Benzos - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Pharmacology Final Exam Questions(NUR 1290 OCC Summer)With Correct Answers. Phenothiazines, like chlorpromazine, are used to treat___________. - Answer Psychosis A1 Blockers have __________ as an adverse effect. - Answer Hypotension (They work too well) Which drug works on the hypothalamus to reduce fevers? - Answer acetaminophen (Tylenol) Which drugs work to reduce symptoms of BPH? - Answer A1 Blockers such as tamsulosin (Flomax) and 5-Alpha Reductase Inhibitors such as Proscar. Benzo...

Nsg 552 Exam 2- Wilkes University 2023, Verified Solution Acute anxiety First line for acute panic may be short term benzo use. short acting benzos cause rebound anxiety and are the most abused Benzodiazepines Withdrawal can be dangerous, even deadly. Stopping abruptly is not advised. Symptoms of agitation, tension, irritability, and sz. may occur anxiety disorders psychological disorders characterized by distressing, persistent anxiety or maladaptive behaviors that reduce anxiety anxi...

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Exam 2: NURS 665/ NURS665 (Latest 2024/ 2025 Update) Psychiatric Mental Health Diagnosis and Management III Review | Qs & As| 100% Correct| Grade A (Verified Answers)- Maryville Q: Benzos are _______ ________, so the cell opens up and the benzo drops in. Answer: ion gated Q: Benzo's reduce their physical anxiety (_______________) symptoms Answer: fight/flight Q: Benzo's reduce _____________ and increases __________ Answer: glutamate, GABA Q: Coul...

ATI Mental Health Proctored Exam UPDATED 2023 GRADED A+ ATI Mental Health Proctored Exam UPDATED 2023 Wernicke-Korsakoff Expected Finding Confusion Heroin Intoxication Expected Finding Respiratory Depression Reaction of Terminal Cancer Diagnosis Denial Valproic Acid Teaching Teach the need to regularly monitor liver function levels due to the risk of hepatotoxicity When should Donapezil be taken? Bedtime to reduce the risks for injury due to bradycardia and sync...

ATI MENTAL HEALTH PROCTORED REAL EXAM LATEST QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) Wernicke-Korsakoff Expected Finding - ANSWER- Confusion Heroin Intoxication Expected Finding - ANSWER- Respiratory Depression Reaction of Terminal Cancer Diagnosis - ANSWER- Denial Valproic Acid Teaching - ANSWER- Teach the need to regularly monitor liver function levels due to the risk of hepatotoxicity When should Donapezil be taken? - ANSWER- Bedtime to reduce the risks for injury due to...

NURS 615 Meds Drug Chart Exam 2 Complete Solution. Anticonvulsants Drug Name Trade Name Subclass MOA SE Special Notes/Black Box Warnings Considerations/Education Carbamazepine Tegretol Iminostilbenes Not known; thought to affect the Na++ channels, slowing influx of Na++ in the cortical neurons & slowing spread of abnormal activity RARE reports of aplastic anemia & agranulocytosis COMMON ↓WBC ↓Plts **Effects body’s production of RBC, WBC, and Plts** CBC Q4mo Der...

LMR Georgette's PMHNP Exam Guide (Latest 2024/ 2025 Update) Questions and Verified Answers| Grade A| 100% Correct Q: Teratogenic effects of benzos Answer: floppy baby, cleft palate Q: Teratogenic effects of tegratol Answer: neural tube defect Q: teratogenic effects of lithium Answer: ebstein anomaly (heart defect) (avoid, especially 1st trimester) Q: teratogenic effects of depakote Answer: neural tube defects/spina bifida Q: Adverse reactio...

Barbituates correct answer: Four main categories: 1. Ultra-short-acting - used to induce surgical anesthesia 2. Short-acting 3. Intermediate-acting - used as sedative-hypnotics 4. Long-acting Butalbital correct answer: Barbituate. Used in treatment of migraines. Phenobarbital correct answer: Barbituate. Used as anticonvulsant. Pentobarbital correct answer: Barbituate. Used to relieve intracranial pressure following trauma. Atropine correct answer: Belladonna Alkaloid. Derive...

main cause of delirium Correct Answer-Drugs Causes of delirium Correct Answer-AEIOU TIPS alcohol/drugs, withdrawl electrolyte abnormality iatrogenic (anticholinergics, benzodiazepines, antiepileptics, blood pressure medicines, insulin/hypoglycemics, narcotics, steroids, H2 blockers, NSAIDs, antibiotics, oxygen hypoxia (bleeding, central venous, pulmonary) Uremia/hepatic encephalopathy trauma infection poisons seizures Causes of delirium in inpatient setting? Correct Answer-Drugs-...