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albuterolst(Proventil)st-stcorrectstanswer✔ ✔
Category:stBronchodilator,stUse:stAsthma,stCOPD,stPrecautions:sttachycar
dia,sttremors
albuterolstandstipratropiumst(Combivent)st-stcorrectstanswer✔ ✔
Catefory:stanticholinergic/bronchodilator,stUse:stCOPD,strhinorrhea,stPre
cautions:stpalpitations,stdrystmouth
allopurinolst(Zyloprim)st-stcorrectstanswer✔ ✔
Category:stAntihyperuricemic,stUse:stGout,stPrecautions:stMonitorsturicsta
cidstlevels
alprazolamst(Xanax)st-stcorrectstanswer✔ ✔
Category:stAntianxiety,stUse:stanxiety/panic,stPrecautions:stMaystcausestdi
zziness,stdrowsinessstandstdependence
atenololst(Tenormin)st-stcorrectstanswer✔ ✔
Category:stAntihypertensive/stBetastBlocker,stUse:stAngina,stHypertensio
n,stPrecautions:stMonitorstBPstandstHRstpriorsttostadministration
,benazeprilst(Lotensin)st-stcorrectstanswer✔ ✔
Category:stAntihypertensive/ACEstinhibitor,stUse:stHTN,stPrecautions:stC
anstcausestcoughstandstasthmastattacks,stHyperkalemia
budesonidest(Pulmicort)st-stcorrectstanswer✔ ✔
Category:stGlucocorticoid,stUse:stRhinitis,stAsthma,stPrecautions:stMaystc
ausestoralstcandidiasis-stRinsestandstspitstafterstuse
bumetanidest(stBumex)st-stcorrectstanswer✔ ✔
Category:stLoopstdiuretic,stUse:stCHF,stRenalstdisease,stascites,stPrecaution
s:stcheckstforstelectorlytestabnormalities/stOtotoxicity
calciumstacetatest(PhosLO)st-stcorrectstanswer✔ ✔
Use:stHyperphosphatemia-
stinstdialysisstclients,stPrecautionsLstTaekstwithstfood,stmonitorstphosphatestan
dstcalcium
captoprilst-stcorrectstanswer✔ ✔
Category:stAntihypertensive/stACEstInhibitor,stUse:stHTN,stPrecautions:st
Canstcausestcoughstandstasthmastattacks,stHyperkalemia
carbamazepinest(Tegretol)st-stcorrectstanswer✔ ✔
Category:stAntihypertensive/stACEstInhibitor,stUse:stHTN,stPRecautions:st
canstcausestbloodstdyscrasias-stmonitor
, carvedilolst(Coreg)st-stcorrectstanswer✔ ✔
Category:stAlpha/BetastAdrenergicstBlocker,stUse:stHTN,stCHF,stAngina,st
Precautions:stBradycardia,stBronchospasm
clonidinest(stCatapres)st-stcorrectstanswer✔ ✔
Category:stCentralstAlphastAdrenergicstAgonist,stUse:stHypertension,stUnl
abeled-
stalcoholstwithdrawal,stPrecautions:stMaystcausestorthostaticstHTNstandstCHF
colchicinest(Colsalide)st-stcorrectstanswer✔ ✔
Category:stAntigoutstagent,stUse:stgout,stgoutystarthritis,stPrecautions:stPan
cytopenia,strenal/hepaticstcautions
cyanocobalaminst-stcorrectstanswer✔ ✔ Category:stB12-
stwaterstsolublestvitamin,stUseLstPerniciousstanemia,stVitaminstb12stdeficienc
y,stPrecautions:stGastricstintrinsicstfactorstmuststbestpresentstforstoralstuse
dalteparinst(Fragmin)st-stcorrectstanswer✔ ✔
Category:stLowstmolecularstweightstheparin,stUse:stMI/DVTstprevention,st
Precautions:stBleedingstrisk
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albuterolst(Proventil)st-stcorrectstanswer✔ ✔
Category:stBronchodilator,stUse:stAsthma,stCOPD,stPrecautions:sttachycar
dia,sttremors
albuterolstandstipratropiumst(Combivent)st-stcorrectstanswer✔ ✔
Catefory:stanticholinergic/bronchodilator,stUse:stCOPD,strhinorrhea,stPre
cautions:stpalpitations,stdrystmouth
allopurinolst(Zyloprim)st-stcorrectstanswer✔ ✔
Category:stAntihyperuricemic,stUse:stGout,stPrecautions:stMonitorsturicsta
cidstlevels
alprazolamst(Xanax)st-stcorrectstanswer✔ ✔
Category:stAntianxiety,stUse:stanxiety/panic,stPrecautions:stMaystcausestdi
zziness,stdrowsinessstandstdependence
atenololst(Tenormin)st-stcorrectstanswer✔ ✔
Category:stAntihypertensive/stBetastBlocker,stUse:stAngina,stHypertensio
n,stPrecautions:stMonitorstBPstandstHRstpriorsttostadministration
,benazeprilst(Lotensin)st-stcorrectstanswer✔ ✔
Category:stAntihypertensive/ACEstinhibitor,stUse:stHTN,stPrecautions:stC
anstcausestcoughstandstasthmastattacks,stHyperkalemia
budesonidest(Pulmicort)st-stcorrectstanswer✔ ✔
Category:stGlucocorticoid,stUse:stRhinitis,stAsthma,stPrecautions:stMaystc
ausestoralstcandidiasis-stRinsestandstspitstafterstuse
bumetanidest(stBumex)st-stcorrectstanswer✔ ✔
Category:stLoopstdiuretic,stUse:stCHF,stRenalstdisease,stascites,stPrecaution
s:stcheckstforstelectorlytestabnormalities/stOtotoxicity
calciumstacetatest(PhosLO)st-stcorrectstanswer✔ ✔
Use:stHyperphosphatemia-
stinstdialysisstclients,stPrecautionsLstTaekstwithstfood,stmonitorstphosphatestan
dstcalcium
captoprilst-stcorrectstanswer✔ ✔
Category:stAntihypertensive/stACEstInhibitor,stUse:stHTN,stPrecautions:st
Canstcausestcoughstandstasthmastattacks,stHyperkalemia
carbamazepinest(Tegretol)st-stcorrectstanswer✔ ✔
Category:stAntihypertensive/stACEstInhibitor,stUse:stHTN,stPRecautions:st
canstcausestbloodstdyscrasias-stmonitor
, carvedilolst(Coreg)st-stcorrectstanswer✔ ✔
Category:stAlpha/BetastAdrenergicstBlocker,stUse:stHTN,stCHF,stAngina,st
Precautions:stBradycardia,stBronchospasm
clonidinest(stCatapres)st-stcorrectstanswer✔ ✔
Category:stCentralstAlphastAdrenergicstAgonist,stUse:stHypertension,stUnl
abeled-
stalcoholstwithdrawal,stPrecautions:stMaystcausestorthostaticstHTNstandstCHF
colchicinest(Colsalide)st-stcorrectstanswer✔ ✔
Category:stAntigoutstagent,stUse:stgout,stgoutystarthritis,stPrecautions:stPan
cytopenia,strenal/hepaticstcautions
cyanocobalaminst-stcorrectstanswer✔ ✔ Category:stB12-
stwaterstsolublestvitamin,stUseLstPerniciousstanemia,stVitaminstb12stdeficienc
y,stPrecautions:stGastricstintrinsicstfactorstmuststbestpresentstforstoralstuse
dalteparinst(Fragmin)st-stcorrectstanswer✔ ✔
Category:stLowstmolecularstweightstheparin,stUse:stMI/DVTstprevention,st
Precautions:stBleedingstrisk