Medication Aide Exam questions and answers 2023/2024

Medication Aide Exam questions and answers 2023Digoxin - correct answer heart medication for congestive heart failure, have to check pulse before you give, if less than 60 do NOT give, tell your Nurse because it will lower pulse rate lasix - correct answer for edema, hypertension, removes fluids from the Body. Check blood pressure before you give, resident may be dizzy; will need potassium replacement potassium - correct answer element for the Heart, as well as Magnessuim and sodium. Lasix will remove potassium from the body so need to replace. if not replaced it can cause symptoms of cramping or irregular heart beat coumadin - correct answer blood thinner for residents that have tendency for blood clots. antidote is vitamin K. you have to check pt/ inr level antacids - correct answer pepcid stimulants - correct answer speed up brain activities example: Ritalin Antidepressants - correct answer paxil, Zoloft, wllbutrin, Elavil, trazodone,effexor Narcotics - correct answer Vicodin, Percodan, oxycocodone, morphine, Demerol, fentanyl patch, dilaudid anticonvulsants - correct answer Dilantin, valproic acid, Depakote, phenobarbital, Neurontin, mysoline antiparkinson - correct answer levodopa carbidopa (sinemet), cogentin antianxiaty - correct answer Xanax, valium, Ativan, librium antipsychotic - correct answer mellaril, Haldol, risperdal lithium - correct answer (increase salt in diet) synthroid - correct answer hypothroidism