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PHARMACOLOGY (ECPI) EXAM #2 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
PHARMACOLOGY (ECPI) EXAM #2 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
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PHARMACOLOGY (ECPI) EXAM #2QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
How is the drug salmeterol used in a medication regime for an adolescent with
asthma ? - Answer-long term therapy; prevents bronchospasm's
What instruction would you give to a parent on how to use an epi-pen? - Answer-Inject
in the thigh
What is the recreational use for the medication pseudoephedrine, (Sudafed)? - Answer-
Methamphetamine (meth)
What can happen with the everyday use of neosynephrine? - Answer-Rebound
Congestion
What medication is a synthetic catecholamine for the treatment for the treatment of
bradycardia? - Answer-Isoproterenol (isuprel)
Why is epinephrine administered subcutaneously to treat a sudden asthma attack? -
Answer-medication would absorb in the GI tract if taken by mouth
What drugs/drug classes have known interactions with a betablocker? - Answer-
Alcohol, Anticholinergics, diuretics, oral hypoglycemics
What beta adrenergic blocking agent is used to treat migraine headaches? - Answer-
Propranolol (Inderal) or Atenolol (Tenormin)
When reviewing the use of adrenergic agonist, what principal should guide the nurses
action when dealing with different ages in client? - Answer-can be used for varied
indications across the life span
What are the nurses instructions to teach a client about discontinuing the
antihypertensive drug clonidine? - Answer-Reduce gradually over 2-4 days
What is the potential effects for a client who is taking an alpha beta blocker for the
treatment of BPH? - Answer-Decrease the resistance of urinary flow
what is the best drug of choice for a client who is having an exacerbation of chronic
bronchitis? - Answer-Guaifenesin
How does a sympathomimetic drug achieve its therapeutic effect? - Answer-stimulating
alpha and beta receptors
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