performs Trade Name Vs. Genetic Name - Answer-Trade - patented name (rimadyl) vs. Genetic - u...

HCB 102 Test 3 Questions and Answers 2023 Generic Name Is often derived from the chemical name; common name of the medication Contraindication Any condition which makes a particular treatment or procedure inadvisable. DD Form 1289 DoD Prescription 15 mL Minimum amount of urine to be collected Parenteral By some other means than through the gastrointestinal tract; refers to the introduction of substances into an organism by IV, SQ, IM, ID injection Lavende...

TEST BANK For Edmunds' Pharmacology for the Primary Care Provider, 5th Edition by Constance G Visovsky 9780323661171 Chapters 1-73 Complete Guide. Table of Contents PART ONE: ESSENTIAL CONCEPTS FOR THE PRESCRIPTION OF MEDICATIONS Unit 1: Foundations of Prescriptive Practice 1. Prescriptive Authority and Role Implementation: Tradition vs. Change 2. Historical Review of Prescriptive Authority: The Role of Nurses (NPs, CNMs, CRNAs, and CNSs) and Physician Assistants Unit 2: Pharmacokinetics and Ph...

Two products of impaired blood flow to the legs are thought to be linked to cramps? - Pyruvic acid Lactic acid Name two prevention techniques for nocturnal leg cramps - Hydration, stretching, avoid long periods of sitting or standing, warm baths, exercise What is the most important differential diagnosis to rule out when a pregnant patient comes in with complaints of leg cramping? - Deep Vein Thrombosis: Look for warm red tender swollen leg. Conflicting eviden...

NSC 330 Exam 2 GI Part 1: Antiemetics Qs&As A+ Graded 2024

Test Bank - Pharmacology for the Primary Care Provider, 4th Edition (Edmunds, 2023) Chapter 1-73 Complete Guide Latest Assured A+. Pharmacology for the Primary Care Provider, 4th Edition by Marilyn Winterton Edmunds and Maren Stewart Mayhew Test Bank Table of Content PART ONE: ESSENTIAL CONCEPTS FOR THE PRESCRIPTION OF MEDICATIONS Unit 1: Foundations of Prescriptive Practice 1. Prescriptive Authority and Role Implementation: Tradition vs. Change 2. Historical Review of Prescriptive Autho...

NURS 180 PHARM MIDTERM STUDY GUIDE WEEK 5.Week 1 Lecture Book CH. 1-10 ATI Book CH. 1-6 *Prep Work Packet Terms Week 2 Lecture Book CH. 13, 14, 42, 43, 46, 47 ATI Book CH. 28, 29, 39, 40 CH. 28 Peptic Ulcer Disease *Antibiotics (regarding H. Pylori) 1. continue till done --- because you feel better don’t stop 2. 2-3 ATB for 14 days. *Histamine2-Receptor Antagonists (Ranitidine, Cimetidine, Famotidine) 1. cimetidine – gynecomastia, decrease libido, 2. it promotes bacterial c...

Med Surg Telemetry RN Question and answers correctly solved 2023/2024 Your post-op patient has nausea, hypoactive bowel sounds, and repeated vomiting of dark brown emesis despite antiemetics. What order do you anticipate from the provider? - correct answer Place an NG tube to low intermittent suction Your patient calls out and you find them sitting up in bed. They report sudden shortness of breath. Their respiratory rate is 34 breaths/min and O2 sat is 84% on room air. What mode of oxygen de...