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Therapeutics - ANSWERSbranch of medicine concerned with the prevention of disease and treatment of suffering. Pharmacotherapy or Pharmacotherapeutics - ANSWERSapplication of drugs for the purpose of disease prevention and treatment of suffering. After a drug is administered, it is called - ANSWERSa medication Biologics - ANSWERSagents naturally produced in animal cells, microorganisms, or the body. Complementary and alternative medication therapies involve - ANSWERSnatural plant extr...

An 86-year-old patient is being discharged to home on digitalis therapy and has very little information regarding the medication. Which statement best reflects a realistic outcome of patient teaching activities? a. The patient and patient's daughter will state the proper way to take the drug. b. The nurse will provide teaching about the drug's adverse effects. c. The patient will state all the symptoms of digitalis toxicity. d. The patient will call the prescriber if adverse effects ...

1 mg = ? mcg - ANSWERS1,000 mcg 1 g = ? mg - ANSWERS1,000 mg 1 kg = ? lbs - ANSWERS2.2 lbs 1 gr = ? mg - ANSWERS60 mg 1 oz = ? mL - ANSWERS30 mL 1 L = ? mL - ANSWERS1,000 mL 1 tsp = ? mL - ANSWERS5 mL 1 tbsp = ? mL - ANSWERS15 mL 1 tbsp = ? tsp - ANSWERS3 tsp 37.0 degrees Celsius = ? degrees Fahrenheit - ANSWERS98.6 degrees Fahrenheit Formula to find Celsius - ANSWERSC=(F-32)x(5/9) Formula to find Fahrenheit - ANSWERSF=(Cx9/5)+32

compliance - ANSWERSImplementation or fulfillment of a prescriber's or caregiver's prescribed course of treatment or therapeutic plan by a patient. medication error - ANSWERSAny preventable adverse drug event involving inappropriate medication use by a patient or health care professional; it may or may not cause the patient harm. Noncompliance - ANSWERSAn informed decision on the part of the patient not to adhere to or follow a therapeutic plan or suggestion. Nursing Process - ANS...

patient who was prescribed an oral medication to be taken four times per day returns to the clinic for a follow-up visit. The patient tells the nurse that he forgets to take two or three doses of the medication each day. What is the most appropriate action that the nurse can take? A. Arranging for the patient to have a home healthcare nurse B. Re-educating the patient about the medication and how it should be taken C. Determining whether the patient is experiencing any adverse effects D. T...

Ethinyl estradiol/norelgestromin - client education - ANSWERSThe client should fold the sticky sides of the old patch together before disposing it Dopamine - indications - MOA - ANSWERS- a client who has heart failure - Increases cardiac output and improves perfusion. Prednisone - long term treatment for which condition - w/c diagnostic test to monitor for long term complications of prednisone - ANSWERS- Systemic Lupus Erythematous (SLE) - bone density scans Furosemide - client...

PharmacoDYNAMICS - ANSWERS(how a medicine changes the body) - it's the mechanism of drug action and its relationship between drug concentration and responses of the body PharmacoDYNAMICS - ANSWERS1.Used to help predict if the medication will assist the client or will produce a significant change in the client 2.Replaces a missing substance 3.Destroys or inhibits a pathogen 4.Stimulates, suppresses, or disrupts a process PharmacoKINETICS - ANSWERSConsists of four processes: absorption...

Acetaminophen (Tylenol) - ANSWERSTherapeutic: 1-30 mcg/ml Toxic: >200 mcg/ml Contraindicated in: Liver disease Side Effects of Toxicity: Hepatic Necrosis Alcohol (Ethanol) - ANSWERSTherapeutic Level: 100 mcg/ml Toxic: >400 mcg/ml Amikacin - ANSWERSTroughs Peaks 5 mcg/ml 35 mcg/ml Amitriptyline (Elavil) - ANSWERSTherapeutic: 120-250 mcg/ml Toxic: >500 mcg/ml Contraindicated in: Narrow-angle glaucoma and potential fatal reactions when used with MAO inhibitors Side...

Drug ( or medication) - ANSWERSAny chemical that can affect living processes within the human body. Pharmacology - ANSWERSThe study of drugs and their origin, nature, properties, and effects on living organisms. Therapeutics (pharmacotherapeutics) - ANSWERSThe use of drugs to diagnose, prevent, or treat a disease. Side Effect - ANSWERSResponses in the body where the drug's effects are neither needed nor wanted that cause problematic, but not harmful, symptoms. Adverse Effect - ANS...

Which of the following medications is known to cause orange-colored urine? - ANSWERSphenazopyridine (Pyridium) You are ordered to give digoxin. Your patient's vital signs are as follows: Blood Pressure 130/75, Temp 97.9 oral, HR 52, O2 Sat 100% room air. What should you do next? - ANSWERSHold digoxin and call the provider Normal Saline (NS) is the solution of choice over D5W when preparing to administer a blood transfusion because: - ANSWERSNormal Saline is an isotonic solution and prev...