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1.The nurse assesses hives in a patient started on a new medication. What is the nurs
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e‟s priority action?
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a. Notify physician of allergic reaction.
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b.Notify physician of idiosyncratic reaction.
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c. Notify physician of potential teratogenicity.
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d.Notify physician of potential tolerance.
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An allergic reaction is indicative of hypersensitivity and manifests with hives and/or u
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rticaria, which are easily identified. An idiosyncratic reaction occurs when something
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unusual or abnormal happens when a drug is first administered. A teratogenic reaction
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refers to the occurrence of birth defects related to
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dosages to achieve the same effects that a lower dose once did.
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2.The nurse administers an initial dose of a steroid to a patient with asthma. Thirty min
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utes after administration, the nurse finds the patient agitated and stating that “everyone
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is out to get me.” What is the term for this unusual reaction?
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a. Desired action r
b.Adverse effect r
c. Idiosyncratic reaction r
d.Allergic reaction r
ANS: C r
Idiosyncratic reactions are unusual, abnormal reactions that occur when a drug is first
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administered. Patients typically exhibit an overresponsiveness to a medication related
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to diminished metabolism. These reactions are believed to be related to genetic enzym
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e deficiencies. Desired actions are expected responses to a medication. Adverse effect
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s are reactions that occur in another system of the body; they are usually predictable. Al
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lergic reactions appear after repeated medication dosages.
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3.Which is the best description of when drug interactions occur? a.
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On administration of toxic dosages of a drug
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, b.On an increase in the pharmacodynamics of bound drugs
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c. On the alteration of the effect of one drug by another drug
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d.On increase of drug excretion
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ANS: C r
Drug interactions may be characterized by an increase or decrease in the effective
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ness of one or both of the drugs. Toxicity of one drug may or may not affect the met
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abolism of another one. Drug interactions may result from either increased or decr
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eased pharmacodynamics. Drug interactions may result from either increased or d
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4.What occurs when two drugs compete for the same receptor site, resulting in inc
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reased activity of the first drug?
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c. Carcinogenicity
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The displacement of the first drug from receptor sites by a second drug increases the a
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mount of the first drug because more unbound drug is available. An expected respons
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e of a drug is the desired action. A synergistic effect is the effect of two drugs being gre
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ater than the effect of each chemical individually or the sum of the individual effects.
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1.The nurse assesses hives in a patient started on a new medication. What is the nurs
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e‟s priority action?
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a. Notify physician of allergic reaction.
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b.Notify physician of idiosyncratic reaction.
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c. Notify physician of potential teratogenicity.
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d.Notify physician of potential tolerance.
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An allergic reaction is indicative of hypersensitivity and manifests with hives and/or u
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rticaria, which are easily identified. An idiosyncratic reaction occurs when something
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unusual or abnormal happens when a drug is first administered. A teratogenic reaction
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refers to the occurrence of birth defects related to
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,administration of the drug. Tolerance refers to the body‟s requirement for increasing r r r r r r r r r r r r
dosages to achieve the same effects that a lower dose once did.
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sing Process Step: Assessment
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2.The nurse administers an initial dose of a steroid to a patient with asthma. Thirty min
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utes after administration, the nurse finds the patient agitated and stating that “everyone
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is out to get me.” What is the term for this unusual reaction?
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a. Desired action r
b.Adverse effect r
c. Idiosyncratic reaction r
d.Allergic reaction r
ANS: C r
Idiosyncratic reactions are unusual, abnormal reactions that occur when a drug is first
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administered. Patients typically exhibit an overresponsiveness to a medication related
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to diminished metabolism. These reactions are believed to be related to genetic enzym
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e deficiencies. Desired actions are expected responses to a medication. Adverse effect
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s are reactions that occur in another system of the body; they are usually predictable. Al
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lergic reactions appear after repeated medication dosages.
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3.Which is the best description of when drug interactions occur? a.
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On administration of toxic dosages of a drug
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, b.On an increase in the pharmacodynamics of bound drugs
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c. On the alteration of the effect of one drug by another drug
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d.On increase of drug excretion
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ANS: C r
Drug interactions may be characterized by an increase or decrease in the effective
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ness of one or both of the drugs. Toxicity of one drug may or may not affect the met
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abolism of another one. Drug interactions may result from either increased or decr
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eased pharmacodynamics. Drug interactions may result from either increased or d
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ecreased excretion. r
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4.What occurs when two drugs compete for the same receptor site, resulting in inc
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reased activity of the first drug?
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a. Desired action r
b.Synergistic effect r
c. Carcinogenicity
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The displacement of the first drug from receptor sites by a second drug increases the a
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mount of the first drug because more unbound drug is available. An expected respons
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ater than the effect of each chemical individually or the sum of the individual effects.
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