NSG 533 ADVANCED PHARMACOLOGY EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE
Warfarin
Avoid green leafy vegetables, cranberries, alcohol, mayonnaise, vegetable oils, and
green tea
MAOI inhibitors
Avoid foods containing tyramine. Avoid hard cheeses, smoked, fermented, or pickled
fish, organ meats, smoked, cured, fermented, or pickled meats, Sauerkraut, yeast, bean
curds, and alcohol
Metronidazole
Avoid alcohol
Western Herbal Medicine
Classified by therapeutic properties and constituents of the plant
Anxiety
Kava, mugwort, wormwood, pill bearing spurge, and passion flower
Insomnia
Mugwort, melatonin, valerian, passion flower, and chamomile
Depression
St John's Wort
Confusion and forgetfulness
Ginkgo, ginseng, and chaparral
Constipation
Cascara, castor bean, and senna
Indigestion and heartburn
Caraway, licorice, papaya enzyme
Arthritis
Glucosamine and chondroitin
Muscle and ligament pain
Wintergreen oil and liniments
Headache and migraine
Feverfew
, Feverfew 543mcg QD
Inhibits serotonin release from platelets.
Adverse reactions include:
Mouth ulcerations
hypersensitivity
withdrawal syndrome
Wintergreen oil and liniments applied to skin 3-4 times/day
Counterirritation, analgesic, and anti-inflammatory effects of salicylate.
Adverse reactions include:
Salicylate poisoning
Enhances oral anticoagulants
Avoid with aspirin allergy
Glucosamine 500mg TID
When combined with Chondroitin dose is dependent on weight. Patients under
120 lbs= 1000mg. Patients 120-200lbs = 1500mg
amino acid found in mucopolysaccharides and chitin.
Stimulates cartridge production and enhances rebuilding of cartlidge
Adverse reactions:
Constipation
Diarrhea
Drowsiness
Headache
Heartburn
Nausea
Rash
Chondroitin dose depends on weight. Patients under 120 lbs = 800mg. Patients
120-200 lbs - 1200mg
Comes from cow trachea
Stimulates chondrocyte metabolism and synthesis of collagen
Improves formation of cartilage
Stimulates hyaluronic acid in synovial cells
AND ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE
Warfarin
Avoid green leafy vegetables, cranberries, alcohol, mayonnaise, vegetable oils, and
green tea
MAOI inhibitors
Avoid foods containing tyramine. Avoid hard cheeses, smoked, fermented, or pickled
fish, organ meats, smoked, cured, fermented, or pickled meats, Sauerkraut, yeast, bean
curds, and alcohol
Metronidazole
Avoid alcohol
Western Herbal Medicine
Classified by therapeutic properties and constituents of the plant
Anxiety
Kava, mugwort, wormwood, pill bearing spurge, and passion flower
Insomnia
Mugwort, melatonin, valerian, passion flower, and chamomile
Depression
St John's Wort
Confusion and forgetfulness
Ginkgo, ginseng, and chaparral
Constipation
Cascara, castor bean, and senna
Indigestion and heartburn
Caraway, licorice, papaya enzyme
Arthritis
Glucosamine and chondroitin
Muscle and ligament pain
Wintergreen oil and liniments
Headache and migraine
Feverfew
, Feverfew 543mcg QD
Inhibits serotonin release from platelets.
Adverse reactions include:
Mouth ulcerations
hypersensitivity
withdrawal syndrome
Wintergreen oil and liniments applied to skin 3-4 times/day
Counterirritation, analgesic, and anti-inflammatory effects of salicylate.
Adverse reactions include:
Salicylate poisoning
Enhances oral anticoagulants
Avoid with aspirin allergy
Glucosamine 500mg TID
When combined with Chondroitin dose is dependent on weight. Patients under
120 lbs= 1000mg. Patients 120-200lbs = 1500mg
amino acid found in mucopolysaccharides and chitin.
Stimulates cartridge production and enhances rebuilding of cartlidge
Adverse reactions:
Constipation
Diarrhea
Drowsiness
Headache
Heartburn
Nausea
Rash
Chondroitin dose depends on weight. Patients under 120 lbs = 800mg. Patients
120-200 lbs - 1200mg
Comes from cow trachea
Stimulates chondrocyte metabolism and synthesis of collagen
Improves formation of cartilage
Stimulates hyaluronic acid in synovial cells
