PHARMACOLOGY MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM

(Summary) Pharmacology (Musculoskeletal System Medications). Inflammation normal body response to tissue damage, body's attempt to remove damaging agent & repair damaged tissue (pain, edema, redness, heat, loss of function) Cyclooxygenase (COX) is the enzyme responsible for synthesis of prostanoids COX-1 good COX, present in all tissues, primarily mediates beneficial processes: protecting gastric mucosa, supporting renal function, promoting platelet aggregation Inhibition of COX-1 res...

Pharmacology - Musculoskeletal System. The nurse should instruct a client who is taking alendronate to monitor for which of the following adverse effects? SATA - jaw pain - drowsiness - blurred vision - tinnitus - muscle pain Jaw pain, Blurred vision, Muscle pain A nurse is teaching a client about calcitonin-salmon intranasal spray to treat osteoporosis. Which of the following information should the nurse include? SATA - report rash or itching - deliver two sprays to each nostril - ...

PHARMACOLOGY MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM Questions with Correct Answers. DRUG THERAPY FOR RHEUMATOID ARTHIRITIS INCLUDE WHICH MEDICATIONS? -NSAIDS -GLUCOCORTICOIDS -DISEASE-MODIFYING ANTIRHEUMATIC DRUGS (DMARDS) WHAT MEDICATION DECREASES JOINT INFLAMMATION, SUPPRESS' IMMUNE RESPONSE, AND HAS A SLOW THERAPEUTIC ONSET? DMARDS WHAT ARE THE 3 CATEGORIES OF DMARDS DRUGS? DMARDS 1: METHOTREXATE (RHEUMATREX) DMARDS 2: ETANERCEPT (ENBREL) DMARDS 3: OLD MEDS ONLY USED IN SEVERE CASES WHAT ARE SI...

PHARMACOLOGY MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM Questions with Correct Answers. DRUG THERAPY FOR RHEUMATOID ARTHIRITIS INCLUDE WHICH MEDICATIONS? -NSAIDS -GLUCOCORTICOIDS -DISEASE-MODIFYING ANTIRHEUMATIC DRUGS (DMARDS) WHAT MEDICATION DECREASES JOINT INFLAMMATION, SUPPRESS' IMMUNE RESPONSE, AND HAS A SLOW THERAPEUTIC ONSET? DMARDS WHAT ARE THE 3 CATEGORIES OF DMARDS DRUGS? DMARDS 1: METHOTREXATE (RHEUMATREX) DMARDS 2: ETANERCEPT (ENBREL) DMARDS 3: OLD MEDS ONLY USED IN SEVERE CASES WHAT ARE SI...