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A patient with acute
... [Show More] pulmonary edema is receiving furosemide. What assessment finding indicates to the nurse that the intervention is working?
Lungs clear
Output 30 mL/hr
Improvement in mental status
Potassium level decreased from 4.5 to 3.5 mEq/L CORRECT ANSWER-Lungs clear
The nurse is caring for a patient diagnosed with heart failure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The patient is ordered carvedilol. What is the nurse's primary intervention?
Maintain the patient on intake and output.
Assess the heart rate before administration.
Make sure the patient is on telemetry monitoring.
Call the health care provider to request a different medication. -CORRECT ANSWER-Call the health care provider to request a different medication.
A patient has been prescribed hydrochlorothiazide. After reviewing the patient's laboratory report, the nurse informs the primary health care provider that the patient has hypokalemia. Which drug does the nurse expect to be included in the patient's prescription?
Mannitol
Amiloride
Furosemide
Acetazolamide -CORRECT ANSWER-Amiloride
Which anticholinergic effect is seen in a patient who takes brompheniramine?
Frequent urination
Dry mouth
Blue-green vision
Excessive watering of eyes -CORRECT ANSWER-Dry mouth
Prodrug -CORRECT ANSWER-inactive drug dosage form that is converted to an active metabolite by various biochemical reactions once it is inside the body
Trough level -CORRECT ANSWER-lowest concentration of drug reached in the body after it falls from its peak level, usually measured in a blood sample for therapeutic drug monitoring
Bioavailability -CORRECT ANSWER-metabolism
A patient with pheochromocytoma is prescribed phentolamine. On a follow-up visit, the nurse finds severe hypotension. Which other medication in the patient's medication history would have resulted in this condition?
Insulin
Digoxin
Sildenafil
Epinephrine -CORRECT ANSWER-Slidenafil
Which of these outcomes would be most appropriate to establish for a patient who is taking a selective alpha 1 receptor blocker?
Patient reports no difficulty breathing or shortness of breath.
Patient's urine output is less than 240 mL in an 8-hour period.
Patient's heart rate is >80 beats per minute when ambulating.
Patient's systolic blood pressure readings are <140 mm Hg and >110 mm Hg. -CORRECT ANSWER-Patient's systolic blood pressure readings are <140 mm Hg and >110 mm Hg.
First-pass effect -CORRECT ANSWER-initial metabolism in the liver of a drug absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract before the drug reaches systemic circulation through the blood stream [Show Less]