NSG 124 - Pharmacology Exam 1 Question: 4 drugs used to treat spasticity Answer: Baclofen (Lioresal) Diazepam (Valium) Dantrolene (Dantrium) Tizanidine (Zanaflex) Question: Drug class: pure opioid agonist Specific drug: morphine, hydromorphone, fentanyl, methadone Answer: - name drug class and specific drug example - medication given IV - patients should not drive, operate heavy machinery, or sign legal documents - side effect is constipation Question: Morphine Answer: Pure opioid agonist, relieves pain without affecting other sense s, affects receptors in the CNS Question: Hyperthermia Answer: Potentially fatal condition caused by succinylcholine and general anesthetics and can be relieved by a drug that is also used to treat spasticity (dantrolene/dantrium) Question: Migraine Answer: headache caused by dilation and inflammation of intracranial blood vessels and can be treated with drugs that end in triptan Question: cluster headache Answer: - headache occurs in a series of attacks - accompanied by unilateral pain near the eye - prophylactic treatment includes glucocorticoids, verapamil, lithium, NSAIDs Question: H1 antagonist Answer: - class of drugs includes 2 generations - used to treat mild allergic reactions - 1st generation causes drowsiness - one drug in second class c annot be taken w/ fruit juice Question: Diphenhydramine (Benadryl) Answer: - 1st generation H1 antagonist (antihistamine) - causes drowsiness Question: Fexofenadine (Allegra) Answer: - 2nd generation H1 antagonist (antihistamine) - do not take with fruit juice (decreases absorption of med) Question: H2 receptor antagonists Answer: - class of drug that acts directly on gastric parietal cells to reduce gastric acid secretion - used for treatment of gastric and duodenal ulcers - Ex: famotidine (Pepcid), omeprazole (Prilosec), lansoprazole (Prevacid) Question: acetylsalicyclic acid (aspirin) Answer: - decreases the risk for myocardial infarctions and strokes - adverse effect of bleeding
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