NSG 124 - Pharmacology
Exam 1
Question:
- drugs used to treat spasticity
Answer:
Baclofen (Lioresal) Diazepam (Valium) Dantrolene (Dantrium) Tizanidine (Zanaflex)
Question:
Drug class: pure opioid agonist
Specific drug: morphine, hydromorphone, fentanyl, methadone
Answer:
- name drug class and specific drug example
- medication given IV
- patients should not drive, operate heavy machinery, or sign legal
- side effect is constipation 1 / 4
documents
Question:
Morphine
Answer:
Pure opioid agonist, relieves pain without affecting other senses, affects receptors in the CNS
Question:
Hyperthermia
Answer:
Potentially fatal condition caused by succinylcholine and general anesthetics and can be relieved by a drug that is also used to treat spasticity (dantrolene/dantrium)
Question:
Migraine
Answer:
headache caused by dilation and inflammation of intracranial blood vessels and can be treated with drugs that end in triptan
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Question:
cluster headache
Answer:
- headache occurs in a series of attacks
- accompanied by unilateral pain near the eye
- prophylactic treatment includes glucocorticoids, verapamil, lithium,
NSAIDs
Question:
H1 antagonist
Answer:
- class of drugs includes 2 generations
- used to treat mild allergic reactions
- 1st generation causes drowsiness
- one drug in second class cannot be taken w/ fruit juice
Question:
Diphenhydramine (Benadryl)
Answer:
- 1st generation H1 antagonist (antihistamine)
- causes drowsiness
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Question:
Fexofenadine (Allegra)
Answer:
- 2nd generation H1 antagonist (antihistamine)
- do not take with fruit juice (decreases absorption of med)
Question:
H2 receptor antagonists
Answer:
- class of drug that acts directly on gastric parietal cells to reduce gastric acid
- used for treatment of gastric and duodenal ulcers
secretion
- Ex: famotidine (Pepcid), omeprazole (Prilosec), lansoprazole (Prevacid)
Question:
acetylsalicyclic acid (aspirin)
Answer:
- decreases the risk for myocardial infarctions and strokes
- adverse effect of bleeding
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