Focus on Nursing Pharmacology - Amy M. Karch - Chapter 59 Antiemetic Agents Exam with Complete Solutions 100% Solved

Focus on Nursing Pharmacology - Amy M. Karch - Chapter 59 Antiemetic Agents Exam with Complete Solutions 100% Solved antiemetic - answeragent that blocks the hyperactive response of the chemoreceptor trigger zone (CTZ) to various stimuli, the response that produces nonbeneficial nausea and vomiting emetic - answeragent used to induce vomiting to rid the stomach of toxins or drugs intractable hiccough - answerrepetitive stimulation of the diaphragm that leads to hiccough, a diaphragmatic spasm that persists over time phenothiazine - answerantianxiety drug that blocks the responsiveness of the CTZ to stimuli, leading to a decrease in nausea and vomiting photosensitivity - answerhypersensitive reaction to the sun or ultraviolet light, seen as an adverse reaction to various drugs; can lead to severe skin rash and lesions, as well as damage to the eye vestibular - answerreferring to the apparatus of the inner ear that controls balance and sense of motion; stimulus to this area can cause motion sickness Antiemetic Agents - Phenothiazines Prototype - answerProchlorperazine Antiemetic Agents - Phenothiazines Prototype Summary: Prochlorperazine Indications: - answerControl of severe nausea and vomiting. Antiemetic Agents - Phenothiazines Prototype Summary: Prochlorperazine Actions: - answerMechanism of action not understood; depresses various areas of the central nervous system, including the chemoreceptor trigger zone in the medulla. Antiemetic Agents - Phenothiazines Prototype Summary: Prochlorperazine