PHARMACOLOGY MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM Questions with Correct Answers

PHARMACOLOGY MUSCULOSKELETAL
SYSTEM Questions with Correct Answers.
DRUG THERAPY FOR RHEUMATOID ARTHIRITIS INCLUDE WHICH
MEDICATIONS?
-NSAIDS
-GLUCOCORTICOIDS
-DISEASE-MODIFYING ANTIRHEUMATIC DRUGS (DMARDS)
WHAT MEDICATION DECREASES JOINT INFLAMMATION, SUPPRESS' IMMUNE
RESPONSE, AND HAS A SLOW THERAPEUTIC ONSET?
DMARDS
WHAT ARE THE 3 CATEGORIES OF DMARDS DRUGS?
DMARDS 1: METHOTREXATE (RHEUMATREX)
DMARDS 2: ETANERCEPT (ENBREL)
DMARDS 3: OLD MEDS ONLY USED IN SEVERE CASES
WHAT ARE SIDE EFFECTS OF DMARDS 1?
LIVER DAMAMGE
BONE MARROW SUPPRESSION
INCREASE INFECTION RISK
GI BLEEDING
WHAT ARE SIDE EFFECTS OF DMARDS 2?
INFECTIONS
REACTIVATION OF TB
HEART FAILURE
SEVERE SKIN REACTIONS
WHAT DOES THE NURSE HAVE TO LOOK OUT FOR WITH DMARDS?
CBC, INFECTION, GI BLEEDING
LIVER FUNCTION TESTS
AVOID VACCINES
WHAT ARE SOME CONTRAINDICATION FOR DMARDS?
METHOTREXATE PREGNANCY RISK X
LIVER & RENAL INSUFFICEIENCY
WHAT MEDICATIONS CAN BE USED FOR OSTEOPOROSIS?
SERMS
BISPHOSPHONATES
CALCITONIN
CALCIUM SUPPLEMENTS
RALOXIFENE (EVISTA) IS A PROTOTYPE DRUGE FOR WHAT?
SERMS
WHAT ARE SOME SIDE EFFECTS OF SERMS MEDICATIONS?
PULMONARY EMBOLI
DVT
HOT FALSHES
WHAT SHOULD THE NURSE LOOK OUT FOR WITH A PATIENT TAKING SERMS?