nur2474 exam 1 practice exam questions and answers
Cholinesterase inhibitors - Answer✔️✔️-Donepezil
Rivastigmine
Galantamine
neostigmine
Cholinesterase inhibitors side effects - Answer✔️✔️-dizziness, GI upset, fatigue,
headache
cholinesterase inhibitors adverse affects - Answer✔️✔️-bradycardia
bronchoconstriction
cholinesterase inhibitors interactions - Answer✔️✔️-Anticholinergics, first
generation anithistamines, TCA's, conventional antipsychotics
Donzepil side effects - Answer✔️✔️-nausea vomitting diarrhea urinary urgency
bronchoconstriction bradycardia orthostatic hypotension
rivastigmine - Answer✔️✔️-side effects likely and more intense. caution with PUD
bradycardia sick sinus syndrome urinary obstruction, lung disease. transdermal
route lowers intensity of side effects.
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neostigmine - Answer✔️✔️-prevents acetylcholine degradation. myasthenia gravis,
parkinsons dementia, alzheimers
Galantamine - Answer✔️✔️-caution use in asthma or copd . avoid anticholinergics
1st gen antihistamines, TCAs, conventional antipsychotics because they reduce
effects.
nmda blocker - Answer✔️✔️-antagonist.
Memantime - Answer✔️✔️-NMDA blocker
Memantime adverse reactions - Answer✔️✔️-skin reactions. steven johnsons
syndrome. erythema multiforme. bradycardia, hypertensions, angina.
Memantime side effects - Answer✔️✔️-dizziness headache confusion diarrhea or
constipation
Immunomodulators - Answer✔️✔️-interferon beta
interferon beta - Answer✔️✔️-FLu like symptoms, hepatotoxicity, myelosuppression
(decreases all blood cells monistor cbc frequently) injection site reaction.
depressions
interferon beta drug interactions - Answer✔️✔️-other immunosuppressive drugs
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immunosuppressants - Answer✔️✔️-Mitoxantrone
mitoxantrone - Answer✔️✔️-decreases autoimmune destruction of myelin.
Mitoxantrone side effects - Answer✔️✔️-myelosuppression(montior cbc) increased
risk for infections. no live virus immunizations. cardiotoxicity (irreverisble damage
to ejection fraction) fetal harm (growth delay and prematurity)
Mitoxantrone reversible injuries - Answer✔️✔️-hair loss, Gi mucosa, amenorrhea,
sysmptoms of allergy, acute myelogenous leukemia.
seizure meds - Answer✔️✔️-IV benzos (Diazepam/lorazepam
longterm- phenytoin
what antiseizure meds do - Answer✔️✔️-either suppress discharge or neurons or
suppress progation of seizure activity from the focus to other areas of the brain.
5 basic mechanisms of antiseizure drugs - Answer✔️✔️-suppress sodium influx
suppress calcium influx
promote potassium efflux
block receptors for glutamate
increase GABA
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