NSG124 / NSG 124 Exam 1 (NEW 2024 / 2025 Update): Pharmacology | Review with Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct | Graded A - Herzing

Exam 1: NSG 124 / NSG124 (NEW 2024 / 2025 Update) Pharmacology | Review with Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct | Graded A - Herzing Q: 4 drugs used to treat spasticity Answer: Baclofen (Lioresal) Diazepam (Valium) Dantrolene (Dantrium) Tizanidine (Zanaflex) Q: Drug class: pure opioid agonist Specific drug: morphine, hydromorphone, fentanyl, methadone Answer: - name drug class and specific drug example - medication given IV - patients should not drive, operate heavy machinery, or sign legal documents - side effect is constipation Q: Morphine Answer: Pure opioid agonist, relieves pain without affecting other senses, affects receptors in the CNS Q: Hyperthermia Answer: Potentially fatal condition caused by succinylcholine and general anesthetics and can be relieved by a drug that is also used to treat spasticity (dantrolene/dantrium) Q: Migraine Answer: headache caused by dilation and inflammation of intracranial blood vessels and can be treated with drugs that end in triptan Q: cluster headache Answer: - headache occurs in a series of attacks - accompanied by unilateral pain near the eye - prophylactic treatment includes glucocorticoids, verapamil, lithium, NSAIDs Q: H1 antagonist Answer: - class of drugs includes 2 generations - used to treat mild allergic reactions - 1st generation causes drowsiness - one drug in second class cannot be taken w/ fruit juice Q: Diphenhydramine (Benadryl) Answer: - 1st generation H1 antagonist (antihistamine) - causes drowsiness Q: Fexofenadine (Allegra) Answer: - 2nd generation H1 antagonist (antihistamine) - do not take with fruit juice (decreases absorption of med) Q: H2 receptor antagonists Answer: - class of drug that acts directly on gastric parietal cells to reduce gastric acid secretion - used for treatment of gastric and duodenal ulcers - Ex: famotidine (Pepcid), omeprazole (Prilosec), lansoprazole (Prevacid) Q: acetylsalicyclic acid (aspirin) Answer: - decreases the risk for myocardial infarctions and strokes - adverse effect of bleeding Q: Asthma, COPD, Allergic rhinitis Answer: Conditions treated by glucocorticoids such as betamethasone and prednisone Q: Common cold Answer: Condition caused by an acute upper respiratory viral infection Q: gastric and duodenal ulcers, GERD