Rasmussen nur 2407 Pharm exam 1
questions with correct answers
Antipsychotics |(neuroleptics) |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Resolve |hallucinations
Typical |Antipsychotics |(nonphenothiazines) |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Haloperidol |(Haldol): |use |in |acute |
psychosis |since |it |is |immediate |acting |
Crisis |can |cause |dystonia
Nursing |intervention: |phenothiazines |and |nonphenothiazines |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Psychotropic |
washout |period: |since |many |have |long |half-lives, |avoid |changing |meds |with |overlapping |treatment |
which |could |lead |to |toxicity
Lorazepam |(anxiolytics) |use |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-works |for |immediate |relief |but |poor |choice |for |
longer |term
Major |antidepressant |groups |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Tricyclic |antidepressants |(TCAs)
Selective |serotonin |reuptake |inhibitors |(SSRIs)
Serotonin |norepinephrine |reuptake |inhibitors |(SNRIs)
Atypical |antidepressant
Monoamine |oxidase |inhibitors |(MAOIs)
SSRIs |and |SNRIs |prevent |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-reuptake |of |serotonin, |increasing |its |level |in |the |
brain
, Serotonin |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-A |neurotransmitter |known |as |the |"feel |good" |hormone
Momoamine |oxidase |enzymes |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-break |down |neurotransmitters |like |dopamine, |
norepinephrine, |and |serotonin |in |the |brain |leading |to |low |levels.
These |low |levels |have |been |linked |with |depression |and |anxiety.
Tricyclic |antidepressants |side |effects |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Include |dry |mouth |and |eyes, |GI |distress |
(anticholinergic |effects)
Monoamine |oxidase |inhibitors |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Maintain |levels |of |dopamine, |norepinephrine, |
and |serotonin |in |the |brain
Food |interactions |with |MAOIs |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Food |that |contains |tyramine |can |cause |
hypertensive |crisis. |
includes |some |cheeses, |yogurt, |cream, |coffee, |chocolate, |bananas, |raisins, |Italian |green |beans, |liver, |
pickled |foods, |sausage, |soy |sauce, |yeast, |beer |and |red |wine
Mood |stabilizer: |Lithium |toxicity |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Can |cause |arrhythmia, |slurred |speech, |
unsteadiness, |appetite |suppression
Side |effects |of |aspirin |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Swelling |of |the |eyes, |face, |lips, |tongue, |throat |
Ringing |in |the |ears, |loss |of |hearing |
Wheezing, |difficulty |breathing, |hoarseness, |fast |breathing |
Fast |heartbeat |
Cold, |clammy |skin
questions with correct answers
Antipsychotics |(neuroleptics) |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Resolve |hallucinations
Typical |Antipsychotics |(nonphenothiazines) |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Haloperidol |(Haldol): |use |in |acute |
psychosis |since |it |is |immediate |acting |
Crisis |can |cause |dystonia
Nursing |intervention: |phenothiazines |and |nonphenothiazines |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Psychotropic |
washout |period: |since |many |have |long |half-lives, |avoid |changing |meds |with |overlapping |treatment |
which |could |lead |to |toxicity
Lorazepam |(anxiolytics) |use |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-works |for |immediate |relief |but |poor |choice |for |
longer |term
Major |antidepressant |groups |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Tricyclic |antidepressants |(TCAs)
Selective |serotonin |reuptake |inhibitors |(SSRIs)
Serotonin |norepinephrine |reuptake |inhibitors |(SNRIs)
Atypical |antidepressant
Monoamine |oxidase |inhibitors |(MAOIs)
SSRIs |and |SNRIs |prevent |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-reuptake |of |serotonin, |increasing |its |level |in |the |
brain
, Serotonin |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-A |neurotransmitter |known |as |the |"feel |good" |hormone
Momoamine |oxidase |enzymes |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-break |down |neurotransmitters |like |dopamine, |
norepinephrine, |and |serotonin |in |the |brain |leading |to |low |levels.
These |low |levels |have |been |linked |with |depression |and |anxiety.
Tricyclic |antidepressants |side |effects |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Include |dry |mouth |and |eyes, |GI |distress |
(anticholinergic |effects)
Monoamine |oxidase |inhibitors |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Maintain |levels |of |dopamine, |norepinephrine, |
and |serotonin |in |the |brain
Food |interactions |with |MAOIs |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Food |that |contains |tyramine |can |cause |
hypertensive |crisis. |
includes |some |cheeses, |yogurt, |cream, |coffee, |chocolate, |bananas, |raisins, |Italian |green |beans, |liver, |
pickled |foods, |sausage, |soy |sauce, |yeast, |beer |and |red |wine
Mood |stabilizer: |Lithium |toxicity |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Can |cause |arrhythmia, |slurred |speech, |
unsteadiness, |appetite |suppression
Side |effects |of |aspirin |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Swelling |of |the |eyes, |face, |lips, |tongue, |throat |
Ringing |in |the |ears, |loss |of |hearing |
Wheezing, |difficulty |breathing, |hoarseness, |fast |breathing |
Fast |heartbeat |
Cold, |clammy |skin
