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NUSA 207: Final Exam Questions
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Alprazolam
✓ · Benzodiazepine
Fluoxetine
✓ · Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI)
Lithium carbonate
✓ · Mood stabilizer
Chlorpromazine
✓ · 1st gen antipsychotic
Methylphenidate
✓ · CNS stimulant
Levodopa/Carbidopa
✓ · Anti-Parkinson's med
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Phenytoin
✓ · Antiepileptic
Carbamazepine
✓ · Antiepileptic
Midazolam
✓ · Benzodiazepine
Diazepam
✓ · Centrally acting muscle relaxant
Dantrolene
✓ · Peripherally acting muscle relaxant
Lithium carbonate action
✓ · Produces neurochemical changes in the brain
✓ · Decrease neuronal atrophy or increase neuronal growth
Lithium carbonate uses
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✓ · Treat bipolar disorders
✓ · Control episodes of acute mania
✓ · Prevent mania or depression
Lithium carbonate complications
✓ · Hand tremors
✓ · Polyuria
✓ · Weight gain
✓ · Renal toxicity
✓ · Goiter and hypothyroidism
Lithium carbonate contraindications
✓ · Pregnancy risk D
✓ · Breastfeeding
✓ · Caution in clients with renal dysfunction
✓ · Caution in clients with thyroid disease, seizure disorder, diabetes
Lithium carbonate interactions
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✓ · Diuretics
✓ · NSAIDs
✓ · Anticholinergics
Lithium carbonate client considerations
✓ · Monitor plasma lithium levels during treatment
✓ · Older adult often require more frequent monitoring
✓ · Maintenance range is between 0.6 to 1.2 mEq/L
Potassium chloride action
✓ · Essential for conduction of nerve impulses, maintaining electrical
excitability of the muscle, and regulation of acid/base balance
Potassium chloride uses
✓ · Hypokalemia (less than 3.5 mEq/L)
✓ · Potassium loss due to excessive vomiting, diarrhea, excessive use of
laxatives
✓ · Clients taking diuretics
Potassium chloride complications
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NUSA 207: Final Exam Questions
and Answers Grade A+
Alprazolam
✓ · Benzodiazepine
Fluoxetine
✓ · Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI)
Lithium carbonate
✓ · Mood stabilizer
Chlorpromazine
✓ · 1st gen antipsychotic
Methylphenidate
✓ · CNS stimulant
Levodopa/Carbidopa
✓ · Anti-Parkinson's med
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Phenytoin
✓ · Antiepileptic
Carbamazepine
✓ · Antiepileptic
Midazolam
✓ · Benzodiazepine
Diazepam
✓ · Centrally acting muscle relaxant
Dantrolene
✓ · Peripherally acting muscle relaxant
Lithium carbonate action
✓ · Produces neurochemical changes in the brain
✓ · Decrease neuronal atrophy or increase neuronal growth
Lithium carbonate uses
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✓ · Treat bipolar disorders
✓ · Control episodes of acute mania
✓ · Prevent mania or depression
Lithium carbonate complications
✓ · Hand tremors
✓ · Polyuria
✓ · Weight gain
✓ · Renal toxicity
✓ · Goiter and hypothyroidism
Lithium carbonate contraindications
✓ · Pregnancy risk D
✓ · Breastfeeding
✓ · Caution in clients with renal dysfunction
✓ · Caution in clients with thyroid disease, seizure disorder, diabetes
Lithium carbonate interactions
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✓ · Diuretics
✓ · NSAIDs
✓ · Anticholinergics
Lithium carbonate client considerations
✓ · Monitor plasma lithium levels during treatment
✓ · Older adult often require more frequent monitoring
✓ · Maintenance range is between 0.6 to 1.2 mEq/L
Potassium chloride action
✓ · Essential for conduction of nerve impulses, maintaining electrical
excitability of the muscle, and regulation of acid/base balance
Potassium chloride uses
✓ · Hypokalemia (less than 3.5 mEq/L)
✓ · Potassium loss due to excessive vomiting, diarrhea, excessive use of
laxatives
✓ · Clients taking diuretics
Potassium chloride complications
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