Quinine - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

NRCMA CH 6 REVIEW EXAM QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 2024 The study of drugs is called - ANSWER-PHARMACOLOGY Which of the following refers to the study of characteristics of natural drugs and their sources - ANSWER-PHARMACOGNOSY The study of what drugs do to the body is called - ANSWER-PHARMACODYNAMICS What the body does to a drug is called - ANSWER-PHARMACOKINETICS Which of the following is the study of how drugs are used to treat disease - ANSWER-PHARMACOTHERAPEUTICS Which of the fol...

Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia is a group of disorders characterized by - correct answer malfunction of the immune system where antibodies are produced against antigens on the surface of RBSs, resulting in hemolysis T/F RBC survival is proportional to the amount of antibody on the RBC surface; therefore the greater the amount of antibody the more rapidly the RBC is destroyed. - correct answer True Intravascular Hemolysis is - - correct answer RBC lysis in circulation - Antibodies bind t...

Introductory Clinical Pharmacology 12th Edition by Susan M Ford 1. The nurse determines a teaching session about chloroquine is successful when the client correctly articulates which factor? a. Avoid foods that acidify the urine. b. Take the drug on an empty stomach. c. Increase dosage if dosage missed once. d. Discontinue drug if color of urine changes. Answer: A Rationale: The nurse should educate the client to avoid foods that acidify the urine (cranberries, plums, prunes, meat...

Question 1 Laboratory testing has confirmed that a patient has chloroquine-resistant malaria and the patient's physician has prescribed quinine along with an adjunctive drug. The nurse should question the physician's order if the patient has a history of osteoporosis or low bone density. chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). diabetes mellitus. cardiac arrhythmias. Question 2 A pregnant patient asks the Nurse Practitioner what over-the-counter medication she can take for recu...

Riboflavin deficiency - Riboflavin=B2 -angular stomatitis (changes at the angles of the mouth) -cheilosis (cracked lips) -glossitis -ocular problems (corneal neovascularization) -skin changes Babesiosis - -causes hemolytic anemia -severe in asplenic individuals -carried by Ixodes (deer) tick (like Lyme) -dx with blood smear that shows tetrads of intraerythrocytic ring forms OR with PCR -tx with clinda or quinine Aeromonas hydrophila - This gram-negative bacterium is found in freshwate...

Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia is a group of disorders characterized by - malfunction of the immune system where antibodies are produced against antigens on the surface of RBSs, resulting in hemolysis T/F RBC survival is proportional to the amount of antibody on the RBC surface; therefore the greater the amount of antibody the more rapidly the RBC is destroyed. - True Intravascular Hemolysis is - - RBC lysis in circulation - Antibodies bind to the RBC membrane therefore activating the complem...

hypertension (HTN) correct answers persistently high blood pressure Initial drug therapy for newly diagnosed HTN correct answers thiazide diuretics (found to be the best out of the classes of diuretics) Thiazide diuretics (examples) correct answers -hydrochlorothiazide -chlorothiazide -hydroflumethiazide -methyclothiazide Diltiazem belongs to what drug class correct answers calcium channel blockers Adverse effects of diltiazem correct answers CNS-dizziness, lightheadedness, headac...

1. The patient is having an acute malarial attack with chills and fever. The nurse knows chills and fever are caused by what? a. Formation of sporozoites into the system b. Rupture of red blood cells due to invasion of merozoites c. Invasion of the tsetse fly into the central nervous system d. Release of amastigotes into the blood vessels Ans: B Feedback: The chills and fever associated with an acute malarial attack are caused by the rupture of red blood cells containing merozoites. The...

Principles of Health Science Semester Exam Questions and Answers witch doctors ANSWER treated illness with ceremonies to drive out evil spirits trepanning ANSWER boring a hole in the skull to treat insanity, epilepsy, and headache digitalis ANSWER from foxglove plants used to strengthen & slow heart rate by chewing the leaves quinine ANSWER from the bark of the cinchona tree, controls fever and muscle spasms, also used to treat malaria belladonna & atropine ANSWER from the nightsh...

Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia is a group of disorders characterized by - malfunction of the immune system where antibodies are produced against antigens on the surface of RBSs, resulting in hemolysis T/F RBC survival is proportional to the amount of antibody on the RBC surface; therefore the greater the amount of antibody the more rapidly the RBC is destroyed. - True Intravascular Hemolysis is - - RBC lysis in circulation - Antibodies bind to the RBC membrane therefore activating the complem...