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NURS 2060 Pharmacology WGU D116
WGU NURS 2060 D116 Midterm and Final Exam
Course Title and Number: NURS 2060 Pharmacology WGU
D116 Exam
Exam Title: WGU NURS 2060 D116 Midterm and Final Exam
Exam Date: Exam 2024- 2025
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What is pharmacotherapeutics? - Answer>> use of
drugs to diagnose, prevent, or treat disease or prevent
pregnancy.
What is pharmacokinetics? - Answer>> how the drugs
moves through the body (i.e. absorption, distribution,
metabolism and excretion)
What is pharmacodynamics? - Answer>> how the
drug works in the body
What is methotrexate (Rheumatrex) used to treat?
ADRs? - Answer>> --folic acid antagonist
--used in solid and liquid tumors
--ADRs: myelosuppression, GI toxicity
What is fluorouracil (5FU) used to treat? ADRs? -
Answer>> --for tx of: solid tumors in breast, colon,
rectum, stomach and pancreas
--continuous infusion
--ADRs: GI toxicity, myelosuppression, hand-foot
syndrome
What is bleomycin (Blenoxane) used for? ADRs? -
Answer>> --for tx of: lymphoma, squamous cell
carcinoma, testicular cancer
--ADRs: pulmonary fibrosis, pneumonitis, anaphylaxis
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What is doxorubicin (Adriamycin)
used for? ADRs? - Answer>> --
anti-tumor antibiotic
--in both solid and liquid tumors
--ADRs: myelosuppression, mucositis, tissue necrosis,
cardiac damage
--solution is RED so urine with me red for 24hr
What is vincristine (Oncovin) used to treat? Action? -
Answer>> --prevents cell division in "M" phase
--minimal myelosuppression, toxic to peripheral nerves
**assess for numbness, tingling in fingers and toes,
constipation, difficulty walking (ataxia)
--FATAL is given via intrathecally (via spinal cord)
What are the taxane drugs? What are they used for?
ADRs? - Answer>> --paclitaxel (Taxol)
--docetaxal (Taxotere)
--used for lung, ovarian, gastric, breast
--infuse SLOWLY
--use H1 & H2 blockers BEFORE paclitaxel (Taxol) dose
--use dexamethasone BEFORE docetaxal (Taxotere)
What is asparaginase (Elspar) used for? Action? ADRs? -
Answer>> --used to treat acute leukemias
--action is to deprive cells of essential amino acids
needed to synthesis proteins
--ADRs: coagulation difficulties, injury to liver, pancreas
& kidneys, CNS depression, hypersensitivity,
anaphylaxis
Why is dexamethasone used in adjunct to CA
treatments? - Answer>> --minimizes or manages side
effects such as N/V, fluid retention, allergic reactions,
and anorexia
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What is leuprolide (Lupron) used
to treat? Action? ADRs? -
Answer>> -Gonadotropin-releasing hormone analog-
--used to treat prostate and breast CA
--action is to REDUCE production of androgens by
testes and estrogen by ovaries
--ADRs: hot flashes, erectile dysfunction, decreased
libido, gynecomastia
What is tamoxifen (Nolvadex) used to treat? Action?
ADRs? - Answer>> --most widely Rx anticancer agent
--for treatment of breast cancer
--action is to bind to estrogen receptors in breast and
block estradiol form binding
--ADRs: N/V, hot flashes, irregular menses, increased
endometrial CA, DVTs & PE's
**often used in combo w/ GnRH analog leuprolide to
suppress ovarian estrogen production
What is Rho (D) Immune Globulin (RhoGAM) used to
treat? ADRs? - Answer>> --given to an Rh- mother
and a Rh+ father
--given at 28 weeks gestation & 72 hours after birth
--ADRs are rare
What is evacizumab (Avastin) used to treat? Action?
ADRs? - Answer>> --angiogenesis inhibitor
--used to treat colorectal, non-small cell lung, and renal
cell CA
--action is to block vascular endothelial growth factor to
prevent new blood vessel formation
--ADRs: decreased wound healing, bleeding, clotting, GI
perforation
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