Medication Aide Exam with answers
Digoxin - ANSWERS✔✔ 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 - ANSWERS✔✔ for edema, hypertension, removes fluids from the Body. Check
blood pressure before you give, resident may be dizzy; will need potassium
replacement
potassium - ANSWERS✔✔ 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 - ANSWERS✔✔ blood thinner for residents that have tendency for blood
clots. antidote is vitamin K. you have to check pt/ inr level
antacids - ANSWERS✔✔ pepcid
stimulants - ANSWERS✔✔ speed up brain activities
example: Ritalin
Antidepressants - ANSWERS✔✔ paxil, Zoloft, wllbutrin, Elavil, trazodone,effexor
Narcotics - ANSWERS✔✔ Vicodin, Percodan, oxycocodone, morphine, Demerol,
fentanyl patch, dilaudid
anticonvulsants - ANSWERS✔✔ Dilantin, valproic acid, Depakote, phenobarbital,
Neurontin, mysoline
antiparkinson - ANSWERS✔✔ levodopa carbidopa (sinemet), cogentin
Digoxin - ANSWERS✔✔ 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 - ANSWERS✔✔ for edema, hypertension, removes fluids from the Body. Check
blood pressure before you give, resident may be dizzy; will need potassium
replacement
potassium - ANSWERS✔✔ 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 - ANSWERS✔✔ blood thinner for residents that have tendency for blood
clots. antidote is vitamin K. you have to check pt/ inr level
antacids - ANSWERS✔✔ pepcid
stimulants - ANSWERS✔✔ speed up brain activities
example: Ritalin
Antidepressants - ANSWERS✔✔ paxil, Zoloft, wllbutrin, Elavil, trazodone,effexor
Narcotics - ANSWERS✔✔ Vicodin, Percodan, oxycocodone, morphine, Demerol,
fentanyl patch, dilaudid
anticonvulsants - ANSWERS✔✔ Dilantin, valproic acid, Depakote, phenobarbital,
Neurontin, mysoline
antiparkinson - ANSWERS✔✔ levodopa carbidopa (sinemet), cogentin
