Cetaminophen - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

JB LEARNING: EMT FINAL EXAM A 4-year-old, 15-kg male ingested an unknown quantity of acetaminophen (Tylenol). The child's mother states that she does not know when the ingestion occurred. The child is conscious and alert and in no apparent distress. The EMT should: - ANSWER-administer 15 g of ac

Pharmacology Milestone ******2024 EXAM WITH CORRECT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Acetaminophen (Tylenol)

PHARMACOLOGY TESTBANK TEST 1 WITH 100% CORRECT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS A postoperative patient reports pain, which the patient rates as an 8 on a scale of 1 to 10. The prescriber has ordered acetaminophen 650mg PO every 6 hours PRN. What will the nurse do? Contact the provider to request a different analgesic medication. A patient newly diagnosed with diabetes is to be discharged from the hospital. The nurse teaching the patient about home management should begin by doing what? Asking the patien...

what is Acetaminophen's availability? correct answers suppository; tablet/caplet; extended release tablet/capsule; liquid, injection what is Acetaminophen's action of mechanism correct answers produces analgesia by elevation of pain threshold, inhibits action of endogenous pyrogens on the heat-regulating centers in the brain by blocking formation and release of prostaglandins in the CNS how does Acetaminophen inhibit endogenous pyrogens? correct answers inhibits their action on heat-regu...

Identify the sources of acetaminophen exposure in cats and dogs. correct answers 1. Acetaminophen is present in more than 200 prescription and OTC formulations. 2. Most toxicoses result from well-meaning but ill-informed administration by owners. 3. Accidental ingestion of owner's medications. Why is acetaminophen not commonly used in cats and dogs? correct answers Low therapeutic index What is the level of plasma protein binding of acetaminophen? correct answers 1. Poor protein bin...

PHARMACOLOGY TESTBANK (TEST 1-4) WITH 100% CORRECT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS A postoperative patient reports pain, which the patient rates as an 8 on a scale of 1 to 10. The prescriber has ordered acetaminophen 650mg PO every 6 hours PRN. What will the nurse do? Contact the provider to request a different analgesic medication. A patient newly diagnosed with diabetes is to be discharged from the hospital. The nurse teaching the patient about home management should begin by doing what? Asking the pa...

Medication Acetaminophen (Tylenol) Drug classification Central analgesic, non-narcotic analgesic, antypyretic. Use Relief of mild to moderate pain, fever. Action Appears to inhibit prostaglandin synthesis in the CNS and, to a lesser extent, block pain impulses through peripheral action. acts centrally on hypothalmic heat-regulating center, producing peripheral vasodilation. Contra indications: active alcoholism, hepatic disease, viral hepatitis, all of which increase th...

Pharmacology Milestone ******2024 EXAM WITH CORRECT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Acetaminophen (Tylenol)

aspirin correct answers acetylsalicylic acid mechanism of action (MOA) of aspirin correct answers irreversible acetylation of sarin at cycloxygenase how is aspirin absorbed? correct answers rapidly absorbed, peak level in 1-2 hours rapidly hydrolyzed what does aspirin deacetylate to? correct answers acetic acid and salicylate aspirin site of action? correct answers stops prostacyclin synthesis why is aspirin toxic? correct answers shifts from 1st order to 0 order how is aspi...

MODULE 3: DRUGS FOR HEADACHE, ALLERGIC REACTIONS, CYCLOOXYGENASE INHIBITORS, ACETAMINOPHEN, & GLUCOCORTICOIDS EXAM 2024/2025 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS.