Pharmacology

A client with a digoxin level of 2.4 ng/ml has a heart rate of 39. The health care provider prescribes atropine sulfate. Which of the following best describes the intended action of atropine for this client? A. To reduce peristalsis and urinary bladder tone. b. To accelerate the heart rate by inte...

Which of the following medications is known to cause orange-colored urine? correct answers phenazopyridine (Pyridium) You are ordered to give digoxin. Your patient's vital signs are as follows: Blood Pressure 130/75, Temp 97.9 oral, HR 52, O2 Sat 100% room air. What should you do next? correct a...

bactericidal correct answers substance that causes the death of bacteria, usually by interfering with cell membrane stability or with proteins or enzymes necessary to maintain the cellular integrity of the bacteria bacteriostatic correct answers substance that prevents the replication of bacteria...

Which anti- infective agents interfere with the biosynthesis of invading organism's cell wall? correct answers Penicillin, Cephalosporins, Vancomycin Which anti- infective agent prevent cells from using substances essential to their growth and development? correct answers Sulfonamides, antimycob...

#1 Secondary Cause of Seizures in Children correct answers Fever Other Secondary Causes of Seizures in Children correct answers Infection Developmental defects Metabolic disorders Common Causes of Seizures in Adults correct answers Alcohol withdrawal Acquired neurological disorder (head injury,...

Physician writes an order for Tylenol 160 mg PO Q6° PRN Pain for a child. Pharmacy dispenses you with 80 mg/ml. How many ml will you administer per dose? correct answers 2 ml/dose Dose ÷ On Hand= Qty x ml= Answer Physician writes an order for Mucomyst 300 mg PO one dose before heart cath. Phar...

Causes of drug resistance correct answers People not completing their antibiotics/inappropriate use, overuse of broad spectrum ABO's Every ABO class has_____________________ correct answers resistance organisms Vaccination with pneumococcal vaccine has correct answers decreased resistance ...

Define Pharmacokinetics correct answers The impact of the body on drugs. How much of an administered dose gets to its sites of action. Four major pharmokinetic processes correct answers Drug absorption, drug distribution, drug metabolism, and drug excretion. Define Pharmacodynamics correct ans...

Once you graduate from an NP program, in order to prescribe you'll need: correct answers -Advanced nurse prescriber license -DEA # What is the purpose of a DEA #? correct answers Needed to prescribed scheduled drugs Rules for prescribing Schedule II drugs: correct answers -Written script nee...

Who grants the authority for Np's to apply for and receive a DEA number? correct answers The state that the Np is working in Who ultimately has control over prescriptive privileges? correct answers The state. What federal agency registers individuals who may prescribe narcotics and other cont...

You examine a 38-year-old woman who has presented for an initial examination and Papanicolaou test. She has no complaint. Her blood pressure (BP) is 154/98 mm Hg bilaterally and her body mass index (BMI) is 31 kg/m2. The rest of her physical examination is unremarkable. Your next best action is...

Serotonin regulates correct answers Mood, emotion, feeding, and reproductive behavior This class of antidepressants binds to presynaptic SERT and inhibits them from reuptake of serotonin to increase levels in the synaptic cleft to bind with postsysnaptic 5HT2 receptors correct answers SSRIs Fi...

At what point should medication be implemented in a hypertensive patient? correct answers If their BP is >140/90 or >130/80 that is not fixed by nonpharmacological therapy If a hypertensive patient has no comorbidities what is the typical first line pharmacological treatment? correct answer...

Define anxiolytic correct answers drugs that relieve anxiety Define hypnotic correct answers drugs that promote sleep What are the two categories of drugs that are anxiolytics and hypnotics? correct answers Barbituates and benzodiazepines Why are benzodiazepines used more frequently than ba...