Maryville /
NURS
/ /
615
/ /
Pharm
/ /
Exam 2 Questions With Correct Answers
/ // // // // //
Carbamazepine /
/(Tegretol) /
/can /
/sometimes /
/show /
/subtherapeutic //range //due //to //what? //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Carbamazepine //auto-
induces //metabolism, //leading //to //lower //levels //despite //good //compliance
What /
/are /
/the /
/black /
/box //warnings //for //Carbamazepine? //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Dermatologic //reactions
1. //Steven's //Johnson
2. //Toxic //epidermal //necrolysis
What /
/lab /
/test /
/should /
/be //ordered //for //patients //on //Carbamazepine? //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔CBC //every //3-
4/
,/months /
/because //it //can //cause //decreased //WBC, //decreased //platelets, //and //trouble //with //RBC
What /
/kind /
/of /
/teaching /
/needs /
/to /
/be /
/done /
/with /
/families /
/of /
/patients /
/who //have //seizure //disorders? //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Prevention //is //important, //patient
//safety //is //important, //Do //NOT //abruptly //stop //taking //medication.
Ethosuximide //(Zarontin), //an //anti-
seizure //medication //can //cause //what? //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Blood //dyscrasias
Patients /
/taking /
/Topiramate /
/need /
/to /
/be /
/monitored /
/for /
/what /
/electrolyte /
/imbalance? //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔Decreased //sodium //bicarb //leading //to //hyperchloremic //metabolic //acidosis
, Topiramate /
/treats /
/seizures /
/and /
/what /
/is /
/one /
/common /
/side /
/effect? //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔Normal //side //effect //is //weight //loss, //especially //in //higher //dose //patients
A/
/child /
/on /
/Topiramate /
/that /
/wants /
/to /
/play /
/sports /
/should /
/monitor /
/what? //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔Don't /
/get //overheated. //Topiramate //may //affect //his //ability //to //sweat //in //the //heat.
What /
/should //
a/
/pregnant /
/patient /
/be /
/told /
NURS
/ /
615
/ /
Pharm
/ /
Exam 2 Questions With Correct Answers
/ // // // // //
Carbamazepine /
/(Tegretol) /
/can /
/sometimes /
/show /
/subtherapeutic //range //due //to //what? //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Carbamazepine //auto-
induces //metabolism, //leading //to //lower //levels //despite //good //compliance
What /
/are /
/the /
/black /
/box //warnings //for //Carbamazepine? //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Dermatologic //reactions
1. //Steven's //Johnson
2. //Toxic //epidermal //necrolysis
What /
/lab /
/test /
/should /
/be //ordered //for //patients //on //Carbamazepine? //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔CBC //every //3-
4/
,/months /
/because //it //can //cause //decreased //WBC, //decreased //platelets, //and //trouble //with //RBC
What /
/kind /
/of /
/teaching /
/needs /
/to /
/be /
/done /
/with /
/families /
/of /
/patients /
/who //have //seizure //disorders? //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Prevention //is //important, //patient
//safety //is //important, //Do //NOT //abruptly //stop //taking //medication.
Ethosuximide //(Zarontin), //an //anti-
seizure //medication //can //cause //what? //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Blood //dyscrasias
Patients /
/taking /
/Topiramate /
/need /
/to /
/be /
/monitored /
/for /
/what /
/electrolyte /
/imbalance? //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔Decreased //sodium //bicarb //leading //to //hyperchloremic //metabolic //acidosis
, Topiramate /
/treats /
/seizures /
/and /
/what /
/is /
/one /
/common /
/side /
/effect? //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔Normal //side //effect //is //weight //loss, //especially //in //higher //dose //patients
A/
/child /
/on /
/Topiramate /
/that /
/wants /
/to /
/play /
/sports /
/should /
/monitor /
/what? //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔Don't /
/get //overheated. //Topiramate //may //affect //his //ability //to //sweat //in //the //heat.
What /
/should //
a/
/pregnant /
/patient /
/be /
/told /
