NUR 311- Test 1 study guide
Acetaminophen:
-action
-adverse effects
-antidote
-education Correct Answers "a cedar mini fan
gives you splinters"
Action:
- Stops pain receptors in the CNS
- Works centrally NOT peripherally @ site of
inflammation
Adverse effects:
- Hepatotoxicity (liver disease/dysfunction) =
abdominal pain, nauseas, diarrhea, vomiting,
sweating, jaundice
- Hypertension
Antidote: acetylcysteine (Sistine chapel)
Education:
- Do not drink alcohol
- Do not exceed maximum daily dose (4g/4000mg)
- Have BP checked regularly
Report: abdominal discomfort, nausea, vomiting,
sweating, diarrhea
,Additive drug effect Correct Answers same class,
same therapeutic effect, WORK TOGETHER,
minimize side effects
Adrenergic Agonists Correct Answers -Drugs that
stimulate and mimic the actions of the SNS (fight
or flight)
-Also called sympathomimetics.
Adrenergic Antagonists Correct Answers -also
known as sympatholytic
-Prevent SNS (fight or flight) response
-Impulses from parasympathetic system
predominate
- feed, breed, pee, poo
agonistic drug effects Correct Answers increase or
facilitate activity
analgesic Correct Answers drug that relieves pain
Antagonistic drug effect Correct Answers
opposing effects
Anticholinergic effects Correct Answers dry
mouth, blurred vision, constipation, urinary
retention
"Can't see, pee, spit, shit"
, Anticholinergic medications
-mechanism of action Correct Answers
(Parkinson's)- treat EPS symptoms
- Blocks the action of acetylcholine at the
muscarinic receptors, used to treat EPS symptoms
Antidotes for...
- Acetaminophen=
-Opioids=
-Benzodiazepines= Correct Answers -
Acetaminophen= acetylcysteine
-Opioids= Naloxone (NARCAN)
-Benzodiazepines= Flumazenil
Antipsychotics
-indications
-life threatening effects Correct Answers
(clozapine)
Indications:
- Schizophrenia
- Bipolar mania
- Antiemetic (treat nausea)
- Intractable hiccups
- Tics in Tourette's
- Adjunct in major depressive disorder
Acetaminophen:
-action
-adverse effects
-antidote
-education Correct Answers "a cedar mini fan
gives you splinters"
Action:
- Stops pain receptors in the CNS
- Works centrally NOT peripherally @ site of
inflammation
Adverse effects:
- Hepatotoxicity (liver disease/dysfunction) =
abdominal pain, nauseas, diarrhea, vomiting,
sweating, jaundice
- Hypertension
Antidote: acetylcysteine (Sistine chapel)
Education:
- Do not drink alcohol
- Do not exceed maximum daily dose (4g/4000mg)
- Have BP checked regularly
Report: abdominal discomfort, nausea, vomiting,
sweating, diarrhea
,Additive drug effect Correct Answers same class,
same therapeutic effect, WORK TOGETHER,
minimize side effects
Adrenergic Agonists Correct Answers -Drugs that
stimulate and mimic the actions of the SNS (fight
or flight)
-Also called sympathomimetics.
Adrenergic Antagonists Correct Answers -also
known as sympatholytic
-Prevent SNS (fight or flight) response
-Impulses from parasympathetic system
predominate
- feed, breed, pee, poo
agonistic drug effects Correct Answers increase or
facilitate activity
analgesic Correct Answers drug that relieves pain
Antagonistic drug effect Correct Answers
opposing effects
Anticholinergic effects Correct Answers dry
mouth, blurred vision, constipation, urinary
retention
"Can't see, pee, spit, shit"
, Anticholinergic medications
-mechanism of action Correct Answers
(Parkinson's)- treat EPS symptoms
- Blocks the action of acetylcholine at the
muscarinic receptors, used to treat EPS symptoms
Antidotes for...
- Acetaminophen=
-Opioids=
-Benzodiazepines= Correct Answers -
Acetaminophen= acetylcysteine
-Opioids= Naloxone (NARCAN)
-Benzodiazepines= Flumazenil
Antipsychotics
-indications
-life threatening effects Correct Answers
(clozapine)
Indications:
- Schizophrenia
- Bipolar mania
- Antiemetic (treat nausea)
- Intractable hiccups
- Tics in Tourette's
- Adjunct in major depressive disorder
