NR 601 Midterm questions with verified answer2

NR 601 Midterm questions with verified answers
Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) screening Ans✓✓✓ Done by ultrasonography
in men ages 65 to 75 who have ever smoked


Asthma can be caused by what two factors? Ans✓✓✓ -Intrinsic (caused by stress)
-Extrinsic (environmental issues)


CGA Ans✓✓✓ Complete Geriatric Assessment


Do patients with intermittent asthma use daily medications? Ans✓✓✓ No


Drug to avoid in patients with CKD IV or higher (Creatinine clearance <30 mL/min)
Ans✓✓✓ -NSAIDs


Drug to avoid in patients with heart failure Ans✓✓✓ Cilostazol


Drug to avoid in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction
Ans✓✓✓ Non dihydropyridine CCBs (Diltiazem, Verapamil)


Drugs to avoid in patients with Delirium Ans✓✓✓ -Anticholinergics
-Antipsychotics
-Benzodiazepines
-Corticosteroids
-H-2 receptor antagonists (Cimetidine, Famotidine, Nizatidine, Ranitidine)
-Meperidine

, -Nonbenzodiazepine, benzodiazepine receptor agonist hypnotics: eszopiclone,
zaleplon, zolpidem


Drugs to avoid in patients with Dementia or cognitive impairment Ans✓✓✓ -
Anticholinergics
-Benzodiazepines
-Nonbenzodiazepine, benzodiazepine receptor agonist hypnotics: eszopiclone,
zaleplon, zolpidem
-Antipsychotics


Drugs to avoid in patients with history of falls or fractures Ans✓✓✓ -
Antiepileptics
-Antipsychotics
-Benzodiazepines
-Nonbenzodiazepine, benzodiazepine receptor agonist hypnotics: eszopiclone,
zaleplon, zolpidem
-Antidepressants: TCAs, SSRIs, SNRIs
-Opioids


Drugs to avoid in patients with history of gastric or duodenal ulcers Ans✓✓✓ -
Aspirin
-Non-COX-2 selective NSAIDs


Drugs to avoid in patients with Lower Urinary Tract symptoms and BPH Ans✓✓✓
Strongly anticholinergic drugs