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NUSA 207: Exam 5 Questions and
Answers Grade A+
Ferrous Sulfate
✓ iron preparation
Ferrous Sulfate action
✓ provide iron needed for RBC development and oxygen transport
Ferrous Sulfate use
✓ treat and prevent iron-deficiency anemia
Ferrous Sulfate complications
✓ - teeth staining (liquid form)
✓ - staining of skin and other tissues (IM)
✓ - anaphylaxis
✓ - fatal iron toxicity in children (2 to 10 g overdose)
✓ - hypotension
✓ - GI discomfort
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Ferrous Sulfate contraindications
✓ - antacids, tetracyclines (reduce iron absorption)
✓ - caffeine, dairy products (interfere with iron absorption)
✓ - anemias other than iron-deficiency
✓ - allergic to iron
✓ - caution in clients with peptic ulcer disease, regional enteritis,
ulcerative colitis, severe liver disease
Ferrous Sulfate drug interactions
✓ - antacids
✓ - tetracyclines
Ferrous Sulfate client considerations
✓ - take on an empty stomach
✓ - take at regular intervals throughout the day
✓ - can cause dark green or black stools and constipation
✓ - may need to take for 1 - 2 months
✓ - eat foods high in iron (liver, eggs, muscle meats, yeast, grains, green
leafy vegetables)
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Heparin
✓ parenteral anticoagulant
Heparin action
✓ - prevents clotting by activating antithrombin, thus indirectly
inactivating both thrombin and factor Xa inhibiting fibrin formation
Heparin use
✓ - conditions necessitating prompt anticoagulant activity (stroke, PE,
massive DVT)
✓ - an adjunct for clients having open-heart surgery or dialysis
✓ - low-dose therapy for prophylaxis against postoperative DVT
(hip/knee, abdominal surgery)
✓ - treatment of disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC)
Heparin complications
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✓ - hemorrhage
✓ - epidural or spinal hematoma
✓ - drug-induced thrombocytopenia
✓ - toxicity
✓ - allergic reaction
Heparin contraindications
✓ - low platelet count or uncontrollable bleeding
✓ - eye, brain, or spinal cord surgeries
✓ - lumbar puncture or regional anesthesia
✓ - caution in clients with hemophilia, peptic ulcer disease, severe
hypertension, liver or kidney disease, threatened abortion
Heparin drug interactions
✓ - antiplatelet agents and other anticoagulants (increase risk for
bleeding)
✓ - garlic, ginger, glucosamine, ginkgo biloba (increase risk for bleeding)
Heparin client considerations
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NUSA 207: Exam 5 Questions and
Answers Grade A+
Ferrous Sulfate
✓ iron preparation
Ferrous Sulfate action
✓ provide iron needed for RBC development and oxygen transport
Ferrous Sulfate use
✓ treat and prevent iron-deficiency anemia
Ferrous Sulfate complications
✓ - teeth staining (liquid form)
✓ - staining of skin and other tissues (IM)
✓ - anaphylaxis
✓ - fatal iron toxicity in children (2 to 10 g overdose)
✓ - hypotension
✓ - GI discomfort
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Ferrous Sulfate contraindications
✓ - antacids, tetracyclines (reduce iron absorption)
✓ - caffeine, dairy products (interfere with iron absorption)
✓ - anemias other than iron-deficiency
✓ - allergic to iron
✓ - caution in clients with peptic ulcer disease, regional enteritis,
ulcerative colitis, severe liver disease
Ferrous Sulfate drug interactions
✓ - antacids
✓ - tetracyclines
Ferrous Sulfate client considerations
✓ - take on an empty stomach
✓ - take at regular intervals throughout the day
✓ - can cause dark green or black stools and constipation
✓ - may need to take for 1 - 2 months
✓ - eat foods high in iron (liver, eggs, muscle meats, yeast, grains, green
leafy vegetables)
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Heparin
✓ parenteral anticoagulant
Heparin action
✓ - prevents clotting by activating antithrombin, thus indirectly
inactivating both thrombin and factor Xa inhibiting fibrin formation
Heparin use
✓ - conditions necessitating prompt anticoagulant activity (stroke, PE,
massive DVT)
✓ - an adjunct for clients having open-heart surgery or dialysis
✓ - low-dose therapy for prophylaxis against postoperative DVT
(hip/knee, abdominal surgery)
✓ - treatment of disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC)
Heparin complications
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✓ - hemorrhage
✓ - epidural or spinal hematoma
✓ - drug-induced thrombocytopenia
✓ - toxicity
✓ - allergic reaction
Heparin contraindications
✓ - low platelet count or uncontrollable bleeding
✓ - eye, brain, or spinal cord surgeries
✓ - lumbar puncture or regional anesthesia
✓ - caution in clients with hemophilia, peptic ulcer disease, severe
hypertension, liver or kidney disease, threatened abortion
Heparin drug interactions
✓ - antiplatelet agents and other anticoagulants (increase risk for
bleeding)
✓ - garlic, ginger, glucosamine, ginkgo biloba (increase risk for bleeding)
Heparin client considerations
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