Final Exam: NR293 / NR 293 (New 2024/2025 Update) Pharmacology |Review with Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct | A Grade
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QUESTION
Should a patient be administered opioids and benzodiazepines at the same time? If yes, what do you want to monitor the patient for? If not, why not?
Answer:
No they should not
-can slow down the central nervous system; can lead to slow or difficulty breathing, coma, or death
QUESTION
Carbidopa-levodopa
: Indications
S/S of Parkinson's
How do you know the medication is effective
Answer:
Indications: Parkinson's disease
S/S of Parkinson's:
-tremors
-mask like/Blank expression
-Muscle rigidity
How do you know the medication is effective?
-“ tremors
-No mask like/Blank expression
-“ in s/s
QUESTION
Carbidopa-levodopa: A/E
Teaching
Any dietary restrictions? Administration guidelines
Answer:
A/E:
-Palpitations, tachycardia, irregular pulse
-Dyskinesia
-Hallucinations, nightmares, paranoia
Teaching:
-Change positions slowly
-Take with food to minimize GI upset
Any dietary restrictions?
-Avoid hi-protein meals
Administration guidelines:
-Monitor vs/cardiac status
QUESTION
Lithium
A/E Toxicity
N/C
Answer:
Indications: Bipolar disorder A/E:
-Hand tremors, HA
-edema
-slurred speech
-confusion
-unsteady gait,
-hyponatremia(toxicity)
Lithium toxicity: safe level 0.6 - 1.2 mEq/L - toxicity > 1.5
N/C:
-Monitor levels, baseline renal functions and electrolytes
-Monitor TSH & T4 - long term use=hypothyroidism
-Take with food or milk
QUESTION
Disulfiram: Indications
What to advise the patient to avoid while taking this medication?
Answer:
Indications: Used to treat alcoholism
What to advise the patient to avoid while taking this medication?
-Alcohol
QUESTION
Haloperidol: Indications
A/E
Answer:
Indications: Schizophrenia A/E:
-Extrapyramidal side effects (EPS)
-Tardive dyskinesia (TD)
-Pseudoparkinsonianism
QUESTION
Monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI): Indications
A/E
Dietary restrictions
What is the risk if the patient does not follow them?
Answer:
Indications:
-Major depression
-OCD
-Anxiety/panic disorders
-PTSD A/E:
-HTN crisis
-Anxiety, dizziness, restlessness
-Mania, delirium
-Constipation, dry mouth
Dietary restrictions:
-Avoid tyramine-rich foods
What is the risk if the patient does not follow them?
-HTN crisis(Antidote phentolamine)
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