PHAMACOLOGY

what medication is a leukotriene receptor antagonist? - correct answer Montelukast Which statement made by a person regarding hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ) is correct? - correct answer I should take extra care when standing up or changing positions. A 250mg dose of an oral medication has been ordered. The medication is supplied only in 100mg tablets. How many tablets would you administer? - correct answer 2.5 What medication is considered a potassium-sparing diuretic? - corr...

C - correct answer What is the most appropriate measurement to determine the therapeutic response of an antipyretic drug? a) Blood Pressure b) Respiratory Rate c) Temperature d) Radial Pulse B, C, F - correct answer Which of the following examples would be considered objective data? (select all that apply) a) "I have pain in my abdomen" b) Blood pressure is 160/90 c) Skin is mottled d) "I had a lab test last week at my doctor's office" e) Child's mother states, ...

Define a drug - Any chemical agent which affects living cells - drugs are agents used for treatment, prevention, or diagnosis of disease. define pharmacology the study of how drugs work in living organisms to produce certain biological effects define Pharmacokinetics branch of pharmacology which studies how a drug might best enter the body, reach its site of action, and how it is removed. define pharmacodynamics branch of pharmacology which studies how a drug works physiologically and bioche...

Ester Local Anesthetics - correct answer Procaine, Tetracaine and Cocaine Amide Local Anesthetics - correct answer Anything that is NOT Procaine, Tetracaine or Cocaine and ends in "-caine" Lidocaine - correct answer 1. SAFEST to use in children 2. 2% 3. pKa = 7.8 Bupivacaine - correct answer 1. LEAST SAFE to use in children 2. 0.5% 3. pKa = 8.1 Mepivicaine - correct answer 1. Causes LEAST amount of Vasodilation, thus can be packaged WITHOUT Epinephrine ...

Which of the following medications is known to cause orange-colored urine? - correct answer phenazopyridine (Pyridium) You are ordered to give digoxin. Your patient's vital signs are as follows: Blood Pressure 130/75, Temp 97.9 oral, HR 52, O2 Sat 100% room air. What should you do next? - correct answer Hold digoxin and call the provider Normal Saline (NS) is the solution of choice over D5W when preparing to administer a blood transfusion because: - correct answer Normal Sa...

Phenothiazines, like chlorpromazine, are used to treat___________. - correct answer Psychosis A1 Blockers have __________ as an adverse effect. - correct answer Hypotension (They work too well) Which drug works on the hypothalamus to reduce fevers? - correct answer acetaminophen (Tylenol) Which drugs work to reduce symptoms of BPH? - correct answer A1 Blockers such as tamsulosin (Flomax) and 5-Alpha Reductase Inhibitors such as Proscar. Benzos and Antihistamines w...

What type of name is amoxicillin? - correct answer Non-proprietery (generic) A suspension? - correct answer Drug particles that are suspended but not dissolved What is a valid prescription? - correct answer •name,address, and number of the person who wrote the prescription . •date of prescription •owners and patient name •species •drug name and concentration What class of drug requires the prescription to be written, not called into a pharmacy ? - correct an...

A nurse is preparing to teach a client how to take care of a newly created colostomy. The nurse should identify that which of the following factors can decrease the client's ability to learn? (Select all that apply.) -Impaired cognitive level -language barrier -discomfort -repetition of teaching -unreadiness to learn - correct answer ANS: -impaired cognitive level -language barrier -discomfort -unreadiness to learn A nurse is caring for a client who has a new prescription fo...

Pharmacology - correct answer the study of drug and their action on the body therapeutics - correct answer the study of drugs used to treat, cure, or prevent disease pharmacotherapy - correct answer pharmacology and therapeutics combined. concept: disease management Respiratory Care pharmacology - correct answer application of pharmacology to cardiopulmonary disease and critical care. the study of drug, their origins, properties, interactions with living organisms....

The process by which drugs are absorbed, transported, metabolized and eliminated is best defined as _______. - correct answer Pharmacokinetics If a drug is a weak acid (non-ionized pH of approximately 3.0) with a pKa value of 8.5, it will absorbed most quickly by which of the following routes of administration? - correct answer via the oral route Drug manufacturers need to target active transport mechanisms when synthesizing a drug when the drug is________? - correct answer ...