Nurs 605 exam study notes
Can metronidazole be taken with ETOH? Correct Answers NO
How are confidence intervals interpreted? Correct Answers For
differences between 2 continuous variables: if CI includes 0 then
there is no difference between variables.
For odds ratio and relative risks: if CI includes 1 then there is no
difference in risk
Spectrum of activity for sulfonamides? Correct Answers Gram
+ and -, some protazoa, used in combination with Trimethroprim
What antibiotics are B-Lactams? Correct Answers PCN,
Carbapenems, Glycoeptides, Cephalosporins (5 generations)
What are adverse effects of sulfonamides? Correct Answers
SJS
What are common side effects for antiseizure medications?
Correct Answers Carbamezepine: SJS, aplastic anemia
All AEDs: suicidality and depression
What are some issues surrounding pregnancy and seizure
medications? Correct Answers AEDs are potentially
teratogenic especially valproate and carbamezepine
Risk for neural tube defects. All women of childbearing
potential should be prescribed 1-4 mg folic acid.
, What are some uses for tetracycline? Correct Answers RTIs,
acne, some STDs. Avoid in children less than 8 and pregnant
women.
What are the classifications of protein synthesis inhibitors?
Correct Answers Aminoglycosides, Chloramphenicol,
Lincosamides, Macrolides, Ketolides, Tetracyclines,
Glycycyclines, streptogramins, Oxazolidinone
What are the main features of aminoglycosides? Correct
Answers Distributes well into lean body tissue, can cause
nephrotoxicity, ototoxicity and vestibular toxicity
Dosing is based on GFR (intensive dosing is 6mg/kg and
traditional dosing is 1.7 mg/kg)
What are uses for Sulfonamides? Correct Answers UTIs, RTIs,
PCP in HIV
What are warning signs for migraines? Correct Answers
Physical exam should be normal. Rule out visual, motor, reflex,
sensory, speech, cognitive. R/0 serious structural CNS causes
for headaches and facial pain.
What is a receptor? Correct Answers It is a compound of an
organism that when attached to by a drug or chemical initiates a
sequence of events resulting in a drug's effect.
What is an agonist? Correct Answers Has the ability to bind to
a receptor and mimic a biologic response
Can metronidazole be taken with ETOH? Correct Answers NO
How are confidence intervals interpreted? Correct Answers For
differences between 2 continuous variables: if CI includes 0 then
there is no difference between variables.
For odds ratio and relative risks: if CI includes 1 then there is no
difference in risk
Spectrum of activity for sulfonamides? Correct Answers Gram
+ and -, some protazoa, used in combination with Trimethroprim
What antibiotics are B-Lactams? Correct Answers PCN,
Carbapenems, Glycoeptides, Cephalosporins (5 generations)
What are adverse effects of sulfonamides? Correct Answers
SJS
What are common side effects for antiseizure medications?
Correct Answers Carbamezepine: SJS, aplastic anemia
All AEDs: suicidality and depression
What are some issues surrounding pregnancy and seizure
medications? Correct Answers AEDs are potentially
teratogenic especially valproate and carbamezepine
Risk for neural tube defects. All women of childbearing
potential should be prescribed 1-4 mg folic acid.
, What are some uses for tetracycline? Correct Answers RTIs,
acne, some STDs. Avoid in children less than 8 and pregnant
women.
What are the classifications of protein synthesis inhibitors?
Correct Answers Aminoglycosides, Chloramphenicol,
Lincosamides, Macrolides, Ketolides, Tetracyclines,
Glycycyclines, streptogramins, Oxazolidinone
What are the main features of aminoglycosides? Correct
Answers Distributes well into lean body tissue, can cause
nephrotoxicity, ototoxicity and vestibular toxicity
Dosing is based on GFR (intensive dosing is 6mg/kg and
traditional dosing is 1.7 mg/kg)
What are uses for Sulfonamides? Correct Answers UTIs, RTIs,
PCP in HIV
What are warning signs for migraines? Correct Answers
Physical exam should be normal. Rule out visual, motor, reflex,
sensory, speech, cognitive. R/0 serious structural CNS causes
for headaches and facial pain.
What is a receptor? Correct Answers It is a compound of an
organism that when attached to by a drug or chemical initiates a
sequence of events resulting in a drug's effect.
What is an agonist? Correct Answers Has the ability to bind to
a receptor and mimic a biologic response
