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What antibiotic is used for UTIs - Bactrim
What are the therapeutic effects of Bactrim? - Decrease UTI Symptoms:
Frequency, Pain w/urination
What is docusate sodium? - stool softener
How does docusate sodium work? - Replaces water in intestine, and
works against stool to soften it.
What vitamin should be avoided when taking Warfarin? - Vitamin K;
potassium
What Is an adverse effect of warfarin? - Bleeding/Bruising
What labs should be monitored with warfarin? - PT/INR: 2-3
What are some items pts should use when taking Warfarin? - Soft
toothbrush, electric razor
What is a AE of Vancomycin? - Red man syndrome
What should be monitored while taking Vancomycin? - Troughs and
kidney function
What does red man syndrome cause and what do you do? - Slow down
the medication/infusion, run it over 60 minutes
, What do you do before giving a specific antibiotic to a pt who is
presenting with a fever? - Get culture, Give broad spectrum antibiotic
until culture comes back
Most important pt teaching about antibiotics? - Finish the whole course ,
take probiotics
Which medication is a serotonin antagonist and what is it used for? -
Ondansetron (Zofran) - Nausea/Vomiting
What class is ondansetron, and it's MOA? - Antiemetic, blocks serotonin
peripherally, centrally, and in the small intestine.
What are PPIs used for? - Reduce stomach acid, Stomach ulcers
What class is omeprazole? - proton pump inhibitor (PPI)
How should levothyroxine be taken? - On an empty stomach in AM, 2
hrs before any other medication.
What is levothyroxine used for? - Hypothyroidism
What is metformin used for? - type 2 diabetes , oral hypoglycemic
What organ does metformin work on? - Liver
How should metformin be taken? - Given w/Food bc GI upset, twice a
day
What can benzodiazepines (CNS Depressant) cause? - Falls - due to
sedation effects
What should be monitored when taking Furosemide? - -I&Os
-Weight
-Lung sounds
questions / frequently tested questions | comprehensive questions and
verified answers |already graded A+
What antibiotic is used for UTIs - Bactrim
What are the therapeutic effects of Bactrim? - Decrease UTI Symptoms:
Frequency, Pain w/urination
What is docusate sodium? - stool softener
How does docusate sodium work? - Replaces water in intestine, and
works against stool to soften it.
What vitamin should be avoided when taking Warfarin? - Vitamin K;
potassium
What Is an adverse effect of warfarin? - Bleeding/Bruising
What labs should be monitored with warfarin? - PT/INR: 2-3
What are some items pts should use when taking Warfarin? - Soft
toothbrush, electric razor
What is a AE of Vancomycin? - Red man syndrome
What should be monitored while taking Vancomycin? - Troughs and
kidney function
What does red man syndrome cause and what do you do? - Slow down
the medication/infusion, run it over 60 minutes
, What do you do before giving a specific antibiotic to a pt who is
presenting with a fever? - Get culture, Give broad spectrum antibiotic
until culture comes back
Most important pt teaching about antibiotics? - Finish the whole course ,
take probiotics
Which medication is a serotonin antagonist and what is it used for? -
Ondansetron (Zofran) - Nausea/Vomiting
What class is ondansetron, and it's MOA? - Antiemetic, blocks serotonin
peripherally, centrally, and in the small intestine.
What are PPIs used for? - Reduce stomach acid, Stomach ulcers
What class is omeprazole? - proton pump inhibitor (PPI)
How should levothyroxine be taken? - On an empty stomach in AM, 2
hrs before any other medication.
What is levothyroxine used for? - Hypothyroidism
What is metformin used for? - type 2 diabetes , oral hypoglycemic
What organ does metformin work on? - Liver
How should metformin be taken? - Given w/Food bc GI upset, twice a
day
What can benzodiazepines (CNS Depressant) cause? - Falls - due to
sedation effects
What should be monitored when taking Furosemide? - -I&Os
-Weight
-Lung sounds
