Rasmussen Questions And Answers

What drugs contribute to urinary retention in a parkinsons patient? - benztropine What is atropine linger? - dry mouth, blurred vision, gastric distention How does benzodiazepine work? - works by calming nerves by sustaining the GABA in your body How would you explain to a patient that is taking a sympathomimetic the way in which it works? - triggers fight or flight, which opens the airways and increases the heart rate What is the antidote for an opioid OD? - naloxone How to apply a transdermal scopolamine patch? - wash hands, don gloves, take old patch off, then wash the area Put the new patch in a different spot beind the ear with the name date and time written on it What would make you not want to give morphine? - low respiratory rate (below 10), low heart rate, oxygen saturation below 90% What is the antidote for lorazepam? - flumazenil What are you going to do when a patient is on phenytoin? - need meticulous mouth cleaning because hyperplasia gingivitis can occur A pt who is bipolar and is manic, is on valproate and on valproic acid. valproic acid level is normal, but the hepatic enzymes are elevated what is your concern? - hepatoxicity, tell doc and ask if they want to continue the medications