Tigecycline - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

1. A 32-year-old female patient is admitted to the floor with a superinfection. Her orders read tigecycline (Tygacil) 100 mg IV followed by 50 mg IV every 12 hours infused over 30 to 60 minutes for 5 days. What would be important for the nurse to educate this patient about? A) Analgesics B) Antihistamines C) Contraceptives D) Decongestants Ans: C Feedback: Many antibiotics interfere with the effectiveness of oral contraceptives and unplanned pregnancies can occur. Women should be advise...

Pharm Exam 1 questions with answers and explanations, 100% Mastery, Graded A+ Document Content and Description Below Pharm Exam 1 questions with answers and explanations, 100% Mastery, Graded A+ A patient who has HIV and is taking the nucleoside/nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI) zidovudine (Re trovir) reports vomiting, abdominal pain, fatigue, and hyperventilation. Which laboratory result is the priority for the nurse to evaluate? A) Megakaryocytes B) Red blood cell (RBC) count...

Louisiana State University:NUR 2134 Quiz Questions & Answers for Chapters 83-89 and 91 An antimicrobial medication that has selective toxicity has which characteristic? A. Ability to transfer DNA coding B. Ability to suppress bacterial resistance C. Ability to avoid injuring host cells D. Ability to act against a specific microbe C. Ability to avoid injuring host cells Selective toxicity refers to an antibiotic that has the ability to injure only invading microbes, not the host. Conj...

USMLE STEP 1 Pharmacology Final Exam Review USMLE STEP 1 Pharmacology Final Exam Review What are the major functions of the α1 receptor? Increase vascular smooth muscle contraction, increase pupillary dilator muscle contraction (mydriasis), increase intestinal and bladder sphincter muscle contraction What are the major functions of the α2 receptor? Decrease sympathetic outflow, decrease insulin release, decrease lipolysis, increase platelet aggregation, decrease aqueous humor producti...

NURS 105 Pharm Chapter 9 Antibiotics Questions and answers Name: Date: 1. A 32-year-old female client has been diagnosed with a superinfection and has been prescribed tigecycline. What is a priority nursing action? A) Assess the client's blood pressure prior to administering the first dose and monitor closely for the first 12 hours B) Educate the client about the need to avoid OTC antihistamines during treatment, due to the risk for anticholinergic effects C) Educate the client a...

623 Adult - Male Genitourinary - NP Certification, Fitzgerald 4th ed, Questions with accurate answers, Rated A d. boggy gland - which of the following is INCONSISTENT with the description of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)? a. obliteraed mediam sulcus b. size loarger than 2.5cm x 3cm c. sensation of incomplete emptying d. boggy gland b. an alpha1 antagonist should NOT be used as a solo or first-line txment agent - when prescribing antihypertensive txment for a man with BPH and...

A 32-year-old female patient is admitted to the floor with a superinfection. Her orders read tigecycline (Tygacil) 100 mg IV followed by 50 mg IV every 12 hours infused over 30 to 60 minutes for 5 days. What would be important for the nurse to educate this patient about? A) Analgesics B) Antihistamines C) Contraceptives D) Decongestants Ans: C Feedback: Many antibiotics interfere with the effectiveness of oral contraceptives and unplanned pregnancies can occur. Women should be advised t...

1. A 32-year-old female client has been diagnosed with a superinfection and has been prescribed tigecycline. What is a priority nursing action? A) Assess the client's blood pressure prior to administering the first dose and monitor closely for the first 12 hours B) Educate the client about the need to avoid OTC antihistamines during treatment, due to the risk for anticholinergic effects C) Educate the client about the need to supplement oral contraceptives with another form of birt...

Penicillin G (IV and IM) Penicillin M (oral) Correct Answer: *MOA:* *β-lactam*: a structural analog of D-ala-D-ala (a normal component of cell walls) which binds and inactivates bacterial transpeptidases (penicillin-binding protein, PBPs) to block peptidoglycan cross linking *Clinical use:* Bactericidal for Gram-⊕ cocci/rods, Gram-⊖ cocci (Neisseria), and spirochetes Mostly used for Gram-⊕ organisms (S. pneumoniae, S. pyogenes, Actinomyces). Also used for Gram-⊖ cocci (mainly...

PHARM_STUDY_GUIDE_QUIZ_ 1.2023 1. What are the BON rules and regulations for prescriptive authority for the advance practice nurse? 1. Texas is very restricted 2. Describe the pharmacokinetic processes of absorption, distribution, metabolism and elimination and how differences in these areas affect drug action. 1. Absorption 1. Drug’s movement from the site of administration into the blood. 2. Distribution 1.Drug’s movement from the blood into the interstitial space oftissues and ...