Medication Aide Exam
Agnosia - ANS-inability to understand items or men and women
akathisia - ANS-unable to take a seat still
akinesia - ANS-lack of ability to provoke movements
amnesia - ANS-temporary memory loss
antacids - ANS-pepcid
antianxiaty - ANS-Xanax, valium, Ativan, librium
anticonvulsants - ANS-Dilantin, valproic acid, Depakote, phenobarbital, Neurontin, mysoline
Antidepressants - ANS-paxil, Zoloft, wllbutrin, Elavil, trazodone,effexor
antiparkinson - ANS-levodopa carbidopa (sinemet), cogentin
antipsychotic - ANS-mellaril, Haldol, risperdal
aphasia - ANS-no longer speakme/ mute
aprasia - ANS-lack of ability to realize language
aproxia - ANS-lnability to perform found out movement
bipolar disease - ANS-intense excessive in mood, electricity and capacity to characteristic
bradycardia - ANS-low pulse
coumadin - ANS-blood thinner for residents which have tendency for blood clots. Antidote is
nutrition K. You have got to check pt/ inr stage
fable - ANS-a false perception
fantasy of grandeur - ANS-exaggerated belief about ones importance wealth power or abilities
fantasy persecution - ANS-false belief that one is being mistreated, abused or stressed
dementia - ANS-cognitive disease
diabetes (hyperglycemia) - ANS-Glucophage (metformin), glyburide, glucotrol
Digoxin - ANS-heart medicine for congestive coronary heart failure, have to check pulse earlier
than you give, if less than 60 do NOT provide, tell your Nurse as it will lower pulse fee
diuretics - ANS-medicinal drug used for edema or to put off fluids
dyspnea - ANS-problem respiratory
dystonia - ANS-repetitive movements
glaucoma - ANS-to deacrease intraocular pressure -- beetagan, truspot
hallucination - ANS-seeing hearing smelling or feeling something that is not real
hypotension - ANS-low blood pressure
hypoxia - ANS-loss of oxygen
lasix - ANS-for edema, high blood pressure, gets rid of fluids from the Body. Check blood
pressure before you deliver, resident can be dizzy; will need potassium replacement
lithium - ANS-(increase salt in diet)
mania - ANS-severe improved temper, power, uncommon notion sample
Narcotics - ANS-Vicodin, Percodan, oxycocodone, morphine, Demerol, fentanyl patch, dilaudid
obsessive compulsive sickness - ANS-recurrent undesirable concept idea or photo
panic disorder - ANS-excessive and surprising feeling of worry, anxiety terror or dread, highest
degree of anxiety
Agnosia - ANS-inability to understand items or men and women
akathisia - ANS-unable to take a seat still
akinesia - ANS-lack of ability to provoke movements
amnesia - ANS-temporary memory loss
antacids - ANS-pepcid
antianxiaty - ANS-Xanax, valium, Ativan, librium
anticonvulsants - ANS-Dilantin, valproic acid, Depakote, phenobarbital, Neurontin, mysoline
Antidepressants - ANS-paxil, Zoloft, wllbutrin, Elavil, trazodone,effexor
antiparkinson - ANS-levodopa carbidopa (sinemet), cogentin
antipsychotic - ANS-mellaril, Haldol, risperdal
aphasia - ANS-no longer speakme/ mute
aprasia - ANS-lack of ability to realize language
aproxia - ANS-lnability to perform found out movement
bipolar disease - ANS-intense excessive in mood, electricity and capacity to characteristic
bradycardia - ANS-low pulse
coumadin - ANS-blood thinner for residents which have tendency for blood clots. Antidote is
nutrition K. You have got to check pt/ inr stage
fable - ANS-a false perception
fantasy of grandeur - ANS-exaggerated belief about ones importance wealth power or abilities
fantasy persecution - ANS-false belief that one is being mistreated, abused or stressed
dementia - ANS-cognitive disease
diabetes (hyperglycemia) - ANS-Glucophage (metformin), glyburide, glucotrol
Digoxin - ANS-heart medicine for congestive coronary heart failure, have to check pulse earlier
than you give, if less than 60 do NOT provide, tell your Nurse as it will lower pulse fee
diuretics - ANS-medicinal drug used for edema or to put off fluids
dyspnea - ANS-problem respiratory
dystonia - ANS-repetitive movements
glaucoma - ANS-to deacrease intraocular pressure -- beetagan, truspot
hallucination - ANS-seeing hearing smelling or feeling something that is not real
hypotension - ANS-low blood pressure
hypoxia - ANS-loss of oxygen
lasix - ANS-for edema, high blood pressure, gets rid of fluids from the Body. Check blood
pressure before you deliver, resident can be dizzy; will need potassium replacement
lithium - ANS-(increase salt in diet)
mania - ANS-severe improved temper, power, uncommon notion sample
Narcotics - ANS-Vicodin, Percodan, oxycocodone, morphine, Demerol, fentanyl patch, dilaudid
obsessive compulsive sickness - ANS-recurrent undesirable concept idea or photo
panic disorder - ANS-excessive and surprising feeling of worry, anxiety terror or dread, highest
degree of anxiety
