PN 1005 Final Exam Questions With Correct
Answers
Open wounds, yeast infections, and rashes use what agent? - answertopical agents
for a bacterial infection affecting the skin, what agent would you use? - answerantibiotics
for athletes foot, toe fungus, or C.diff, what agent would you use? - an...
EXAM STUDY MATERIALS July 29, 2024 12:59 PM PN 1005 Final Exam Questions With Correct Answers Open wounds, yeast infections, and rashes use what agent? - answer✔✔topical agents for a bacterial infection affecting the skin, what agent would you use? - answer✔✔antibiotics for athletes foot, toe fungus, or C.diff, what agent would you use? - answer✔✔antifungal what agent forces the contractility of the heart, will stop heart flutter, and makes contractions hard? - answer✔✔antiarrhythmics what agent relieves symptoms of angin a (chest pain) - answer✔✔antianginals what agent lowers blood pressure (apart of cardiovascular system) - answer✔✔antihypertensives what agent prevents blood clotting - answer✔✔anticoagulants what agents tries to reverse anemia - answer✔✔anti anemics what agent lowers cholesterol in the blood - answer✔✔lipid-lowering agents what agent is a cough suppressant - blocks coughing reflexes - answer✔✔antitussives what agent decreases the overproduction of secretions i.e you take when your nose is stuffy - answer✔✔decongestants what agent blocks the release of histamine, suppresses allergy symptoms - answer✔✔antihistamines what agent increase productive cough, given to people with pneumonia - answer✔✔expectorants what agent liquifies thick secretions so they are ea sier to clear - answer✔✔mucolytics what agent helps dilate airways - helps asthma - answer✔✔bronchodilators (anti --asthmatics) what agent reduces surface tension in the alveoli - answer✔✔surfactants what agent helps with anxiety by depressing the CNS - answer✔✔anxiolytics EXAM STUDY MATERIALS July 29, 2024 12:59 PM what agent causes sleep? - answer✔✔hypnotics what agent make you feel more relaxed brings you down to a point where you don't know what is going on - answer✔✔sedatives what agent helps depression - answer✔✔antidepressants what agent treat s disorders that involve thought process - answer✔✔antipsychotics what agent treats seizures - answer✔✔antiseizure / antiepileptic what agent relives signs of Parkinson disease - answer✔✔antiparkinsons what agent helps muscle spasms and pain - answer✔✔muscle relaxants what agent blocks the opioid receptors to counteract the effects of narcotics i.e Narcan - answer✔✔narcotic antagonists what agent prevents migraines - answer✔✔antimigraine what agent is u sed in surgical procedures to induce loss of consciousness, amnesia, analgesia and loss of reflexes - answer✔✔general anesthetics what agent blocks the transmission of pain stimuli - short lived - answer✔✔local anesthetics what agent causes paralysis tempo rarily for surgery - answer✔✔neuromuscular junction blocking agents what agent mimics the SNS (fight or flight) - acts as a stimulant i.e eye drops to dilate pupils/ Epinephrine - answer✔✔adrenergic agents what agent blocks the effects of the sympathetic n ervous system (fight or flight) to help lower blood pressure - answer✔✔adrenergic antagonists what agent keeps the mind clearer for those with Alzheimer's or Gravis disease mimics the parasympathetic nervous system (primarily uses acetylcholine as its ma in neurotransmitter) - answer✔✔Cholinergic* what agent blocks ticks or tremors but can also include antihistamines, tricyclic antidepressants, medications to control overactive bladder, and sleeping pills - answer✔✔anticholinergic agents EXAM STUDY MATERIALS July 29, 2024 12:59 PM what agent will re lease hormones from the anterior pituitary such as growth hormones (estrogen/testosterone) - answer✔✔hypothalamic and pituitary agents what agent suppresses the immune system in patients with inflammatory disorders and is also used to maintain hormone leve ls when adrenal glands are not functioning properly - answer✔✔adrenocortical* agents what agent helps with hypo/hyperthyroidism - answer✔✔thyroid agents what agent helps with hyper/hypocalcemia (low calcium levels) - answer✔✔parathyroid agents what agent is used to treat hypertension (high BP) and fluid retention known as the "water pill" - answer✔✔diuretic agents what agent helps nausea and vomiting - answer✔✔antiemetic agents what agent helps with diarrhea and constipation - answer✔✔gastrointestinal mot ility agents what agent stops inflammation, blocks chemical reactions associated with inflammatory response - answer✔✔anti-inflammatory agents anti-arthritics what agent suppresses/stimulates the immune systems response - answer✔✔immune modulators what agent stimulates the formation of antibodies against a specific disease active immunity - answer✔✔vaccines what agent provides preformed antibodies to a specific agent (i.e parasite) passive immunity - answer✔✔sera what agent is used to destroy both organisms that invade the body and abnormal cells - answer✔✔chemotherapeutic agents term to describe the effects of a drug, sometimes it is called a side effect, that is not desirable and can even be dangerous - answer✔✔adverse effects term for the name gi ven to a drug by the pharmaceutical company that developed it, also called a trade name or proprietary name - answer✔✔brand name
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