Anticonvulsants Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

What types of things does the Behavioral Pain Scale (BPS) assess and what score indicates significant pain? correct answer: 1. Facial expression (relaxed vs. grimacing) 2. Upper limbs (no movement vs. permanently retracted) 3. Compliance with ventilation (tolerating movement vs. unable to control ventilation/fighting vent) >5 What types of things does the Critical-Care Pain Observation Tool (CPOT) assess and what score indicates significant pain? correct answer: 1. Body movements (a...

ATI MATERNAL-NEWBORN NEW EXAM 2023 (REVISED) WITH CORRECT ANSWERS. 1. Two days after delivery, a postpartum client prepares for discharge. What should the nurse teach her about lochia flow? Incorrect: Lochia does change color but goes from lochia rubra (bright red) on days 1-3, to lochia serosa (pinkish brown) on days 4-9, to lochia alba (creamy white) days 10-21. Incorrect: Numerous clots are abnormal and should be reported to the physician. Incorrect: Saturation of the perineal pad is co...

Clonodine CORRECT ANSWER Has several off-label uses including: alcohol and nicotine withdrawal and post therapeutic neuralgia Guanfacine CORRECT ANSWER hypertension drug that has also been approved to use for ADHD Ramelteon (Rozerem) CORRECT ANSWER Insomnia med that does not have inverse risk for patients engaging in activities while somnolent with no memory of having taking pill Common mistakes practitioners make in treating anxiety disorders CORRECT ANSWER General diagnosis and follow...

Pharmacology Ch. 22 Anticonvulsants Test Bank 1. A patient is diagnosed with epilepsy and asks the nurse what may have caused this condition. The nurse explains that epilepsy is most often a. caused by head trauma. b. idiopathic in origin. c. linked to a stroke. d. related to brain anoxia. - ANS: B Of all seizure cases, 75% are primary, or idiopathic, with no known cause. The remaining are secondary and may be related to head trauma, stroke, or anoxic events. DIF: COGNITIVE LEVEL: Remembe...

Barbituates correct answer: Four main categories: 1. Ultra-short-acting - used to induce surgical anesthesia 2. Short-acting 3. Intermediate-acting - used as sedative-hypnotics 4. Long-acting Butalbital correct answer: Barbituate. Used in treatment of migraines. Phenobarbital correct answer: Barbituate. Used as anticonvulsant. Pentobarbital correct answer: Barbituate. Used to relieve intracranial pressure following trauma. Atropine correct answer: Belladonna Alkaloid. Derive...

CMN 568 Final - Review of Past Units Questions Correctly Answered And Verified | LATEST UPDATE I'd like to get pregnant... I take Tegretol. How much folic acid do I need? - ANSWER 0.4 mg if healthy, 4 mg for previous Ntd, and 1 mg if IDDM or anticonvulsants What is the recommended daily intake of folic acid for nonpregnant women with no known risk factors for neural tube defect? a. 40 μg b. 400 μg c. 800 μg d. 4 mg - ANSWER b. 400 μg 568.6 at what age should child with str...

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NURS 615 Meds Drug Chart Exam 2 Complete Solution. Anticonvulsants Drug Name Trade Name Subclass MOA SE Special Notes/Black Box Warnings Considerations/Education Carbamazepine Tegretol Iminostilbenes Not known; thought to affect the Na++ channels, slowing influx of Na++ in the cortical neurons & slowing spread of abnormal activity RARE reports of aplastic anemia & agranulocytosis COMMON ↓WBC ↓Plts **Effects body’s production of RBC, WBC, and Plts** CBC Q4mo Der...

Pt on heparin in hospital setting. Why start coumadin 2 days before dc? Because coumadin needs a couple days before it starts working. Angina: bc pts dev tolerance to long-acting nitroglycerine w/i 1 day. How to prevent? Pts must have 8hrs with no nitroglycerine every days. Hint: At night, remove nitro patch bc no risk of exertional angina Underlying cause of angina coronary disease, athlerosclerosis Why do we give aspirin in pts w/atherosclerosis? Aspirin is an antiplatelet.. Prevents the exist...

Pnr 106 exam 4 Question and answer 100% solved 2023Acute pain usually associated with a recent injury, medical condition or surgical procedure It is short duration (lasting only few hours to few days) Injuries causing = burns, bone fracture, muscle strain Anxiety or fear can increase the pain Chronic pain May continue for months or even years Is caused by back problems and arthritis nocioceptive pain Caused by trauma, burnside and surgery Treated with NSAIDs ...