Levodopa and carbidopa - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

A patient has recurrent cluster headaches and asks about abortive therapy. Which therapy is effective for a majority of patients with cluster headaches? a. Lithium b. NSAIDs c. Oxygen d. Verapamil - Answer- C. Oxygen A patient reports recurrent headaches occurring 1 or 2 times per month that generally occur with weather changes or when sleep patterns are disrupted and describes them as severe, with throbbing on one side of the head and sometimes accompanied by nausea. What is the recommen...

Aspirin - - Anti-platelet, anti-pyretic, anti-inflammatory & analgesic - Overuse causes - tinnitus (ringing in the ears) - NO children - Reye syndrome - Can be enteric coated - Used to prevent strokes, MI Heparin Antidote - - Protamine sulphate Mucomyst (acetylcysteine) - acetaminophen antidote carbidopa/levodopa (Sinemet) - - Signs of Parkinson's disease: Shuffled gait, bradykinesia, tremors, muscle rigidity - Serious adverse effect: thoughts of suicide Duo-Nebulizer - - Aerosol trea...

1) A client is being treated for hyperthyridism with propylthiouracil (PTU). The LPN/LVN knows that the action of this drug is to: A. decrease the amount of thyroid stimulating hormone circulating inthe blood. B. increase the amount of thyroid-stimulating hormone circulating inthe blood. C. increase the amount of T4 and decrease the amount of T3 producedby the thyroid. D. inhibit synthesis of T3 and T4 by the thyroid gland. D. PTU is an adjunct therapy used to control hyperthyroidism by in...

HESI Pharmacology V2 Practice Exam | Questions and Answers 2023-2024 Graded A+. A client receiving albuterol (Proventil) tablets complains of nausea every evening with her 9 p.m. dose. What action should the nurse take to alleviate this side effect? A) Change the time of the dose. B) Hold the 9 p.m. dose. C) Administer the dose with a snack. D) Administer an antiemetic with the dose. C) Administer the dose with a snack. Administering oral doses with food (C) helps minimize GI discomfort. ...

Parkinson's disease and has a new prescription for levodopa-carbidopa - Answer change from lying or sitting position slowly terminally ill client about organ donation - Answer our father will remain on life support until after the organs are removed preictal phase of a seizure - Answer I suddenly small a foul odor proper use of an intrauterine device - Answer I will need to check that the two strings of this device are the same length once per month acute pancreatitis - Answer periu...

ATI Capstone Med Surge Exam | Questions and Verified Answers| 2023/2024 Update 1. A nurse is assessing a pt who has a heart rate of 40/min, the pt is diaphoretic and has chest pain, what medication should the nurse plan to administer ~ Answer: atropine 2. A nurse is caring for a pt who is scheduled to undergo bone marrow harvesting, the nurse should instruct the pt that the harvesting will occur in which of the following situations ~ Answer: in the or under general anesthesia...

ATI Nutrition Practice Test B 2019 A nurse is reviewing the laboratory data of four clients. The nurse should identify that which of the following clients is experiencing fluid overload? - Answer- A client who has a sodium level of 130 mEq/L A nurse is planning discharge teaching for a client who is postoperative following placement of a colostomy. Which of the following statements should the nurse plan to include? - Answer- "Increase your intake of foods containing pectin." A nurse i...

HESI Pharmacology Exam Version 4| 55 Questions and Verified Answers | 2021/ 2022 Q: A client, who has a myocardial infarction last year, has a daily prescription for aspirin 325 mg by mouth. Which assessment finding should alert the nurse to withhold the medication? a. Low prothrombin time. b. High white blood cell count. c. Oral temperature of 97.9 F. d. Low platelet count. Answer: D. Q: A nurse administered a second dose of an opioid containing codeine and acetaminophen t...

Final Exam: NR566 / NR 566 (Latest Update 2024 / 2025) Advanced Pharmacology for Care of the Family | Exam Questions & Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A - Chamberlain Question: What are sleep attacks associated with related to PD treatment? Answer: Sleep attacks are overwhelming sleepiness that comes on without warning It is associated with dopamine agonists like pramipexole Question: How should you manage the side effects of bromocriptine? Answer: Bromocriptine is a ergot dopa...

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