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NURS 615 Meds Drug Chart Exam 2 Complete Solution. Anticonvulsants Drug Name Trade Name Subclass MOA SE Special Notes/Black Box Warnings Considerations/Education Carbamazepine Tegretol Iminostilbenes Not known; thought to affect the Na++ channels, slowing influx of Na++ in the cortical neurons & slowing spread of abnormal activity RARE reports of aplastic anemia & agranulocytosis COMMON ↓WBC ↓Plts **Effects body’s production of RBC, WBC, and Plts** CBC Q4mo Der...

BKAT ICU Post Test Exam 2023 With 100% Correct Answers. Nitroprusside purpose - correct answer decreases preload and afterload by vasodilation (mainly afterload) Dobutamine mechanism of action - correct answer contractility Dopamine at a low-end dose "renal dose" - correct answer 0.5-4mcg/kg/min increases renal and mesentric perfusion Dopamine at a mid-range dose - correct answer 4-10mcg/kg/min increases contractility and heart rate Dopamine at a high-range dose - correct answer greate...

respiratory zone - correct answer respiratory bronchioles, alveolar ducts, alveoli What does the Respiratory Zone do? - correct answer Allow inhaled oxygen to diffuse into the lung capillaries in exchange for CO2. Conducting Zone - correct answer nose, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, bronchioles What does conducting zone do? - correct answer conducts air to respiratory zone, humidifies, warms, and filters air. Most common cancer mutation? - correct answer Acquired. What does anticholiner...

Chest Trauma- Complications - ANSWERSFlail chest is frequently a complication of blunt chest trauma, which may occur from a steering wheel injury, motor vehicle crash involving a pedestrian or cyclist, a significant fall onto the chest, or an assault with a blunt weapon. As with rib fracture, treatment of flail chest is usually supportive. Management includes providing ventilatory support, clearing secretions from the lungs, and controlling pain. For mild-to-moderate flail chest injuries, the un...

Which of the following is considered the pleasure center of the brain? A. Cortico-striatal-thalamic-cortical loop B. Mesolimbic dopamine pathway C. Mesocortical dopamine pathway D. None of the above - B. Mesolimbic dopamine pathway The reactive reward system signals the immediate prospect of pleasure or pain and triggers drug-seeking behavior. A. True B. False - A. True What role does the amygdala play in substance abuse? A. Releases phasic bursts of dopamine to the nucleus accumbens wh...

Which of the following is considered the pleasure center of the brain? A. Cortico-striatal-thalamic-cortical loop B. Mesolimbic dopamine pathway C. Mesocortical dopamine pathway D. None of the above - B. Mesolimbic dopamine pathway The reactive reward system signals the immediate prospect of pleasure or pain and triggers drug-seeking behavior. A. True B. False - A. True What role does the amygdala play in substance abuse? A. Releases phasic bursts of dopamine to the nucleus accumbens wh...

Prophecy general ICU A V3 Questions & Answers 2023PROPHECY GENERAL ICU A V3 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS: FALL 2022 ( A+ GRADED 100% VERIFIED) IT HAS EVERYTHING One of your patients coded but is now stabilized and you are catching up on charting. The step-down unit calls to get report on your other patient who is to be transfered. The nurses near you do not appear busy. How should you prioritize your time? Give report and ask the nurses to prepare the patient for transfer. Your patient was intubated bu...

NUR170/ NUR 170 Exam 2: (Latest 2024/ 2025 Update) Medical-Surgical Nursing Complete Review| Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct – Galen Q: Peripheral nerve trauma damage to the peripheral nerves Q: S/s peripheral nerve trauma Answer: Weakness, paralysis, burning sensations, skin and nail color changes, pain, edema, impaired mobility, decreased sensory perception Q: peripheral nerve trauma collaborative problems Answer: Permanent nerve damage Compartm...

Nitroprusside purpose - decreases preload and afterload by vasodilation (mainly afterload) Dobutamine mechanism of action - contractility Dopamine at a low-end dose "renal dose" - 0.5-4mcg/kg/min increases renal and mesentric perfusion Dopamine at a mid-range dose - 4-10mcg/kg/min increases contractility and heart rate Dopamine at a high-range dose - greater than 10mcg/kg/min vasoconstriction and increases BP Dopamine and Levophed infiltration - leads to tissue necrosis Dopamine antid...

Origins of mental health - Germs & Genetics until 1952-*Neurotransmitter imbalance* -chlorpromazine was discovered >1st antipsychotic ever created: reduces dopamine Decreases psychosis (caused by dopamine) Diathesis - biological predisposition -that someone is at risk for a illness >possible genetic connect Manage via modifiable risk factors Stress - Enviorment Trauma -most expected explaination for mental illness >can be modifiedAdaptive & Maladaptive Coping - Adaptive-Go...