Pharmacology notes

A normal maintenance dose for digoxin is 0.125 to 0.5 mg/day. In which of the following patients would the nurse most likely administer a lower-than-normal maintenance dose of digoxin? A nurse is caring for a patient who is taking digoxin and a loop diuretic. Which of the following would be most important for the nurse to monitor? Which of the following patients is most likely to benefit from the administration of an adrenergic agonist? A nurse has been following a male patient who is taking hyd...

care of patients with AKI #5 and CKD #5 Definition of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) ● Rapid loss of renal function due to damage to the kidneys - Build up of waste products in the blood • Urea • Creatinine - Fluid and electrolyte imbalances - Metabolic acidosis ● Can be reversible if caught early and cause treated *Mastice: Most common in the acute care setting Affects many body systems Comes on quickly; kidneys are not able to filter the blood as they no...

Drugs have a high potential for abuse. There is no routine therapeutic use for these drugs and they are not available for regular use. They may be obtaine for “investigational use only” by applying to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency. Examples include heroin and LSD. Which scheduled drug is this? A nurse is admitting a Mexican woman to the hospital who cannot speak or understand English. The patient is alone, and there is no interpreter available. When trying to communicate with the patient ...

A normal maintenance dose for digoxin is 0.125 to 0.5 mg/day. In which of the following patients would the nurse most likely administer a lower-than-normal maintenance dose of digoxin? A nurse is caring for a patient who is taking digoxin and a loop diuretic. Which of the following would be most important for the nurse to monitor? Which of the following patients is most likely to benefit from the administration of an adrenergic agonist? A nurse has been following a male patient who is taking hyd...

The nurse is conducting a medication reconciliation of a new resident of a long-term care facility. The nurse notes that the resident takes allopurinol on a daily basis for the treatment of gout. What is the primary purpose of this drug? During long-term desmopressin therapy in a 48-year-old woman, it will be most important for the nurse to assess which of the following? A patient in need of myocardial infarction prophylaxis has been ….sulfinpyrazone for gout. Which of the following will the n...

Types of Antibiotics

Types of drugs to give to diabetics

Types of depressant drugs

A 72-year-old female patient is prescribed ipratropium aerosol for pulmonary emphysema. The nurse will instruct her to “test spray” the new metered-dose inhaler (MDI) three times before using it to prevent which of the following? A nurse is providing patient education to a 42-year-old man who has been prescribed dextromethorphan (Robitussin). The patient is a crane operator for a local construction company. The nurse’s assessment reveals that the patient is a smoker and has diabetes. The m...