Nurs5334 exam 3 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

NURS 5334 EXAM 3 WITH QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS ...

NURS 5334 Pharmacology Exam 3 Study Guide • What drugs are used to treat gestational diabetes? o Metformin and Insulin • What A1C value indicates diabetes mellitus? Pre-DM? o 6.5% or greater is considered diabetes o 5.7-6.4% pre-diabetes • What fasting and random values indicate DM? o Fasting plasma glucose—126 or greater is diabetes o Random (casual) plasma glucose—anything greater than 200 is diabetes • What are complications of insulin therapy? o Hypoglycemia o Can deve...

Raloxifene-SERM Structurally like estrogen and binds to estrogen receptors Adverse effects • Thromboembolic events, such as deep vein thrombosis (DVT), pulmonary embolism, stroke, and fetal harm Teriparatide —form of PTH; increases bone formation Indications: osteoporosis in postmenopausal women, treatment of osteoporosis in men, treatment of glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis Denosumab —receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa-B ligand (RANKL) Osteoporosis in postmenopausal ...