NSG 124 - Pharmacology
Final Exam
Question:
What is a AE of Vancomycin?
Answer:
Red man syndrome
Question:
What should be monitored while taking Vancomycin?
Answer:
Troughs and kidney function
Question:
What does red man syndrome cause and what do you do?
Answer:
Slow down the medication/infusion, run it over 60 minutes
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Question:
What do you do before giving a specific antibiotic to a pt who is presenting with a fever?
Answer:
Get culture, Give broad spectrum antibiotic until culture comes back
Question:
Most important pt teaching about antibiotics?
Answer:
Finish the whole course , take probiotics
Question:
Which medication is a serotonin antagonist and what is it used for?
Answer:
Ondansetron (Zofran) - Nausea/Vomiting
Question:
What class is ondansetron, and it's MOA?
Answer:
Antiemetic, blocks serotonin peripherally, centrally, and in the small intestine.
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Question:
What are PPIs used for?
Answer:
Reduce stomach acid, Stomach ulcers
Question:
What class is omeprazole?
Answer:
proton pump inhibitor (PPI)
Question:
How should levothyroxine be taken?
Answer:
On an empty stomach in AM, 2 hrs before any other medication.
Question:
What is levothyroxine used for?
Answer:
Hypothyroidism
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Question:
What is metformin used for?
Answer:
type 2 diabetes , oral hypoglycemic
Question:
What organ does metformin work on?
Answer:
Liver
Question:
How should metformin be taken?
Answer:
Given w/Food bc GI upset, twice a day
Question:
What can benzodiazepines (CNS Depressant) cause?
Answer:
Falls - due to sedation effects
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