CJE PHARMACOLOGY REVIEW TIPS QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Thiazide Diuretic (-thiazide) - ✔✔- Hypertension
- Heart failure
- Renal disease
- Cirrhosis
- Edema
- Corticosteroids
- Estrogen therapy
HYPOKALEMIA
POTASSIUM WASTING
NEVER GIVE K+ IV PUSH
DO NOT GIVE W SULFA ALLERGY
✔✔Osmotic Diuretic (mannitol) - ✔✔- Cerebral edema
- DECREASE INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE (IOP)
Edema, blurred vision, urinary retension
ONLY GIVEN IV
MAY CRYSTALLIZE
NEURO ASSESSMENT
✔✔DIURESIS THE BODY - ✔✔Diuretics = diuresis = dry inside
✔✔K+ Sparing Diuretics (spironolactone "S think sparing") - ✔✔SPARES POTASSIUM
- Cross-sex hormonal therapy (spironolactone inhibits testosterone)
- Hypertension
- Hypokalemia
, HYPERKALEMIA
DIARRHEA
GYNECOMASTIA (enlargement of breasts in men)
AVOID EATING FOODS HIGH IN POTASSIUM
MONITOR K+ LEVELS
✔✔Anti-Hyperlipidemic Drugs (-statin) - ✔✔- Hyperlipidemia (lowers cholestrol)
- PREGNANCY CATEGORY X
- Monitor for signs of RHABDOMYLOLYSIS (kidney damage)
✔✔LDL - ✔✔Low Density Lipoprotein BAD CHOLESTEROL
✔✔HDL - ✔✔High Density Lipoprotein HAPPY CHOLESTEROL
✔✔Antihypertensives (Ace Inhibitors -pril) - ✔✔- Hypertension and HF
A - Angioedema
C - Cough DRY
E - Elevated K+
MONITOR FOR SWELLING
✔✔Antihypertensives (Beta Blockers -olol) - ✔✔- Hypertension, stable angina, HF,
dysrhythmias
THE B'S OF BETA BLOCKERS
- Bradycardia and heart Blocks
- Breathing problems
- Bad for HF
- Blood sugar masks s/s of hypoglycemia
- Blood pressure lowered Hypotension
✔✔Antihypertensives (Calcium Channel Blockers -dipine) - ✔✔"Very Nice Drugs"
- Verapamil
- Nifedipine
- Diltiazem
LOWER HR AND BP
DO NOT DRINK W GRAPEFRUIT JUICE
✔✔Anticoagulants (Warfarin) - ✔✔PREVENTS CLOTTING
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Thiazide Diuretic (-thiazide) - ✔✔- Hypertension
- Heart failure
- Renal disease
- Cirrhosis
- Edema
- Corticosteroids
- Estrogen therapy
HYPOKALEMIA
POTASSIUM WASTING
NEVER GIVE K+ IV PUSH
DO NOT GIVE W SULFA ALLERGY
✔✔Osmotic Diuretic (mannitol) - ✔✔- Cerebral edema
- DECREASE INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE (IOP)
Edema, blurred vision, urinary retension
ONLY GIVEN IV
MAY CRYSTALLIZE
NEURO ASSESSMENT
✔✔DIURESIS THE BODY - ✔✔Diuretics = diuresis = dry inside
✔✔K+ Sparing Diuretics (spironolactone "S think sparing") - ✔✔SPARES POTASSIUM
- Cross-sex hormonal therapy (spironolactone inhibits testosterone)
- Hypertension
- Hypokalemia
, HYPERKALEMIA
DIARRHEA
GYNECOMASTIA (enlargement of breasts in men)
AVOID EATING FOODS HIGH IN POTASSIUM
MONITOR K+ LEVELS
✔✔Anti-Hyperlipidemic Drugs (-statin) - ✔✔- Hyperlipidemia (lowers cholestrol)
- PREGNANCY CATEGORY X
- Monitor for signs of RHABDOMYLOLYSIS (kidney damage)
✔✔LDL - ✔✔Low Density Lipoprotein BAD CHOLESTEROL
✔✔HDL - ✔✔High Density Lipoprotein HAPPY CHOLESTEROL
✔✔Antihypertensives (Ace Inhibitors -pril) - ✔✔- Hypertension and HF
A - Angioedema
C - Cough DRY
E - Elevated K+
MONITOR FOR SWELLING
✔✔Antihypertensives (Beta Blockers -olol) - ✔✔- Hypertension, stable angina, HF,
dysrhythmias
THE B'S OF BETA BLOCKERS
- Bradycardia and heart Blocks
- Breathing problems
- Bad for HF
- Blood sugar masks s/s of hypoglycemia
- Blood pressure lowered Hypotension
✔✔Antihypertensives (Calcium Channel Blockers -dipine) - ✔✔"Very Nice Drugs"
- Verapamil
- Nifedipine
- Diltiazem
LOWER HR AND BP
DO NOT DRINK W GRAPEFRUIT JUICE
✔✔Anticoagulants (Warfarin) - ✔✔PREVENTS CLOTTING
