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Pharmacology ATI comprehensive examination 2024 a nurse is caring for a client who is taking PTU. for which of the following adverse effects of this medication should the nurse monitor a. bradycardia b. insomnia c. heat intolerance d. weight loss a a nurse is teaching a client who has Graves' disease about her medications. which of the following statements by the client indicates an understanding of the use of propranolol in the treatment of Graves' disease a. propanolol help...

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NR565 MIDTERM 2024 STUDY GUIDE benefits of full practice authority APRNs possess full prescriptive authority depends on their legal right to prescribe without a supervisory or collaborative requirement promoting positive outcomes through prudent prescribing practices Education provides an opportunity to address questions and dispel misunderstanding, reducing errors. overview of Beer's Criteria guidelines for healthcare professionals to help improve the safety of prescribing m...

NR 565 Pharmacology Week 7 revision guide 2024 When is GERD defined If heartburn/acid reflux symptoms interfere with daily life or occur more than 2x/week Defensive factors to protect against ulcers: Mucus Secreted by GI mucosa cells, forms protective barrier against acid and pepsin Defensive factors to protect against ulcers: Bicarbonate Secreted by epithelial cells of stomach/duodenum; most is trapped by mucus layer to neutralize H ions; produced + secreted by pancreas into d...

NR 565 comprehensive assessment test 2024 (question & answer) Jamie is a 24-year-old female with a urinary tract infection. She is healthy, afebrile, and her only drug allergy is sulfa, which gives her a rash. An appropriate first-line antibiotic choice for her would be: 1. Azithromycin 2. Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole 3. Ceftriaxone 4. Ciprofloxacin Ciprofloxacin Juanita is a 28-year-old pregnant woman at 38 weeks' gestation who is diagnosed with a lower urinary tract infe...

NR 565 Week 3 Study Questions Chapter 14 John has clonidine, a centrally acting adrenergic blocker, prescribed for his hypertension. He should: Not miss a dose or stop taking the drug because of potential rebound hypertension Clonidine has several off-label uses, including: 1. Alcohol and nicotine withdrawal 2.Post-herpetic neuralgia 3. Both 1 and 2 4. Neither 1 nor 2 3. Both 1 and 2 Jim is being treated for hypertension. Because he has a history of heart attack, the drug ...

NR 565 comprehensive examination 2024 Absorption: Absorption is the process whereby a substance entering the body is assimilated by it. For proper pharmacokinetics study, it is necessary to know both the rate and the extent to which the active substance or therapeutic moiety are absorbed. They include substances intended to produce / not produce systematic effects. Distribution: Distribution is the dispersion or dissemination of substances throughout the fluids and tissues of the body....

NR565 Advanced Pharmacology Fundamentals 2024 Factors Affecting Drug Absorption Rate of dissolution Surface area Blood flow Lipid solubility pH partitioning Factors Affecting Drug Distribution Blood flow to tissues Ability to exit the vascular system Blood-brain barrier Protein-binding capacity Xenobiotics substances that are foreign to the body, usually synthetic chemical compounds; medications are a common example

NR 565 Week 2 Study Questions Chapters 1, 4, 13, 25, 52 Clinical judgment in prescribing includes: Factoring in the cost to the patient of the medication prescribed Criteria for choosing an effective drug for a disorder include: Consulting nationally recognized guidelines for disease management Nurse practitioner practice may thrive under health-care reform because of: The demonstrated ability of nurse practitioners to control costs and improve patient outcomes

NR 565 final exam review 2024 What active hormones are produced by the thyroid? triiodothyronine (T3) and thyroxine (T4, tetraiodothyronine) 4 steps to synthesis of thyroid hormoness 1. Uptake 2. Activation (Oxidation by peroxidase) 3. Iodination of Tyrosine 4. Coupling of Iodinated Tyrosine 3 Principle Actions of Thyroid Hormones (1) stimulation of energy use (2) stimulation of the heart (3) promotion of growth and development

NR 565 Midterm 2024 RA Characteristics Onset Affected population Location Joint stiffness duration SxS weeks-months women>men common hands, feet, & wrists >60 min in AM local & sys. OA Characteristics Onset Affected population Location Joint stiffness duration SxS years men & Women equally Hands & weight baring joints <30min in AM typically local What might you expect to find in the synovial fluid of a pt with OA Mild leukocytes What might ...

NR 565 Pharmacology comprehensive examinations 2024RA symptoms Pain Swelling Warmth Stiffness Characteristics: Osteoarthritis Slow onset (years) 1:1 in men/women Age > 50 years at onset Affects hands, hips, knees Mild or local inflammation < 30 min morning joint stiffness symmetric or asymmetric pattern ESR normal Mild leukocytosis No systemic symptoms Symptoms: Osteoarthritis Pain Bone enlargement

NR 565 Advanced pharmacology midterm exam guide 2024 antibiotic resistance Drug Resistance: 1) Not knowing if our patient has had a recent use of an antibiotic and 2) Provider overuse of broad-spectrum antibiotics. Overuse comes from not performing susceptibility testing, use of antibiotics in the very young <2 and very old >65 , patients with multiple medical comorbidities, immunosuppression, and pressure to prescribe. Bactericidals bactericidal : aminoglycosides, beta-lactams, ...

NR 565 Pharmacology final exam study guide 2024 Drugs used in asthma and COPD Bronchodilators, antiinflammatories, and mast cell stabilizers What drug types are bronchodilators Beta 2 adrenergic agonists Anticholinergics/muscarinic antagonists Methylxanthines/xanthine derivatives Leukotriene receptor antagonists What drug types are antiinflammatories Corticosteroids/glucocorticoids Mast cell stabilizers

NR 565 Final exam 2024 Magnesium based antacids Contraindicated in patients with renal failure Antidiarrheals Contraindication toxic megacolon, especially in those with inflammatory bowel disease Bismuth subsalicylate (Pepto bismol): Contraindicated in children or teenagers during or after recovery from chickenpox or flu-like illness Contraindicated for patients with ASA hypersensitivity should be warned about gray/black stools and black tongue

NR 565 Final Exam Study Guide 2024 eatment of thyroid storm High dose potassium iodide or strong iodine solution to suppress thyroid hormone release, methimazole to suppress thyroid hormone synthesis, beta blocker to reduce heart rate, sedation cooling glucocorticoids and IV fluids Result of not treating hypothyroidism during pregnancy permanent neurological defects, ↓'d IQ, large protruding tongue, potbelly dwarfish stature, impaired development of nervous system bone teeth and m...

NR 565 comprehensive exam 2024(questions & answers) hyperthyroidism labs decreased TSH and increased T3 &T4 When to recheck labs after starting levothyroxine? 6-8 weeks or after dose change, then 12 months once stabilized S/S hypothyroidism pale, puffy, and expressionless face, cold and dry skin, brittle hair/hair loss, low heart rate and body temperature, lethargy, fatigue, cold intolerance, mental status changes, thyroid enlargement Think "hypo low and slow"

NR 565 Pharmacology introduction exam 2024. Pharmacokinetics The study of drug absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion in the body "What the body does to the drug" Factors that affect drug absorption (5) Rate of dissolution Surface area Blood flow Lipid solubility PH partitioning

NR565 Pharmacology comprehensive final exam 2024 Severe hypothyroidism Myxedema Hypothyroid Treatment Levothyroxine is the drug of choice for most patients who require thyroid hormone replacement. Levothyroxine (Synthroid) Therapeutic Goal Resolution of signs and symptoms of hypothyroidism and restoration of normal laboratory values for serum thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) and free thyroxine (T4).

NR 565 Pharm reviewed exam 2024 CYP3A4 Decreases elimination Increase toxicity of Amio Schedule I no accepted medical use in the US it may not be prescribed. heroin,various opium derivatives,hallucinogenic substances Schedule II No refills, no telephone orders Narcotics, Stimulants, Depressants