NURS 305 Exam 2 Questions and Answers Latest Update 2025-2026
Nystatin - Answers Swish and swallow, won't be absorbed systematically thru intact skin.
Ketoconazole - Answers Liver and heart, protein bound (interactions).
Fluconazole - Answers Broad, great bioavailability, P450 (interactions).
Antituberculars - Answers Start with 4 until you get culture back, then do 2.
INH - Answers Active and latent, watch liver, give vit B6 (risk of peripheral neuropathy).
Rifampin - Answers Just active, body fluids red and orange, no alcohol.
Metronidazole (flagyl) - Answers Avoid alcohol, talk STD prevention.
Antivirals - Answers End in 'vir'.
Antiretrovirals - Answers Are for HIV.
Acyclovir - Answers Herpes, varicella, renal failure, neurotoxicity, phlebitis.
Valacyclovir - Answers Herpes, varicella, cold sores, take it at 1st sign of outbreak.
Ganciclovir - Answers Transplant patients, toxicity presents as blood abnormalities (labwork),
carcinogenic, teratogenic, can cause infertility.
Oseltamivir - Answers Tamiflu, blocks an enzyme (neuraminidase) on the flu virus because that
enzyme is what makes the virus spread; must begin within 48 hours of symptoms or it won't
work.
Zidovudine - Answers 'AZT', first med used for HIV, affects blood and kidneys.
Combination antivirals - Answers Cocktail meds.
Atripla - Answers HIV (3 meds in this cocktail & 3 letters in HIV); has a narrow therapeutic index.
Harvoni - Answers Hepatitis C (both start with H), increase risk of blood clots, may reactivate
hep B.
Zolpidem - Answers Ambien; watch for suicide, abuse; GABA activity, women 5 mg men 5-10 mg.
Adderall - Answers Cautious of abuse, decrease appetite (especially in kids).
Muscle relaxants - Answers Similar to CNS depressants, don't use with heavy machinery/driving.
Flexeril - Answers Extended release, may increase sedation.
Valium - Answers Benzodiazepine, increased falls risk, liver & kidney, drug dependence and
Nystatin - Answers Swish and swallow, won't be absorbed systematically thru intact skin.
Ketoconazole - Answers Liver and heart, protein bound (interactions).
Fluconazole - Answers Broad, great bioavailability, P450 (interactions).
Antituberculars - Answers Start with 4 until you get culture back, then do 2.
INH - Answers Active and latent, watch liver, give vit B6 (risk of peripheral neuropathy).
Rifampin - Answers Just active, body fluids red and orange, no alcohol.
Metronidazole (flagyl) - Answers Avoid alcohol, talk STD prevention.
Antivirals - Answers End in 'vir'.
Antiretrovirals - Answers Are for HIV.
Acyclovir - Answers Herpes, varicella, renal failure, neurotoxicity, phlebitis.
Valacyclovir - Answers Herpes, varicella, cold sores, take it at 1st sign of outbreak.
Ganciclovir - Answers Transplant patients, toxicity presents as blood abnormalities (labwork),
carcinogenic, teratogenic, can cause infertility.
Oseltamivir - Answers Tamiflu, blocks an enzyme (neuraminidase) on the flu virus because that
enzyme is what makes the virus spread; must begin within 48 hours of symptoms or it won't
work.
Zidovudine - Answers 'AZT', first med used for HIV, affects blood and kidneys.
Combination antivirals - Answers Cocktail meds.
Atripla - Answers HIV (3 meds in this cocktail & 3 letters in HIV); has a narrow therapeutic index.
Harvoni - Answers Hepatitis C (both start with H), increase risk of blood clots, may reactivate
hep B.
Zolpidem - Answers Ambien; watch for suicide, abuse; GABA activity, women 5 mg men 5-10 mg.
Adderall - Answers Cautious of abuse, decrease appetite (especially in kids).
Muscle relaxants - Answers Similar to CNS depressants, don't use with heavy machinery/driving.
Flexeril - Answers Extended release, may increase sedation.
Valium - Answers Benzodiazepine, increased falls risk, liver & kidney, drug dependence and
