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MID-TERM PHARMACOLOGY QUESTIONS 1. Which of the following is a common cause of iron deficiency in patient? a. Rapid grown during adolescence b. Vegetarian eating pattern c. Decreased intestinal uptake of iron d. Chronic blood loss through the gastrointestinal tract. 2. Which of the most common type of anemia? a. Iron deficiency anemia 3. A patient is taking oral ketoconazole for a systemic fungal infection. The medication administration record notes that the patient is also taki...

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What is prescriptive authority? - Answer Legal right to prescribe drugs Is the Physicians Desk Reference a reliable source to use when prescribing drugs? - Answer No--it is not evidence-based and it is not updated What is the sunshine act? - Answer -part of the affordable care act -limits providers on accepting gifts from pharmaceutical companies -reduces bias What is pharmacology? - Answer -study of the drugs and their actions and effects on living things -legal drugs, illegal drugs...

West Coast University: NURS MISC Week 6 Pharmacology Lecture Notes 1 CARDIAC GLYCOSIDES AND HEART FAILURE (Chapter 21, Page 163) Cardiac glycosides= Prototype medication: Digoxin Purpose • Positive inotropic effect= Increases contraction • Negative chronotropic effect= Decreases heart rate: Apical pulse has to be at least 60 before you give the medication ▪ Have to count for the full minute ▪ Fifth intercostal space, midclavicular line • Negative dromotropic effect= Slows down rh...

ATI Capstone NCLEX Review Questions and Answers 100% to pass subjective sources of data What the client tells the nurse Objective sources of data Data the nurse obtains through observation and examination secondary subjective data what others tell the nurse; what the client had told them secondary objective sources of data Data the nurse collects from other sources; family, friends, caregivers, health care professionals, literature review, medical records, etc. S...

External carotid - superior thyroid 46 year old woman - 2 month history of fatigue and muscle weakness - 10 year history of hypertension - treated with thiazide diurectics - measured hypokalemia, hypotension and decreased BP- brisk reflexes. Likely cause? -Answer= Adverse Drug Effect b. Treated with a thiazide diuretic for HTN with measured hypokalemia, hypotension and decreased Hg 55- year old man - nice to nurses - mean to youngest child- Which is the most likely explanation of patient...

ATI Pharmacology Proctored Exam Medications for Infection: Aminoglycosides - ANS Gentamcin - fights infection - C: pregnancy, renal issues - AE: Ototoxicity, nephrotoxicity, hypersensitivity - NC: Peaks and troughs Medications for Infection: Carbapenems - ANS Meropenem, Imipenem - fights infection - C: Penicillin allergy, renal issues - AE: GI upset, superinfection, allergies - NC: Monitor for allergic reactions Medications for Infection: Penicillins - ANS Penicillin, A...

PHARMACOLOGY NURSING What are the major functions of the α1 receptor? - Increase vascular smooth muscle contraction, increase pupillary dilator muscle contraction (mydriasis), increase intestinal and bladder sphincter muscle contraction What are the major functions of the α2 receptor? - Decrease sympathetic outflow, decrease insulin release, decrease lipolysis, increase platelet aggregation, decrease aqueous humor production What are the major functions of the β1 receptor? - Increase heart...

West Coast University: NURS MISC Week 6 Pharmacology Lecture Notes 1 CARDIAC GLYCOSIDES AND HEART FAILURE (Chapter 21, Page 163) Cardiac glycosides= Prototype medication: Digoxin Purpose • Positive inotropic effect= Increases contraction • Negative chronotropic effect= Decreases heart rate: Apical pulse has to be at least 60 before you give the medication ▪ Have to count for the full minute ▪ Fifth intercostal space, midclavicular line • Negative dromotropic effect= Slows down rh...

Loop Diuretics - ANSWER-Furosemide Thiazide Diuretics - ANSWER-Hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ) K Sparing Diuretics - ANSWER-Spironolactone ACE Inhibitors - ANSWER-lisinopril, captopril Angiotensin 2 Receptor Blockers - ANSWER-Losartan Calcium Channel Blockers heart and vessels - ANSWER-Verapamil, Dilitizaem Calcium Channel Blockers vessels only - ANSWER-nifedipine Beta Blockers - ANSWER-Metoprolol Cardiac Glycosides - ANSWER-Digoxin K channel blocker - ANSWER-Amiodarone HMG-CoA Reductase In...