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Medication Aide Exam|45 Questions and Answers
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Medication Aide Exam|45 Questionsand Answers
Digoxin - -heart medication for congestive heart failure, have to check pulse
before you give, if less than 60 do NOT give, tell your Nurse because it will
lower pulse rate
-lasix - -for edema, hypertension, removes fluids from the Body. Check
blood pressure before you give, resident may be dizzy; will need potassium
replacement
-potassium - -element for the Heart, as well as Magnessuim and sodium.
Lasix will remove potassium from the body so need to replace. if not
replaced it can cause symptoms of cramping or irregular heart beat
-coumadin - -blood thinner for residents that have tendency for blood clots.
antidote is vitamin K. you have to check pt/ inr level
-antacids - -pepcid
-stimulants - -speed up brain activities
example: Ritalin
-Antidepressants - -paxil, Zoloft, wllbutrin, Elavil, trazodone,effexor
-Narcotics - -Vicodin, Percodan, oxycocodone, morphine, Demerol, fentanyl
patch, dilaudid
-anticonvulsants - -Dilantin, valproic acid, Depakote, phenobarbital,
Neurontin, mysoline
-antiparkinson - -levodopa carbidopa (sinemet), cogentin
-antianxiaty - -Xanax, valium, Ativan, librium
-antipsychotic - -mellaril, Haldol, risperdal
-lithium - -(increase salt in diet)
-synthroid - -hypothroidism
-diabetes (hyperglycemia) - -Glucophage (metformin), glyburide, glucotrol
-glaucoma - -to deacrease intraocular pressure -- beetagan, truspot
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