Medication Aide Exam Questions And Answers

Medication Aide Exam Questions And Answers Digoxin - ANS heart medication for congestive heart failure, have to check pulse before you give, if less than 60 do NOT give, tell your Nurse because it will lower pulse rate lasix - ANS for edema, hypertension, removes fluids from the Body. Check blood pressure before you give, resident may be dizzy; will need potassium replacement potassium - ANS element for the Heart, as well as Magnesium and sodium. Lasix will remove potassium from the body so it needs to be replaced. if not replaced it can cause symptoms of cramping or irregular heartbeat coumadin - ANS blood thinner for residents that have a tendency for blood clots. antidote is vitamin K. you have to check pt/ inr level antacids - ANS pepcid stimulants - ANS speed up brain activities example: Ritalin Antidepressants - ANS paxil, Zoloft, wellbutrin, Elavil, trazodone,effexor Narcotics - ANS Vicodin, Percodan, oxycodone, morphine, Demerol, fentanyl patch, dilaudid anticonvulsants - ANS Dilantin, valproic acid, Depakote, phenobarbital, Neurontin, mysoline antiparkinson - ANS levodopa carbidopa (sinemet), cogentin anti anxiety - ANS Xanax, valium, Ativan, librium antipsychotic - ANS mellaril, Haldol, risperdal lithium - ANS (increase salt in diet) synthroid - ANS hypothyroidism diabetes (hyperglycemia) - ANS Glucophage (metformin), glyburide, glucotrol glaucoma - ANS to decrease intraocular pressure -- betagan, truspot dyspnea - ANS difficulty breathing diuretics - ANS medication used for edema or to remove fluids hypoxia - ANS lack of oxygen tachycardia - ANS high pulse bradycardia - ANS low pulse amnesia - ANS temporary memory loss aphasia - ANS not talking/ mute agnosia - ANS inability to recognize objects or persons apraxia - ANS inability to carry out learned movement akinesia - ANS inability to initiate movements dystonia - ANS repetitive movements akathisia - ANS unable to sit still apraxia - ANS inability to comprehend language tardive dyskinesia - ANS involuntary repetitive movements hypotension - ANS low blood pressure psychosis - ANS loss of contact with reality, have false ideas