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NURS 6521N Advanced Pharmacology NURS 6521N Final Exam Review Study Guide
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,14. to control symptoms and maintain normal the treatment
activ- ity levels; goals of asthma
to minimize risk of exacerbations, fixed airflow
limitations, and side effect
15. 1. How many days do you have symptoms? When assessing
2. How often do you use your SABA and categorizing
(rescue inhaler)? asthma, what
3. Is there interference with normal activity? questions do you
4. Is there difficulty emptying lungs of air?/Is ask the patient?
forced expiratory volume (FEV1) greater than
1 second?
16. activity level: normal
lung function: normal with FEV1 >80%
Activity level, lung
symptoms and SABA: </= 2 days/wk func- tion,
symptoms occur-
rence and SABA use
for: Intermittent
Asthma
17. activity level: minor limits
lung function: normal with FEV1 >80%
symptoms and SABA: > 2 days per
week
Activity level, lung
func- tion,
symptoms occur-
rence and SABA use
for: Mild Asthma
18. activity level: some limits
lung function: FEV1 60-
80% symptoms and SABA:
daily
Activity level, lung
3/
42
,func- tion, symptoms occur- rence and SABA
use for: Moderate Asthma
3/
42
, 1. antipsychotic
Prescription drugs that are used to reduce
medications
psychotic symptoms; frequently used in the
treatment of schizophre- nia; also called
neuroleptics.
Block dopamine, acetylcholine, histamine, and
norepi- nephrine receptors in the brain and
periphery. Acute and chronic psychosis,
schizophrenia, manic phase of bipolar disorders,
Tourette's syndrome, delusional and schizoaf-
fective disorders, dementia. Conventional (typical)
or atyp- ical.
Patient education: s/s of orthostatic hypotension -
move slowly when standing up. Sedation - avoid
hazardous ac- tivities such as driving until
sedation wears off.
2. first generation Impaires libido and erection / ejaculation
antipsychotics *avoid anticholinergic drugs, barbiturates, benzos
and al- cohol.
a group of medications originally developed to
combat psychotic symptoms by reducing
dopamine levels in the brain; also called
conventional or typical antipsychotics block
receptors for dopamine, acetylcholine,
histamine, and norepinephrine
Ex.
(low potency): Chlorpromazine, Thioridazine
s/e orthostatic hyposension, long Q-T syndrome,
high se- dation
(medium potency): loxapine,
3. second gener- perhenazine, s/e moderate sedation
ation antipsy- (high potency):fluphenazine, haloperidol,
chotics pimozide, thio- thoxene, frifluoperizine
s/e movement problems
drugs that alleviate schizophrenia with less
likelihood of movement problems
S/E: are associated with metabolic adverse
effects (eg. weight gain, dyslipidemia,
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