NUR 210 Pharmacology Exam With 100%
Correct Answers
NSAID
ketorolac (Toradol) TUCA - correct answersT: Decrease pain, Decrease Inflammation, Decrease
Ocular Itching
U: Mild-Moderate pain (short-term), decrease ocular itching in seasonal allergies
C: Prego (3T), hypersensitivity, asthma, hepatic disease, peptic ulcer disease, CV bleeding,
breastfeeding, hypovolemia
A: MI, Stroke, hepatitis, GI bleeding, hepatic failure, angioedema, seizures
NSAID
naproxen (Aleve) TUCA - correct answersT: Decrease pain, Decrease Inflammation
U: Mild-moderate pain, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, gouty arthritis, primary
dysmenorrhea, tendinitis, bursitis myalgia, ankylosing spondilitis, dental pain, JRA
C: Prego (2T/3T), hypersensitivity to NSAIDs & salicylates
A: MI, Stroke, GI bleeding, hepatotoxicity
NSAID
ibuprophen (Advil) TUCA - correct answersT: Decrease pain, Decrease Inflammation, decrease
fever
U: Rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, primary dysmenorrhea, dental pain, musculoskeletal
disorders, fever, migraine, patent ductus arteriosus
C: Hypersensitivity to NSAIDs & salicylates, asthma, severe renal/hepatic disease, avoid IV
after 30 wk prego
A: MI, Stroke, GI bleeding, Blood dyscrasias, cardiac dysrhythmias, nephrotoxicity, anaphylaxis
Glucocorticoids
methylPRESDNISolone (Solu-Medrol) TUCA - correct answersT: Decrease inflammation
U: Severe inflammation, shock, adrenal insufficiency, MS, management of acute spinal cord
injury, collagen disorders
C: Hypersensitivity, intrathecal use, neonates
A: HTN, embolism, thrombophlebitis, GI hemorrhage, pancreatitis
Glucocorticoid
dexamethasone (Decadron) TUCA - correct answersT:Decrease inflammation, suppresses
normal imune response
U: Infammation, allergies, neoplasms, cerebral edema, septic shock, collagen disorders, TB,
meningitis, acute exacerbation of MS
C: Psychosis, hypersensitivity to corticosteroids, fungal infections, AIDS, glaucoma, ocular
infection, child <2ys
A: CNS depression, seizures, heart failure, thromboembolism, GI hemorrhage
Glucocorticoid
budesonide (Pulmicort) TUCA - correct answersT: Prevents inflammation
U: Rhinitis, prophylaxis for asthma, Crohn's, Uncerative colitis
C: hypersensitivity, status asthmaticus
A: epistaxis, respiratory infection, bronchospasm, sinusitis
Glucocorticoid
predniSONE (Deltasone) TUCA - correct answersT: Decrease inflammation, decrease adrenal
insufficiency
U: Severe inflammation, neoplasms, MS, derm disorders, collagen disorders
C: hypersensitivity
A: Thrombophlebitis, embolism, GI hemorrhage, pancreatitis
NSAID
celecoxib (CeleBREX) TUCA - correct answersT: Decrease pain, decrease inflammation
U: Acute and chronic rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, acute pain, primary dysmenorrhea,
ankylosing spondylitis, JRA
C: Prego (3T), hypersensitivity to salicylates, iodides, other NSAIDs, sulfonomines
A: MI, Stroke, CHF
Sulfonomides
sulfisoxazole (Gantrisin) TUCA - correct answersT: Broad antimicrobial spectrum against gram
positive and gram negative organisms
U: acute, chronic and recurrent UTI, acute otitis media, used in treatment of conjuctivitis,
chloroquine-resistant trains of malaria
C: History of hypersensitivity to sulfonomides or salicylates, advanced kidney or liver disease,
intestinal and urinary obstructions
A: NVD, aplastic anemia, goiter, hypoglycemia
Sulfonomides
trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole TMP-SMZ (Bactrim, Septra) TUCA - correct answersT: severe
complicated UTI's due to most strains of Enterobacteria Ceae, gram negative and gram positive
bacteria
U: bacterial infections of middle ear, urine, respiratory, and intestinal, a certain type of
pneumonia (pneumocyctitis)
C: Hypersensitivity to TMP-SMZ, sulfonomides or biosulfites, megaloblastic anemia due to
folate deficiency, infant <2mo
A: toxic epidermal necrosis, NVD, hepatitis, allergic myocarditis, kidney failure,
photosensitivity, aplastic anemia (rare)
Sulfonomides
sulfasalazine (Azulfidine) TUCA - correct answersT: Antiinflammatory and immunomodulatory
properties effective in controlling S&S of uncerative colitis and RA, reduces clostridiun and E.
Choli in the stools
U: Ulcerative colitis and mild enteritis, RA,
C: sensitivity ot sulfasalazine, sulfonomides and salicylates, <2yr, intestinal and urinary track
obstruction