Exam 2: NR293 / NR 293 (New 2024/2025 Update) Pharmacology |Review with Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct | A Grade -Chamberlain
QUESTION
... [Show More] What are examples of Potassium-sparing diuretics? What are the a/e?
What teaching is indicated with these medications?
Answer:
What are examples of
Potassium-sparing diuretics?
-spironolactone
What are the a/e?
-Hyperkalemia
What teaching is indicated with these medications?
-Limit foods high in K+
-Avoid salt substitutes
QUESTION
What are the indications for Adenosine?
What does the patient have to be carefully monitoring during the administra- tion of this drug?
Answer:
What are the indications for Adenosine?
-SVT
-PSVT
What does the patient have to be carefully monitoring during the administration of
this drug?
-Bradycardia, transient asystole?
QUESTION
What are the common a/e of Amiodarone?
What are the cardiac indications for using Lidocaine drip and Amiodarone?
Answer:
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What are the common a/e of Amiodarone?
-Pulmonary toxicity (pulmonary fibrosis)
What are the cardiac indications for using Lidocaine drip and Amiodarone?
-Ventricular dysrhythmias: VT and VF
QUESTION
What are the examples of Statins? What are the a/e?
What teaching is indicated with these medications?
What labs would you expect to monitor with theses meds?
Answer:
What are the examples of Statins?
-Atorvastatin(-statin) What are the a/e?
-Hepatotoxicity and myopathy
What teaching/dietary restriction is needed?
-NO GRAPEFRUIT JUICE!
What labs would you expect to monitor with theses meds?
-Baseline lipid panel and LFTS
-LFTs monitored q12wks; then q6 months
QUESTION
Know everything about Warfarin and Heparin.
What are the dietary restrictions?
Answer:
Both DO NOT DISSOLVE CLOTS Warfarin:
Indications: VTE; A-fib; Prevent MI, TIA, PE, DVT A/E: BLEEDING, Warfarin toxicity, Hepatotoxicity Monitor: INR Goal is 2-3(norm 0.8 - 1.2)
Antidote: Vitamin K Heparin:
Indications: AMI, CVA, PE, DVT A/E: BLEEDING, HIT, Allergic rxn
Monitor: aPTT Goal is 60-80 secs(norm 30 - 40 sec) Antidote: Protamine sulfate
What are the dietary restrictions?
-NO herbal products; Limit foods high in vit K; NO ALCOHOL
QUESTION
Administration guidelines for Enoxaparin?
Answer:
For subQ administration: DO NOT ASPIRATE!
QUESTION
Why would a client be prescribed Dabigatran?
Answer:
-Prevents CVA in patients with A-fib
-Treat VTE
QUESTION
What is Clopidogrel? What are the common a/e?
When would it be indicated for a patient to stop taking it?
What are some important teaching components?
Answer:
What is Clopidogrel?
-Blocks platelet aggregation
What are the common a/e?
-BLEEDING; GI: Dyspepsia, diarrhea
When would it be indicated for a patient to stop taking it?
-Only after consulting PCP
What are some important teaching components?
-take with food
QUESTION
Why do we use aspirin in cardiovascular diseases?
What are the a/e?
Answer:
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