Final Exam: NUR 2474/ NUR2474 Pharmacology Exam Review| Complete Guide with Questions and Verified Answers| 2023/ 2024 Update| Rasmussen
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... [Show More] what situations would a bronchodilator be helpful?
Answer: a patient is experi- encing high pitched wheezing, trouble breathing
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What should we teach a patient taking Fluticasone?
Answer: - Regular eye exams
- Report sore throat/mouth sores
- For acute asthma attacks
- Report s/s of hypersensitivity reaction
- Do not smoke
- Follow with corticosteriod
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What are some Adverse effects of Theophylline?
Answer: GI effects, insomnia, rest- lessness, dysrhythmias, convulsions
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What assessment data do we need for Sulfasalazine?
Answer: - s/s of Allergy
- Monitor I/Os
- UA
- BUN
- Cr
- CBC
- Monitoring for Hepatitis & Bone marrow suppresion
- Stop if GI reactions occur
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What are side effects of Scopolamine?
Answer: Anticholinergic - Can't see, Can't spit, Can't pee, Can't shit
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What are side effects of Cimetidine?
Answer: decreased libido, impotence, lethargy, depression, somnolence, confusion, pneumonia
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What is Cimetidine used for?
Answer: Gastric/Duodenal Ulcers, GERD, Zollinger-Elli- son Syndrome, Heartburn, indigestion, sour stomach
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What is Scopolamine used for?
Answer: motion sickness
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What do we need to teach out patients who are taking Leukotriene Blockers for Asthma?
Answer: - Neuropsychiatric side effects are common
- Take at the same time each day
- Don't take if pregnant
- Monitor for s/s of allergic reactions
- Not for an acute asthma attack
- Use short-acting inhaler for asthma attack
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Contraindications for Magnesium Hydroxide?
Answer: hypermagnesemia, hypocal- cemia, anuria, heart block, pregnancy
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What are some Nursing Interventions for giving a patient Sulfasalazine?
Answer: - Take with food and full glass water
- Do not crush/chew/break
- Monitor I/Os
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What is Sulfasalazine?
Answer: - non biologic treatment of RA
- a prodrug
- salicylate; common 1st choice in mild RA
- safe during pregnancy
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