Polypharmacy - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Geriatrics: PolypharmacyT/F: Geriatric/Elderly has one single definition - correct answer FALSE. No single defintin, but often described as individuals over the age of 65 Exlain polypharmacy: - correct answer It is a working definition of patients with multiple medications, and/or those with colloquial usage (too many meds per patient) _______ is an event or circumstance involving a patient's drug regimen that actually or potentially interferes with the achivement of an optimal outcome - ...

Geriatrics: PolypharmacyT/F: Geriatric/Elderly has one single definition - correct answer FALSE. No single defintin, but often described as individuals over the age of 65 Exlain polypharmacy: - correct answer It is a working definition of patients with multiple medications, and/or those with colloquial usage (too many meds per patient) _______ is an event or circumstance involving a patient's drug regimen that actually or potentially interferes with the achivement of an optimal outcome - ...

Midterm Exam: NR 565 / NR565 Advanced Pharmacology Exam Review | Weeks 1-4 Covered| Questions and Verified Answers (2023/ 2024) Q: An 82-year-old male visits the clinic complaining that his pain meds "Take forever" to work after he takes his pill. What are possible reasons you can explain to him? 1. Perhaps we need to increase your dose. 2. Sometimes as you get older, absorption may be slower resulting in a delayed response. 3. As we get older the gastric acid decreases making it har...

Final Exam: NUR1172/ NUR 1172 Test Bank (Latest 2023/ 2024) Nutritional Principles in Nursing Exam| Grade A- Rasmussen Q: what are 5 factors that contribute to increased absorption of a drug? Answer: dissolving characteristics gastric emptying rate nutrients blood flow nutritional status Q: what are vitamin antagonists Answer: drugs that act as metabolic antagonists and cause deficiencies of vitamins involved Q: why are older adults at increased risk of harmful...

Test Bank For Advanced Practice Nursing in the Care of Older Adults 2nd Edition By Laurie Kennedy-Malone; Lori Martin-Plank; Evelyn G. Duffy 6610, 6 . 4835, 0 1: Changes With Aging 2: Health Promotion 3: Exercise in Older Adults 4: Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment 5: Symptoms and Syndromes 6: Skin and Lymphatic Disorders 7: Head, Neck, and Face Disorders 8: Chest Disorders 9: Peripheral Vascular Disorders 10: Abdominal Disorders 11: Urological and Gynecological...

NU636 UNIT CASE STUDY POLYPHARMACY | NU 636-7C: Advanced Pharmacology.

NU 636 UNIT 1 DQ 3 CASE STUDY POLYPHARMACY | NU 636-7C: Advanced Pharmacology. In the case study, Mrs. A, a 71-year-old widow with CHF and osteoarthritis who recently has been quite unusual in her behavior. Her daughter who is concerned about her mother's ability to remain independent wishes to pursue nursing home admission but fears the development of a dementing illness. In the last two to three months, Mrs. A has become confused, easily fatigued, and very irritable developing disturbing ...

NU 636 UNIT 1 Discussion Question 3 CASE STUDY POLYPHARMACY | NU 636-7C: Advanced Pharmacology. Problematic Nature of Mrs. A’s Pharmacological Management With the use of multiple medicines, polypharmacy is a common occurrence in the older population due to multimorbidity. Unfortunately, polypharmacy places older patients at risk of multiple adverse effects. In the case of Mrs. A., she is practicing polypharmacy as evident in the number of medications she is taking. This is a great problem...

A comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) is a multidisciplinary evaluation to assess life expectancy and risk of morbidity and mortality in the older patient. This assessment tool would evaluate and include the following areas: functional status, socioeconomic issues, psychosocial Neoadjuvant therapy does not increase survival when compared to adjuvant therapy. It only changes the timing of treatment and can change surgical options if the tumor is shrunk enough. If this occurs, the patient may...

NU 636 CASE STUDY POLYPHARMACY | NU 636-7C: Advanced Pharmacology. Also, digoxin a cardiac glycoside that inhibits Na-K ATPase and causes parasympathetic stimulation of the autonomic nervous system in managing heart failure and atrial fibrillation can be associated with dizziness and mental disturbances (Rehman & Hai, 2021). Piroxicam is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory that Inhibits the synthesis of prostaglandins in body tissues thus reduces pain. Sadly, the use of NSAIDs such as piroxicam...