Capstone: Pharmacology Exam (DCN)
Rho (D) Immune Globulin [RhoGAM] is used for what purpose? Correct
answers
a motherWhen is Rh negative, the infant is Rh positive, and the indirect
Coombs test is
negativ
e
How does RhoGAM work? Correct answers When a mother is Rh negative
and their
baby is Rh positive, the mother tends to develop antibodies in
responseblood
positive to thecells
Rh (b/c they are identified as foreign cells). RhoGAM
development
prevents the of these antibodies because they have the potential to
attack futurewith Rh positive
pregnancies
blood.
What are some signs and symptoms *in a mother* that indicates blood
incompatibility
with their baby in utero? Correct answers
Anemia
Kidney
failure
Shoc
k
How is RhoGAM administered and when? Correct answers
IV or
At IM
~26-28 weeks gestation and within 72 hours of
giving birth
What is an Indirect Coombs test? Correct answers Tests mother's
blood for Rh
antibodie
s
In a mother's first prenatal visit, one of the tests conducted is an Indirect
Coombs
What test.do we need indicated to administer RhoGAM? Correct answers
result
Negative
Coombs
test
What is the main symptom in newborns that indicates they have a blood
with their mother? Correct answers Jaundice (destruction of blood cells
incompatibility
causingtint
yellow a to the
skin)
What is Sildenafil? Correct answers
Viagra!
It is used to treat erectile dysfunction or pulmonary arterial hypertension
(high blood
pressure in the
lungs)
What can you not use with Sildenafil? Correct answers Nitrates and
Riociguat
cause (can
severe
hypotension)
What are the unexpected side effects of using Sildenafil that requires you
get medical
attention and call your medical provider? Correct answers
Chest pain
*Severe*
Hearing or vision
hypotension
loss
What are the *expected* signs and symptoms of Sildenafil? Correct answers
Headache
Rho (D) Immune Globulin [RhoGAM] is used for what purpose? Correct
answers
a motherWhen is Rh negative, the infant is Rh positive, and the indirect
Coombs test is
negativ
e
How does RhoGAM work? Correct answers When a mother is Rh negative
and their
baby is Rh positive, the mother tends to develop antibodies in
responseblood
positive to thecells
Rh (b/c they are identified as foreign cells). RhoGAM
development
prevents the of these antibodies because they have the potential to
attack futurewith Rh positive
pregnancies
blood.
What are some signs and symptoms *in a mother* that indicates blood
incompatibility
with their baby in utero? Correct answers
Anemia
Kidney
failure
Shoc
k
How is RhoGAM administered and when? Correct answers
IV or
At IM
~26-28 weeks gestation and within 72 hours of
giving birth
What is an Indirect Coombs test? Correct answers Tests mother's
blood for Rh
antibodie
s
In a mother's first prenatal visit, one of the tests conducted is an Indirect
Coombs
What test.do we need indicated to administer RhoGAM? Correct answers
result
Negative
Coombs
test
What is the main symptom in newborns that indicates they have a blood
with their mother? Correct answers Jaundice (destruction of blood cells
incompatibility
causingtint
yellow a to the
skin)
What is Sildenafil? Correct answers
Viagra!
It is used to treat erectile dysfunction or pulmonary arterial hypertension
(high blood
pressure in the
lungs)
What can you not use with Sildenafil? Correct answers Nitrates and
Riociguat
cause (can
severe
hypotension)
What are the unexpected side effects of using Sildenafil that requires you
get medical
attention and call your medical provider? Correct answers
Chest pain
*Severe*
Hearing or vision
hypotension
loss
What are the *expected* signs and symptoms of Sildenafil? Correct answers
Headache
