MEDICATION COMPETENCY EXAM | QUESTIONS & ANSWERS (VERIFIED) | LATEST UPDATE | GRADED A+

MEDICATION COMPETENCY EXAM | QUESTIONS & ANSWERS (VERIFIED) | LATEST UPDATE | GRADED A+ Signs and Symptoms of Anaphylactic reaction Correct Answer: Skin: pruritis, urticaria, angiodema, eythema, Wheezing, coughing, sensation of narrowed airway, stridor, SOB, Tachycardia, Hypotension, Feeling of Doom, Respiratory Arrest, Cardiac Arrest. 3 main drugs for Anaphylactic Reaction Correct Answer: Epinephrine(SC or IM), Glucocorticoids, Antihistamine(Benadryl IM or IV) Paradoxical Drug Reaction Correct Answer: opposite of expected or intended effect synergistic effect Correct Answer: acting together for greater effect, enhances effect so that combined action is greater than sum of each acting separately Page 2 of 10 Half-life of Drug Correct Answer: length of time required for the plasma concentration of a drug to decrease by one-half after administration. the time it takes for drug to be metabolized and plasma concentration to decrease by one half. Librium/chlordiazepoxide Correct Answer: A benzodiazepine used for anti-anxiety, used for alcohol withdrawal Benzodiazapine List Correct Answer: alprazolam(xanax), lorazepam(Ativan), diazepam (valium), clonazepam (Klonopin) Oxazepam (Serax) Chlordiazepoxide (Librium) Benzodiazepine antidote Correct Answer: Flumazenil/Romazicon Benzodiazepines Action/Use Correct Answer: Decreases neuronal excitability in brain--- CNS depression. Indications: anxiety, sedation, sleep, seizures Benzodiazepines Adverse Effects Correct Answer: Drowsiness, sedation, lethargy, ataxia, paradoxical excitement, hypotension, CNS depression, dependence Page 3 of 10 Benzodiazepine Nursing Indications Correct Answer: Administer bedtime to alleviate daytime sedation No alcohol or other CNS depressants Avoid driving or operating machinery Don't stop abruptly, taper to avoid withdrawal Used only short term, long term can cause dependence Narcotics Antidote Correct Answer: Narcan/Naloxone Narcotics Correct Answer: a general term used to describe opioid drugs that produce CNS depression Narcotics list Correct Answer: Morphine(Morphine Sulphate, Duramorph(epidural), MS Contin(lasts 8-12 hrs), Roxanol SR (concentrated) drops) Codeine stadol/butorphanol Meperidine/demerol