Galen nur 210 stuvia Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

side effect of ondansetron - Answer Dizziness and fatigue Use of Bisacodyl - Answer Stimulant laxative Adverse effect of bisacodyl - Answer Electrolyte imbalances Therapeutic response of esomeprazole - Answer Decrease in gastric acid to heal ulcers How does sucralfate work? - Answer Forming a protective cover over ulcer to help it heal Therapeutic response of Epoetin Alfa - Answer Increase in hemoglobin level Conjugated estrogen not given to who - Answer Hx of breast cancer ...

Pharmacokinetics - Answer The process in which medications move through the body What are the 4 phases of pharmacokinetics? - Answer absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion Absorption - Answer happens with drug movement from the GI tract into the bloodstream. Most meds are taken by mouth. Oral absorption - Answer Takes awhile to get absorbed because it has to go through the GI system Usually takes 2-4 hours •Enteric coated aspirin - hard on stomach can not crush pill ...

Aminoglycosides"Mycins" prototype (Obtain Culture and Sensitivity) - Answer Gentamycin Gentamycin clinical use - Answer Used in gram negative sepsis & many life-threatening infections.Inactive against anaerobic bacteria. Gentamycin side effects - Answer GI upset, rash, visual disturbances, photosensitivity, dizziness, weakness gentamycin adverse reactions - Answer Nausea/ DiarrheaVery OTOTOXIC and NEPHROTOXIC.(Loop diuretics ↑ototoxicity), Superinfection gentamycin nursing implic...

diabetes mellitus (DM) - Answer -deficient of glucose metabolism -insufficient insulin secretion from beta cells -impaired insulin use -major symptoms: polyuria, polydipsia, polyphagia Types of Diabetes - Answer -type 1 - insulin-dependent -type 2 - insulin resistant -secondary - d/t meds -gestational diabetes - hormonal changes insulin resistance - Answer -body tissues do not respond to insulin Insulin action - Answer -promote use of glucose by body cells, store glucose as glycog...

ear drops - Answer INSTILL AT ROOM TEMP/ child- down and back/ adult- up and back eye drops - Answer important to instill the eye drop medication into the conjunctival sac (not the eyeball/cornea). inner to outer enema - Answer patient lays on left side pharmacokinetic - Answer what happens in the body once med is administered -Absorption -Distribution/ Binding -Metabolism -Renal Excretion first-pass effect - Answer extent to which drug metabolized by liver before reaching system...

Epinephrine - Answer adrenergic agonist Atenolol - Answer Adrenergic blocker Bethanechol - Answer cholinergic pilocarpione - Answer cholinergic atropine - Answer anticholinergic benztropine - Answer anticholinergic tolterodine - Answer anticholinergic Carbidopa-Levodopa - Answer Antiparkinson Agent Dopamine Replacement Tolcapone - Answer COMT inhibitor Rivastigmine - Answer acetylcholinesterase inhibitor Pyridostigmine - Answer acetylcholinesterase inhibitor cycl...

Adrenergic Agonists - Answer Epinephrine Epinephrine - Answer treats cardiac arrest, allergic reaction and anaphylaxis. beta 2 Adrenergic Agonists - Answer Albuterol Albuterol - Answer treats asthma Adrenergic Blocker - Answer Atenolol Atenolol - Answer treats hypertension Cholinergic - Answer Bethanechol Chloride, and Pilocarpine Bethanechol Chloride - Answer Used for bladder retention Pilocarpine - Answer used for ICP and glaucoma Anti-Cholinergic - Answer Atropine, ...

Absorption - Answer A drug is moved from site of administration to body fluids; first process during pharmacokinetics. Adverse Reaction - Answer Undesirable drug effect. Allergic Reaction - Answer Immediate hypertensive reaction by the immune system; it presents as itching, hives, swelling, and difficulty breathing. Anaphylactic Shock - Answer Sudden, severe hypersensitivity reaction with symptoms that progress rapidly and may result in death if not treated; also called anaphylactic rea...

Loop Diuretic Review Nursing - Answer Furosemide is classified as what? Potassium Sparing Diuretic - Answer Spironolactone is classified as what? Thiazide Diuretic - Answer hydrochlorothiazide is classified as what? Osmotic - Answer Mannitol is classified as what? Alpha Adrenergic Blocker - Answer prazosin is classified as what? Calcium Channel Blocker - Answer Nifedipine is classified as what? Cardiac Selective Beta Blocker - Answer metoprolol is classified as what? Nonsel...