NSG 170 Medications Test Questions and Correct Answers
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NSG 170
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NSG 170
Oral Iron Preparations FERROUS SULFATE
Provide iron needed for RBC development and oxygen transport to cells -treats and prevents iron-deficiency anemia
Complications: GI distress (nausea, constipation, heartburn), teeth staining, staining of the skin (IM injection), Anaphylaxis, Hypotension, fat...
NSG 170 Medications Test Questions
and Correct Answers
Oral Iron Preparations ✅FERROUS SULFATE
Provide iron needed for RBC development and oxygen transport to cells
-treats and prevents iron-deficiency anemia
Complications: GI distress (nausea, constipation, heartburn), teeth staining, staining of
the skin (IM injection), Anaphylaxis, Hypotension, fatal iron toxicity in children
Beta 2 Adrenergic Agonists ✅Acts by selectively activating beta 2 receptors in the
bronchial smooth muscle, resulting in bronchodilation resulting in:
-relief of bronchospasms
-inhibited histamine release
-increased ciliary motility
-Prevent inflammation, suppress airway mucus production, and promote
responsiveness of Beta 2 receptors in the bronchial tree
-Reduction in airway mucosa edema
*Doesn't provide immediate effects, but promotes decreased frequency and severity of
exacerbations and acute attacks
Leukotriene Modifiers ✅MONTELUKAST SODIUM
Suppresses the effects of leukotrienes, thereby reducing inflammation,
bronchoconstriction, airway edema, and mucus production
-Long-term therapy of asthma in adults and children, and to prevent exercise-induced
bronchospasm
Hematopoietic growth factors that act on the bone marrow to increase production of red
blood cells.
-treats anemia
Complications: Hypertension, risk for a thrombotic event, deep-vein thrombosis,
headache and body aches
*Effectiveness evidenced by HGB level of 10 to 11 g/dL and maximum Hct of 33%
Opioid Agonists ✅MORPHINE
Route: oral, subcutaneous, IM, IV, epidural, intrathecal
Acts on the mu receptors and, to a lesser degree, on kappa receptors. Activation of mu
receptors produces analgesia, sedation, and decreased GI motility.
-relieves moderate to severe pain
-sedation
-reduce of bowel motility
-cough suppression (codeine)
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