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NSG124/ NSG 124 Exam 2: (New 2024/ 2025 Update) Pharmacology Review| Questions and Verifie, Exams of Pharmacology

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NSG124/ NSG 124 Exam 2: (New 2024/ 2025
Update) Pharmacology Review| Questions
and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| A
Grade Herzing
QUESTION
What two drugs are prescribed for TB?
Answer:
Rifampin and Isoniazid
QUESTION
When should you test for effectiveness of TB drugs?
Answer:
After 6 months of treatment
QUESTION
What is the most important thing to educate patients with the two drug regimen for TB?
Answer:
Take them BOTH for the full 6 months!
QUESTION
Drug Regimen for TB
Answer:
Active TB- Both drugs 6 months
Latent TB- 1 drug for 6 months
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Update) Pharmacology Review| Questions

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Grade – Herzing

QUESTION

What two drugs are prescribed for TB? Answer: Rifampin and Isoniazid

QUESTION

When should you test for effectiveness of TB drugs? Answer: After 6 months of treatment

QUESTION

What is the most important thing to educate patients with the two drug regimen for TB? Answer: Take them BOTH for the full 6 months!

QUESTION

Drug Regimen for TB Answer: Active TB- Both drugs 6 months Latent TB- 1 drug for 6 months

Answer: Answer: Answer: Answer: Answer:

QUESTION

What are nursing considerations for Rifampin? Hepatotoxicity

QUESTION

What is one IMPORTANT thing to educate patient when taking TB Drugs?! Pee and Sweat may turn orange, and they may experience flu like symptoms!

QUESTION

Who must you not give Fluoroquinolone to? Patients with tendinitis or tendon rupture or patients with renal transplants

QUESTION

Name an antifungal drug amphotericin B

QUESTION

How is amphotericin B administered? IV only

Answer: Answer: Answer: Answer: Answer:

QUESTION

What is onset for rapid acting? 5 - 30 mins

QUESTION

What is peak for rapid acting? 30 - 90 mins

QUESTION

Patients who are given rapid acting insulin is at risk for..... Hypoglycemia

QUESTION

name the regular insulins Humulin R, Novolin R

QUESTION

What is the onset for short insulins? 30 - 60 mins

Answer: Answer: Answer: Answer: Answer:

QUESTION

What is the peak for short insulins? 2 - 4 hours

QUESTION

How is regular insulin administered? IV or SQ

QUESTION

What are intermediate insulins? Humulin N, Novolin N

QUESTION

What is the onset for intermediate insulin? 1 - 2 hours

QUESTION

What is the peak for intermediate insulin? 4 - 12 hours

QUESTION

What are the side effects of metformin? Answer: nausea, potential for lactic acidosis

QUESTION

What important nursing consideration when giving metformin? Answer: This medication is not metabolized and can be toxic to the kidneys! If patient has to have CT/Contrast withhold this drug for 48HRS.

QUESTION

What hormone is produced in patients with overgrowth? Answer: Growth Hormone

QUESTION

What drug is used to treat HYPOthyroidism? Answer: levothyroxine

QUESTION

What drug is used to treat HYPERthyroidism? Answer: methimazole

QUESTION

Signs of HYPOthyroidism Answer:

  • Cold intolerance
  • Slowed mental function
  • Hair loss or thinning of the hair (loss of lateral third of the eyebrow is pathognomonic)
  • Decreased pulse volume
  • Obesity
  • Dry, thickened skin
  • Edema around eyes or puffiness of the face

QUESTION

Signs of HYPERthyroidism Answer:

  • Increased sweating
  • Nervousness or agitation
  • Dalrymple's Sign (exophthalmos)
  • Pretibial myxedema
  • Heat intolerance
  • Fine peripheral tremors
  • Increased pulse volume

QUESTION

How do you confirm a bacteria before giving an antibiotic? Answer: Obtain cultures!

QUESTION

Prophylactic reasons for antibiotics Answer: Surgery, Bacterial Endocarditis, and Neutropenia

Answer: Answer: Answer: Answer: Answer: Fever/Chills, hypotension, rapid heartbeat, redness or rash on back of neck, itchy red blotches, and muscle weakness.

QUESTION

Who must you never give tetracyclines to? Children under 8!

QUESTION

What are tetracyclines used to treat? Acne, and whopping cough

QUESTION

Most common macrolide? Azithromycin (Z-pack)

QUESTION

What are macrolides used to treat? pertussis, diptheria, chlamydia and pneumonia

QUESTION

What is a adverse effect of macrolide?

Answer: Answer: Answer: Answer: Answer: Prolonged QT intervals

QUESTION

Which drug is an alternative to penicillin and used to treat abdominal and pelvic infections? Clindamycin

QUESTION

What is used to treat C. Diff? vancomycin or metronidazole

QUESTION

What is a the most important nursing consideration with aminoglycosides? Check Trough 30 mins before, hang medication, get peak 30 mins after, and adjust if necessary

QUESTION

What does Sulfonamides and Trimethoprim create? Bactrim

QUESTION

What is Bactrim used to treat? UTI

QUESTION

What are the K+ sparing diuretics? Answer: spironolactone (and eplerenone) triamterene amiloride

QUESTION

What is K+ sparing diuretics used to treat? Answer: Hypertension Edema HYPOkalemia

QUESTION

What patient education is important with K+ sparing drugs?! Answer: AVOID EATING FOODS HIGH WITH POTASSIUM Signs of hyperkalemia

QUESTION

Most common type of loop diuretic? Answer: Furosemide (Lasix)

QUESTION

What are loop diuretics used for?

Answer: Answer: Answer: Answer: CHF, renal disease, hypertensive crisis, pulmonary edema

QUESTION

How do you reverse hyperkalemia in K+ sparing drugs? Stop giving the drug

QUESTION

What are the thiazide diuretics? hydrochlorothiazide

QUESTION

What are thiazide diuretics used for? Used for peripheral edema & HTN

QUESTION

What is Agromegaly? Too much growth hormone causes body to continue to grow

QUESTION

What is the antidote for acromegaly? Answer:

5th generation- CEFTAROLINE

QUESTION

Why are there 5 generations of cephalosporins? Answer: Each generation gets stronger

QUESTION

What are the signs and symptoms of ototoxicity? Answer: Tinnitus (ringing in the ears), dizziness, roaring in the ears, vertigo, mild to severe loss of hearing

QUESTION

Red Man Syndrome is associated with? Answer: Vancomycin

QUESTION

If a patient is loosing water and electrolytes what is the order of interventions? Answer: Give water, Give Isotonic Solution (Normal Saline), if no change give HYPOtonic solution.

QUESTION

What must you check before administering Bactrim? Answer:

Sulfa Allergy

QUESTION

Why can you not give Bactrim to pregnant women? Answer: Trimethoprim is fatal to the fetus

QUESTION

Which generation of cephalosporins is used to treat STD's? Answer: 3rd generation- Ceftriaxone!!!!