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Corticosteroids/glucocorticoids/steroids - Answer ️️-What hormones are produced by the adrenal gland and maintain homeostasis? Cortisol - Answer ️️-What is an endogenous glucocorticoid? 1. Glucocorticoids 2. Mineralcorticoids 3. Adrenal Sex Hormones - Answer ️️-What are the 3 categories of steroid hormones?

Nurse practitioner prescriptive authority is regulated by: 1. The National Council of State Boards of Nursing 2. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration 3. The State Board of Nursing for each state 4. The State Board of Pharmacy - Answer️️-3. The State Board of Nursing for each state The benefits to the patient of having an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) prescriber include: 1. Nurses know more about Pharmacology than other prescribers because they take it both in their ...

Carbamazepine (Tegretol) can sometimes show subtherapeutic range due to what? - Answer ️️-Carbamazepine auto-induces metabolism, leading to lower levels despite good compliance What are the black box warnings for Carbamazepine? - Answer ️️-Dermatologic reactions 1. Steven's Johnson 2. Toxic epidermal necrolysis

Carbamazepine (Tegretol) can sometimes show subtherapeutic range due to what? - Answer ️️-Carbamazepine auto-induces metabolism, leading to lower levels despite good compliance What are the black box warnings for Carbamazepine? - Answer ️️-Dermatologic reactions 1. Steven's Johnson 2. Toxic epidermal necrolysis What lab test should be ordered for patients on Carbamazepine? - Answer ️️-CBC every 3-4 months because it can cause decreased WBC, decreased platelets, and trouble...

Tiotropium - Answer ️️long acting 24-hour anticholinergic bronchodilator. Act on m3 receptor located in smooth muscle cells that leads to reduction of smooth muscle contraction = bronchodilation Tiotropium treats: - Answer ️️COPD montelukast - Answer ️️non-steroid preventer

tevens Johnson syndrome - Answer ️️-sulfa carbomazepine (depakote) seizures flouraquinalones doxycycline linezolide (MAOI) depression Hypertensive crisis - Answer ️️-MAOI- nadal symptoms of Hypertensive crisis - Answer ️️-headache, palpatiations, stiff or sore neck, chest tightness, tach, sweating, dilated pupils

Mr. Holloway presents to your clinic with a significantly swollen, painful big toe and you diagnose him with gout. Of the following options which would be the best treatment for Mr. Holloway? - Answer ️️-Low-dose colchicine How is low dose colchicine prescribed? - Answer ️️-1.2 mg followed by 0.6 mg one hour later or 1.8 mg total How is high dose colchicine prescribed? - Answer ️️-1.2 mg followed by 0.6 mg Q4/Q6 or 4.8 mg total

corticosteroid drugs - Answer ️️-prednisone, methylprednisolone, dexamethasone, topical such as hydrocortisone, and then joint injections for pain MOA of corticosteroids drugs - Answer ️️-drugs that suppress inflammation by mimicking glucocorticoid hormones

What blood values should be monitored with carbamazepine? - Answer ️️-Plasma carbamazepine levels should be monitored on a regular basis. The therapeutic range is 4 to 12 mcg/L. Higher levels can lead to toxic symptoms consisting of initial adverse effects and also hypertension, tachycardia, ECG changes, stupor, agitation, nystagmus, urinary retention, respiratory depression, seizures, and coma. Children and elderly patient may develop toxicity levels below 12.

Five minutes after receiving a preoperative sedative medication by IV injection, a patient asks to get up to go to the bathroom to urinate. What is the most appropriate action for the nurse to take? A. Offer the patient to use the urinal/bedpan after explaining the need to maintain safety B. Assist the patient to the bathroom and stay next to the door to assist patient back to bed when done. C. Allow the patient to go to the bathroom since the onset of the medication will be more than 5 minu...