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For treatment of existing osteoporosis, the dose of alendronate - ANSWER 10 mg/day or 70 mg/week Initial dosage for bone less prevention alendronate and risedronate - ANSWER 5 mg/day or 35 mg/week Testosterone replacement therapy - ANSWER Erythrocytosis is a risk; Hgb and Hct levels checked, expect increase first 6 mths, unless Hgb level higher than 17.5 g/dL, Hct higher than 54%, or both suggests overtreatment or occasionally abuse. IM happens more than transdermal. If the Hct is great...

Advanced Pharmacology Final Exam UTA NURS 5315 UTA Advanced Pharmacology Final Exam- Questions & Answers (Graded 100% Correct) Glucocorticoids - ANSWER-Can cause: osteoporosis, diabetes, weight gain *give biphosphontate if long term use Side effects of ED meds - ANSWER-Visual problems Hearing problems Can cause hypotension if given with nitrates Flomax (tamsulosin) - ANSWER-Treats: Pulmonary HTN BPH Side effects of testosterone - ANSWER-Edema, hepatoxicity, decreases HDL, inc...

Understand PLLR: Drugs in Pregnancy and Lactation: Improved Benefit-Risk information. - ANSWER-June 2015; 3 sections pregnancy-L&D, Lactation-nursing mothers; Fe/males of reproductive age; labeling updated as new information arrives, more current information to discuss risk vs benefit Type 1-IgE - ANSWER-Immediate hypersensitivity ex) angioedema, anaphylaxis Type 2-antibody Dependent - ANSWER-minutes to days ex) heparin induced thrombocytopenia Type 3- Immune Complex hypersensitivity - ...

The nurse is required to chart the patient's response to all of the following groups of medications except: - ANSWER-antihyperlipidemics What is the primary purpose of self-medication administration? - ANSWER-To empower the patient to be more effective in management of the therapeutic regimen A nurse reads the following order: "Take one multivitamin qod." The nurse will - ANSWER-call the prescriber to clarify the order. A pt asks about disposal of meds. What are the nurses best respo...

A nurse is preparing a discharge teaching plan for a 6 year old client who has asthma and several prescription medications using metered dose inhalers (MDIs). Which of the following interventions should the nurse include in the plan? A. Add a spacer to each MDI. B. Instruct the child to inhale more rapidly than usual when using an mdi. C. Request that the provider change the child's medications from inhaled to oral formulations. D. Administer oxygen by facemask along with the MDI. - CORRE...

With the need to protect our environment, what is it now important to teach patients to do? - ANSWER dispose of drugs no longer used on an annual basis Drugs do not metabolize the same way in all people. For what patient would a nurse expect to assess for an alteration in drug metabolism? - ANSWER A 50-year-old man with cirrhosis of the liver The parent of a 2-year-old child is visiting his or her pediatric health care provider and shows the nurse the advertisement for allergy medication f...

What is the name under which drug is listed by U.S Food Drug administration FDA? - ANSWER Official What is the source contains info. specitic to nutritional supplements? - ANSWER United States Pharmacopoeia /National formulany NSP NF mesperidine (Demerol) is Narcotic w/a high Potential tor physical phychological dependeny. Under which classificoation does this drug fall? - ANSWER Class II What would the FDA do to expedite drug development & approval for an outbreak of smallpox for which...

Which is the correct action when the nurse is administering sucralfate? (select all that apply) A. Giving the drug with meals B. Giving the drug on an empty stomach C. Instructing patient to restrict fluids D. Waiting 30 minutes before administering other drugs E. Giving other drugs 2 hours before giving the sucralfate - ANSWER B, E In reviewing the various types of anti-nausea medications, the nurse recognizes that prokinetic drugs are also used for which condition(s)? (select all th...

"Be sure to lie down after taking the first dose, because first-dose hypotension may make you dizzy." - ANSWER ____ 1. A patient has a new order for the adrenergic drug doxazosin (Cardura). When providing education about this drug, the nurse will include which instructions? "Weigh yourself daily, and report any weight loss to your prescriber." "Increase your potassium intake by eating more bananas and apricots." "The impaired taste associated with this medication usually goes away in 2...

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