HESI Milestone Exam #1 Questions & 100%
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Histamine1 blockers action(mine, zine, dine)
✓ -:- bind selectively to H1-histaminic receptors, blocking the actions
of histamine at these sites
H1 antagonists are useful in treating
✓ -:- -mild allergies(seasonal rhinitis)
-severe allergies(anaphylaxis)
-motion sickness
-insomnia
-common cold
Histamine (H2)-Receptor Antagonists action(tidine)
✓ -:- block the H2 receptors responsible for stimulating the secretion
of gastric acid
Exenatide (Byetta) hypoglycemia
✓ -:- -can occur right after meals
-for severe hypoglycemia give IV dextrose
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Exenatide (Byetta) hypoglycemia teaching
✓ -:- -teach about s/s of hypoglycemia(cold and clammy give them
candy)
-have glucagon emergency kit available
-regular monitoring of A1c levels are required
Exenatide (Byetta) hypoglycemia causes
✓ -:- -insulin overdose
-reduced food intake
-vomiting and diarrhea
-excessive alcohol intake
-unaccustomed exercise
-termination of pregnancy
signs and symptoms of hypoglycemia
✓ -:- -tachycardia
-palpitations
-sweating
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-nervousness
-headache
-confusion
-drowsiness
-fatigue
antitussives therapeutic action is to
✓ -:- Act on the cough control center in the medulla to suppress the
cough reflex; used for a cough that is nonproductive and irritating
Anaphylaxis‐PCN
✓ -:- -laryngeal edema, bronchoconstriction, severe hypotension=
immediate hypersensitivity reaction
Anaphylaxis treatment
✓ -:- epinephrine (subQ, IM, or IV) plus respiratory support
What drugs are effective and safe alternatives for patients with penicillin
allergies?
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✓ -:- vancomycin, erythromycin, and clindamycin
To ensure prompt treatment if anaphylaxis should develop patients should be?
✓ -:- observed for at least 30 minutes after drug injection (i.e., until
the risk of an anaphylactic reaction has passed).
To minimize the chances of an anaphylactic reaction, penicillin should be
administered
✓ -:- an initial small dose is followed at 60-minute intervals by
progressively larger doses until the full therapeutic dose has been
achieved
Morphine overdose treatment
✓ -:- -Naloxone (narcan)
-Intravenous, IM, and subQ. For initial treatment, administer IV
CT‐diarrhea‐action
✓ -:- -decrease intestinal motility and thereby slow intestinal transit,
which allows more time for absorption of fluid and electrolytes
-activation of opioid receptors decreases secretion of fluid into the small intestine
and increases absorption of fluid and salt.
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