Sympathomimetic fight or Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Exam 1: NUR2407/ NUR 2407 (Latest 2024/ 2025 Update) Pharmacology Complete Review| Questions and Verified Answers| Grade A | 100% Correct- Rasmussen Q: What two vitals signs would you assess before giving a patient a beta blocker? Answer: Heart rate Blood pressure Q: If your patient has hypertension, what concerns would you have if they took a sympathomimetic OTC med? Answer: Sympathomimetic meds will increase heart rate, blood pressure Q: Adrenergic agonists are al...

If you administered naloxone (Narcan) to a patient who overdosed on morphine, what effect would occur? A.Potentiation B.Hypersensitivity C.Antagonism D.Cross-tolerance - Answer- C If a hypertonic solution were introduced into the environment surrounding a normal human red blood cell, the cell would most likely: A.Explode B.Stay the same C.Shrink D.Swell - Answer- C Which of the following IV catheters would deliver the largest volume of fluid the fastest? A. 2 1/4 inch, 18-g...

DRUGS ROUTES OF ADMINISTRATION (5) - 1. Enteral 2. Parenteral 3. Transdermal 4. Inhalation 5. Topical What is enteral route ? - ENTERAL - absorbed in GI a. sublingual b. oral c. buccal/ lingual/ sublingual d. rectal What is the Parenteral route? (3) - Parenteral a. Intravenous ( IV) b. intramuscular (IM) c. subcutaneous (SubQ). What is the transdermal route? - delivered through the skin into the blood stream What is the inhalation route? (2) - a. aerosolized b. airway instillatio...

NUR 3251 Pharm II - Exam 1 REVIEW (Spring 2022) Updated| best for 2023 exam prepNUR 3251 Pharm II - Exam 1 REVIEW (Spring 2022) Updated| best for 2023 exam prep Module 1 4, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 1. A nurse is providing discharge teaching for a client who has pulmonary edema and is about to start taking furosemide. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include? A. Take aspirin if headaches develop. B. Eat foods that contain plenty of potassium. C. Expect so...

Rasmussen pharm exam #1 What drugs contribute to urinary retention in a parkinsons patient? - benztropine What is atropine linger? - dry mouth, blurred vision, gastric distention How does benzodiazepine work? - works by calming nerves by sustaining the GABA in your body How would you explain to a patient that is taking a sympathomimetic the way in which it works? - triggers fight or flight, which opens the airways and increases the heart rate What is the antidote for an opioid O...

What drugs contribute to urinary retention in a parkinsons patient? - benztropine What is atropine linger? - dry mouth, blurred vision, gastric distention How does benzodiazepine work? - works by calming nerves by sustaining the GABA in your body How would you explain to a patient that is taking a sympathomimetic the way in which it works? - triggers fight or flight, which opens the airways and increases the heart rate What is the antidote for an opioid OD? - naloxone How to apply a trans...

HESI Pharmacology Review Questions and Answers Cardiac Drugs/Diuretics • Digoxin (Lanoxin) – positive inotrope (increases force of contraction); negative chronotrope (decreases heart rate). How do you assess for this? (Always take AP for a full minute!) • Client with long hx of daily digoxin and furosemide (Lasix) use; creates a high risk for dig toxicity (Lasix can cause hypokalemia, which can lead to dig toxicity) • Digoxin taken with dronedarone (Multaq), which is another antid...

what are ways a drug can be called if they stimulate the sympathetic nervous system - sympathomimetic adrenergic agonist parasympatholytic cholinergic-blocking (anticholinergic) what are ways a drug can be called if they stimulate the parasympathetic nervous system - parasympathomimetic cholinergic agonist sympatholytic adrenergic blocker (alpha and beta blocker) sympathetic nervous system - fight or flight

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Anticholinergics [not producing fluids/blood to heart, lungs and brain] syndrome (antihistamines, bronchodilators, cyclic antidepressants, SLEEP AIDS) - ANS Hot as a hare (hyperthermia) Red as a beet (flushed) Dry as a bone [ANHYDROSIS (dry skin, urinary retention) Blind as a bat (mydriasis) Mad as a hatter (hallucinations, delirium, myoclonic jerking) The antidote for anticholinergic toxicity is physostigmine salicylate. Physostigmine is the only reversible acetylcholinesteras...