Med aide state test
3 factors that affect drug absorption - ANS age, weight, sex
ER
3 of the following are true. Select the statement that is untrue:
H
In a nursing facility, the discontinued medications are disposed of every 2 months by the
IG
CMA and charge nurse.
H
Unused doseage of medications should never be returned to the bottle.
G
The temperature of the medication room should never exceed 85 degrees.
N
I
A STAT order is to be administered at once. - ANS In a nursing facility, the
Y
discontinued medications are disposed of every 2 months by the CMA and charge
L
nurse.
F
A Cardiovascular accident is:
a disorder of the ear
, 2
a interuption of the blood supply (blood clot) to the brain with tissue death in a protion of
the brain
a sign of psychosis
a nerve disease -
ERANS a interuption of the blood supply (blood clot) to the brain
H
with tissue death in a protion of the brain
G
A disorder involving periodic seizures or convulsions is called:
dipolpia
HI
G
Parkinson's Disease
epilepsy
IN
LY
multiple sclerosis - ANS epilepsy
F
A drug used to treat Parkinson's disease is:
Aricept
Sinemet (carbidopa/levodpa)
, 3
Dilantin (phenytoin)
Neurotin (garbapentin) - ANS Sinemet (carbidopa/levodpa)
ER
A drug-drug interaction with aspirin occurs with:
H
albuterol
actos
IG
Cardizem
GH
N
coumadin (warfarin) - ANS coumadin (warfarin)
YI
A patient is on a thiazide diuretics, there is a danger of excreting too much
L
_____________ which could cause hypokalemia:
potassium
sodium
F
water
, 4
chloride - ANS potassium
A patient may take two drugs for hypertension because of their:
antagonistic affect
ER
H
potentiation
synergistic effect
IG
GH
idiosyncratic response - ANS synergistic effect
N
A sign that a resident has taken to much aspirin is?
YI
a ringing in the ears
FL
increased joint pain
severe itching
all of the above - ANS a ringing in the ears