NR 565 Midterm Exam
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Advanced Pharmacology Fundamentals. Chamberlain
Baseline Diagnostics for all DMARDS - ANS CXR (r/o TB)
Opthalmic Exam (check for crystals in eye)
EKG (check for bundle branches)
Pulmonary consult (check lungs for interstitial disease)
LFT
DMARDS pt teaching - ANS s/s of infection due to myelosuppression
avoid pregnancy
What are medication examples of Schedule II drugs? - ANS -Ativan &
Valium
-Fentanyl
-Oxycodone
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-Methadone
What medications are Schedule III drugs? - ANS -Xanax
-Tramadol
-anabolic steroids
-<90mg of codeine
What medications are Schedule IV drugs? - ANS -Ativan
-Tramadol
-Methadone
-Adderall
Which schedule drugs can APRNs prescribe? - ANS Schedule II through
Schedule IV
examples of reasons for medication non-adherence - ANS -too busy
-too expensive
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-ran out
-forgetting
-traveling & busy
Distribution in medication in elderly can be affected in what ways? - ANS -
decreased lean mass
-decreased albumin
-decreased body fat
-slower gastric acidity
-slower absorption results in delayed response
In the elderly decrease albumin and decreased lean mass affects medications
how? - ANS medication binds to protein so decreased protein affects how
medication is absorbed and distributed
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In elderly decreased body fat affects medications how? - ANS need fat to
transport medications and some drug metabolism is dependent on body
weight
When prescribing medication, we must understand that liver function declines
with age due to.... - ANS decreased blood flow to the liver, decreased
hepatic enzymes
What is the most important cause of adverse drug reactions? - ANS
***overprescribing/polypharmacy
***decreased renal excretion
-high drug dosages (start low & go slow)
-lack of monitoring medications
What can a poor metabolism phenotype do to a metabolism of a drug? - ANS
-slow or increase absorption
-slow the metabolism
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