NUR 2474 Rasmussen Pharmacology
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1. Drugs that PRODUCE a response - ANSWER agonist
2. Drug that PREVENT or block a response - ANSWER antagonist
3. Therapeutic WINDOW is what? - ANSWER level of the drug between
minimal effective concentration in the plasma for obtaining desired drug
response and the minimal toxic concentration
4. The time it takes for one half of the drug concentration to be eliminated from
the body is called? - ANSWER half life
5. what is a patient on two highly protein bound drugs at risk for? - ANSWER
accumulation and toxicity
6. how do you treat cholinergic crisis - ANSWER atropine
7. cholinergic crisis S/S - ANSWER flushing
sweating
nausea
abd cramping
,8. anticholinergic drugs are contradicted in who? - ANSWER -coronary artery
disease (Increase heart rate)
-GI obstruction (constipates)
-supraventricular tachycardia (increased heart rate)
9. CNS stimulant drugs are contradicted in who? - ANSWER -coronary artery
disease (cause vasoconstriction=heart attack)
-Hypertension (additive hypertension=stroke)
10.Hemorrhagic stroke - ANSWER -increased B/P
-increased heart rate
-increased respiratory rate
-unresponsive to deep pain
11.Anorexiants can leas to what? - ANSWER 16X greater for stroke
12.Most common side effects of Ritalin - ANSWER -irritability
-insomnia
-weight loss
-decreased appetite
13.Benzodiazapines increase activity to what neurotransmitter - ANSWER
GABA
14.Reversal to benzodiazapines - ANSWER flumazenil
,15.Ambien Side effects - ANSWER -sedative/hypnotic
-suicidal ideation
-dependence
-abnormal behavior
16.Drug of choice for treating status epilepticus - ANSWER diazepams
17.a decreased responsiveness over the course of therapy, which may lead to
the need to increase dosages to attain the same effect - ANSWER tolerance
18.what is it called for drugs to share many common features - ANSWER
classification or class
19.what makes drugs fit into the same "Class" - ANSWER -related by
chemical structure
-work in the same way
-used for the same purpose
20.another name for antagonist - ANSWER adrenergic blocker
21.who do you NOT give antagonist or adrenergic blocker to? - ANSWER
asthma client
22.Beta Blockers commonly seen in what clients? - ANSWER hypertension
23.antagononist suffix - ANSWER LOL
, 24.antagonist S/S - ANSWER decreased heart rate
rest and digest
bronchospasm
25.agonist S/S - ANSWER increased heart rate
fight or flight
vasoconstriction
increased blood sugar
26.Before administering antagonist what do you check - ANSWER Heart rate
Blood Pressure
27.Cholinergic - ANSWER salivate
lacrimation
urinate
deficate
decreased weight
28.Anticholinergic - ANSWER Cant see
Cant pee
Cant spit
Cant poop
increased heart rate
29.what type of drug is Reglan? - ANSWER Cholinergic
Exam 1 Study Questions with Verified
Answers Already Graded A+
1. Drugs that PRODUCE a response - ANSWER agonist
2. Drug that PREVENT or block a response - ANSWER antagonist
3. Therapeutic WINDOW is what? - ANSWER level of the drug between
minimal effective concentration in the plasma for obtaining desired drug
response and the minimal toxic concentration
4. The time it takes for one half of the drug concentration to be eliminated from
the body is called? - ANSWER half life
5. what is a patient on two highly protein bound drugs at risk for? - ANSWER
accumulation and toxicity
6. how do you treat cholinergic crisis - ANSWER atropine
7. cholinergic crisis S/S - ANSWER flushing
sweating
nausea
abd cramping
,8. anticholinergic drugs are contradicted in who? - ANSWER -coronary artery
disease (Increase heart rate)
-GI obstruction (constipates)
-supraventricular tachycardia (increased heart rate)
9. CNS stimulant drugs are contradicted in who? - ANSWER -coronary artery
disease (cause vasoconstriction=heart attack)
-Hypertension (additive hypertension=stroke)
10.Hemorrhagic stroke - ANSWER -increased B/P
-increased heart rate
-increased respiratory rate
-unresponsive to deep pain
11.Anorexiants can leas to what? - ANSWER 16X greater for stroke
12.Most common side effects of Ritalin - ANSWER -irritability
-insomnia
-weight loss
-decreased appetite
13.Benzodiazapines increase activity to what neurotransmitter - ANSWER
GABA
14.Reversal to benzodiazapines - ANSWER flumazenil
,15.Ambien Side effects - ANSWER -sedative/hypnotic
-suicidal ideation
-dependence
-abnormal behavior
16.Drug of choice for treating status epilepticus - ANSWER diazepams
17.a decreased responsiveness over the course of therapy, which may lead to
the need to increase dosages to attain the same effect - ANSWER tolerance
18.what is it called for drugs to share many common features - ANSWER
classification or class
19.what makes drugs fit into the same "Class" - ANSWER -related by
chemical structure
-work in the same way
-used for the same purpose
20.another name for antagonist - ANSWER adrenergic blocker
21.who do you NOT give antagonist or adrenergic blocker to? - ANSWER
asthma client
22.Beta Blockers commonly seen in what clients? - ANSWER hypertension
23.antagononist suffix - ANSWER LOL
, 24.antagonist S/S - ANSWER decreased heart rate
rest and digest
bronchospasm
25.agonist S/S - ANSWER increased heart rate
fight or flight
vasoconstriction
increased blood sugar
26.Before administering antagonist what do you check - ANSWER Heart rate
Blood Pressure
27.Cholinergic - ANSWER salivate
lacrimation
urinate
deficate
decreased weight
28.Anticholinergic - ANSWER Cant see
Cant pee
Cant spit
Cant poop
increased heart rate
29.what type of drug is Reglan? - ANSWER Cholinergic
