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aPTT - answer 35-45 seconds
Creatinine Level (normal range) - answer 0.7-1.3 mg/dL (men)
0.6-1.1 mg/dL (women)
Albumin levels - answer 40-60 g/L
Carbamazepine - answer Uses: epilepsy, trigeminal neuralgia, and acute
manic and mixed episodes in bipolar I disorder
AE: nvd, drowsiness, constipation, xerostomia, ataxia, BLURRED VISION
Action: stabilizes the electrical activity in the brain and nerves
Cyclosphamide - answer Uses: Cancer treatment
AE: LEUKOPENIA (bone marrow suppression), infection, anemia, bruising,
bleeding
Action: damages DNA of cancer cells to destroy them
Alendronate - answer Uses: prevention of osteoporosis in women and
increasing bone mass for men with osteoporosis.
AE: nausea, abdominal pain, constipation, headache, (SERIOUS)
dysphagia, chest pain bloody vomit or stool
PT: take drug with a glass of water and on an empty stomach, STAY
UPRIGHT FOR AT LEAST 30 MIN AFTER TAKING, no antacids for 30 min,
Action: inhibits the osteoclasts that are responsible for breaking down and
reabsorbing bone
, Nitroglycerin (transdermal) - answer Uses: prevention of chest pain
(angina) and vasodilation
AE: hypotension, lightheadedness, confusion, blurred vision (tox), change
in LOC (tox)
PT: MEASURE DOSE USING PAPER PROVIDED, rotate sites, cover with
plastic wrap
Ergotamine - answer Uses: relief of the symptoms of migraines,
headaches, and cluster headaches by preventing dilation of the
intracranial blood vessels
AE: MUSCLE PAIN, nausea, vomiting, hypotension or hypertension
Penicillin G (IM) - answer Uses: to kill bacteria that are contributing to an
infection
AE: nvd, rash, abdominal pain, URTICARIA (allergic rxn), muscle pain,
fever, chills
Amphotericin B - answer Uses: used to fight a fungal infection by
attacking the fungal membranes
AE: FEVER (acute infusion rxn), chills, headache, irregular heart beat,
nausea
Theophylline - answer Use: bronchodilator used for asthma, emphysema,
and other lung diseases
AE: GI upset, insomnia, and tremor
PT: AVOID CAFFEINATED BEVERAGES
Omeprazole - answer Use: inhibits proton pumps to reduce the amount of
stomach acid that is produced
AE: headache, nvd
PT: do not crush the medication but can sprinkle on applesauce, take once
a day prior to eating, LONG TERM TREATMENT CAN CAUSE
OSTEOPOROSIS/FRACTURES
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