NSG124 Exam 2
Sulfadiazine
1) What do I treat?
2) Who is allergic to me?
3) How will I know this drug is working? - ANS 1) UTI
2) People with sulfa allergies
3) UTI symptoms resolving
I can be nephrotoxic. I treat progressively and potentially fatal systemic fungal infections. I can
have infusion reactions.
1) What drug am I?
2) Besides labs, what can be monitor? - ANS 1) Amphotericin B
2) Urine input/output
Levothyroxine administration instructions (3) - ANS Take 30-60 min before meals
Don't take in the early AM
Don't take other meds within 4 hours
I am active against a variety of anaerobic bacterial infections of the CNS, abdominal organs,
bones and joints, skin and soft tissues, and genitourinary tract. Drug of choice for C. diff. What
drug am I? - ANS Metronidazole
1) Two classes of corticosteroids
2) Adverse effects of high doses - ANS 1) Glucocorticoids and mineralcorticoids
2) Water/salt retention = edema
-Hypokalemia
-High BP and weight gain
What do tetracyclines treat? - ANS Severe acne vulgaris
Peptic ulcers
Periodontal disease
Rickettsial diseases (rocky mountain spotted fever, typhus fever, Q fever)
Chlamydia trachomatis
Brucellosis
Cholera
Pneumonia
Lyme's disease
Anthrax
H. pylori
Methimazole
, 1) What do I do?
2) Who should not take me? - ANS 1) Suppress thyroid hormones, treats hyperthyroidism
2) Women who are pregnant (esp first trimester)
I suppress the release of human growth hormone.
1) What drug am I?
2) Why is this used? - ANS 1) Somatostatin
2) Stop unnatural, rapid reproduction of cells (cancer)
I can cause tendon rupture/tendonitis, make people sensitive to the sun, and increase their risk
of developing C. diff. What drug am I? - ANS Ciprofloxacin
I have effects on the viral replication cycle. I can be prescribed for hepatitis. Watch out for
flu-like symptoms. I cause neuropsychiatric effects-esp depression. Suicidal ideation and suicide
has occurred. What drug am I? - ANS Interferon Alpha
I am an oral antidiabetic drug. I have side effects that include tingling/numbness in the hands
and feet and cause GI upset.
1) What drug am I?
2) What can be done about tingling/numbness and GI upset? - ANS 1) Metformin
2) Give B12/folic acid and take with meals
I am one of the drugs often used for TB. I am hepatotoxic (rare). I can cause peripheral
neuropathy. I cross the BBB so I impact the CNS. What drug am I? - ANS Isoniazid
IV vancomycin administration instructions (3) - ANS 1) Obtain trough level
2) Infuse over 1 hour or more
3) Monitor creatinine
Radioactive iodine
1) What is it used for?
2) How long does it take to work? - ANS 1) Grave's disease
2) 2-3 months
1) What diuretic tells your body to hold/keep potassium?
2) What can that lead to?
3) How long does it take for me to start working? - ANS 1) Spironolactone
2) Hyperkalemia
3) 24-48 hours
1) Normal potassium range
2) What drug causes hypokalemia?
3) What drug causes hyperkalemia? - ANS 1) ~3.5-5.0
2) Furosemide
Sulfadiazine
1) What do I treat?
2) Who is allergic to me?
3) How will I know this drug is working? - ANS 1) UTI
2) People with sulfa allergies
3) UTI symptoms resolving
I can be nephrotoxic. I treat progressively and potentially fatal systemic fungal infections. I can
have infusion reactions.
1) What drug am I?
2) Besides labs, what can be monitor? - ANS 1) Amphotericin B
2) Urine input/output
Levothyroxine administration instructions (3) - ANS Take 30-60 min before meals
Don't take in the early AM
Don't take other meds within 4 hours
I am active against a variety of anaerobic bacterial infections of the CNS, abdominal organs,
bones and joints, skin and soft tissues, and genitourinary tract. Drug of choice for C. diff. What
drug am I? - ANS Metronidazole
1) Two classes of corticosteroids
2) Adverse effects of high doses - ANS 1) Glucocorticoids and mineralcorticoids
2) Water/salt retention = edema
-Hypokalemia
-High BP and weight gain
What do tetracyclines treat? - ANS Severe acne vulgaris
Peptic ulcers
Periodontal disease
Rickettsial diseases (rocky mountain spotted fever, typhus fever, Q fever)
Chlamydia trachomatis
Brucellosis
Cholera
Pneumonia
Lyme's disease
Anthrax
H. pylori
Methimazole
, 1) What do I do?
2) Who should not take me? - ANS 1) Suppress thyroid hormones, treats hyperthyroidism
2) Women who are pregnant (esp first trimester)
I suppress the release of human growth hormone.
1) What drug am I?
2) Why is this used? - ANS 1) Somatostatin
2) Stop unnatural, rapid reproduction of cells (cancer)
I can cause tendon rupture/tendonitis, make people sensitive to the sun, and increase their risk
of developing C. diff. What drug am I? - ANS Ciprofloxacin
I have effects on the viral replication cycle. I can be prescribed for hepatitis. Watch out for
flu-like symptoms. I cause neuropsychiatric effects-esp depression. Suicidal ideation and suicide
has occurred. What drug am I? - ANS Interferon Alpha
I am an oral antidiabetic drug. I have side effects that include tingling/numbness in the hands
and feet and cause GI upset.
1) What drug am I?
2) What can be done about tingling/numbness and GI upset? - ANS 1) Metformin
2) Give B12/folic acid and take with meals
I am one of the drugs often used for TB. I am hepatotoxic (rare). I can cause peripheral
neuropathy. I cross the BBB so I impact the CNS. What drug am I? - ANS Isoniazid
IV vancomycin administration instructions (3) - ANS 1) Obtain trough level
2) Infuse over 1 hour or more
3) Monitor creatinine
Radioactive iodine
1) What is it used for?
2) How long does it take to work? - ANS 1) Grave's disease
2) 2-3 months
1) What diuretic tells your body to hold/keep potassium?
2) What can that lead to?
3) How long does it take for me to start working? - ANS 1) Spironolactone
2) Hyperkalemia
3) 24-48 hours
1) Normal potassium range
2) What drug causes hypokalemia?
3) What drug causes hyperkalemia? - ANS 1) ~3.5-5.0
2) Furosemide
