NSG124 Exam 3 -Questions with Complete
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Terms in this set (42)
I am used in a 1) Sodium nitroprusside
hypertensive emergency 2) Vasodilator
to lower BP fast. 3) Hypotension and chest pain
1) What drug am I?
2) How do I work?
3) What should you watch
for?
Megaloblastic anemia 1) Large red blood cells
1) What does 2) Deficiency of either cobalamin (vit B12) or folate (vit
megaloblastic mean? B9)
2) What causes it? 3) Pills, vit B12 or folic acid
3) How do we treat it?
What is the therapeutic lab 1) 0.4-1
range for: 2) 0.5-2 or 0.5-0.8
1) Lithium
2) Digoxin
Warfarin vs Enoxaparin vs Warfarin = INR
Heparin labs Enoxaparin and Heparin = aPPT
, I am a mood stabilizer Lithium
often given to people with
bipolar disorder. I also
used to be an ingredient
in 7-Up.
I will avoid giving IM 1) Anticoagulant
injections or doing any 2) Enoxaparin or Heparin
intervention that could 3) Hypotensive, tachycardia, abd pain, nausea,
cause bleeding. I will cramps
monitor their aptt/ptt and 4) Any activity that could cause bleeding - use soft
be vigilant to S/S of toothbrush, careful shaving, need labs, no alcohol
bleeding.
1) What type of med is
patient on?
2) Give 2 examples
3) What are S/S of
bleeding?
4) What should they avoid
at home?
1) What is orthostatic 1) A sudden drop in BP when you stand up
hypotension? 2) Any BP med, diuretics, vasodilators
2) What common drug 3) Stand up slowly, you may feel dizzy or lightheaded,
types cause it? change positions slowly
3) What will you teach
your patient?
1) What drug does 1) Aspirin
someone take after a 2) Prevents clot formation
heart attack that they
would have to take the
rest of their life?
2) How does it help?
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Terms in this set (42)
I am used in a 1) Sodium nitroprusside
hypertensive emergency 2) Vasodilator
to lower BP fast. 3) Hypotension and chest pain
1) What drug am I?
2) How do I work?
3) What should you watch
for?
Megaloblastic anemia 1) Large red blood cells
1) What does 2) Deficiency of either cobalamin (vit B12) or folate (vit
megaloblastic mean? B9)
2) What causes it? 3) Pills, vit B12 or folic acid
3) How do we treat it?
What is the therapeutic lab 1) 0.4-1
range for: 2) 0.5-2 or 0.5-0.8
1) Lithium
2) Digoxin
Warfarin vs Enoxaparin vs Warfarin = INR
Heparin labs Enoxaparin and Heparin = aPPT
, I am a mood stabilizer Lithium
often given to people with
bipolar disorder. I also
used to be an ingredient
in 7-Up.
I will avoid giving IM 1) Anticoagulant
injections or doing any 2) Enoxaparin or Heparin
intervention that could 3) Hypotensive, tachycardia, abd pain, nausea,
cause bleeding. I will cramps
monitor their aptt/ptt and 4) Any activity that could cause bleeding - use soft
be vigilant to S/S of toothbrush, careful shaving, need labs, no alcohol
bleeding.
1) What type of med is
patient on?
2) Give 2 examples
3) What are S/S of
bleeding?
4) What should they avoid
at home?
1) What is orthostatic 1) A sudden drop in BP when you stand up
hypotension? 2) Any BP med, diuretics, vasodilators
2) What common drug 3) Stand up slowly, you may feel dizzy or lightheaded,
types cause it? change positions slowly
3) What will you teach
your patient?
1) What drug does 1) Aspirin
someone take after a 2) Prevents clot formation
heart attack that they
would have to take the
rest of their life?
2) How does it help?
