Adverse Drug Effects & Drug Interactions

Question 1

Adverse Drug Effects

Answer 1

Headache/nausea/dizziness/Rash… Important to educate patients!

Question 2

Adverse Drug Effects

Answer 2

Side effects/idiosyncratic/teratogenic/allergy/toxicity

Question 3

Adverse Effect

Answer 3

Based on pharmacology, completely adverse effects

Question 4

Pharmacologic effect

Answer 4

Just change dose

Question 5

Idiosyncratic

Answer 5

change the drug…odd effect without pharmacologic reason.

Question 6

Teratogenic

Answer 6

May change the drug due to inc. risk of fetal birth defect.

Question 7

Allergy

Answer 7

Change the drug

Question 8

Toxicity

Answer 8

Side effects could be toxic or toxicity could look like side effects. Look into drug interaction.

Question 9

nurse monitors client on newly presc. antihtn drugs.

Answer 9

Adverse drug effects.

Question 10

a client is prescribed a medication and is concerned it might have a teratogenic effect. Which response by the nurse is the most app

Answer 10

Let me check the pregnancy risk category of the drug.

Question 11

Neurotoxicity!

Answer 11

neuro assessment; confused? LOC? Dizziness?

Question 12

Dermatologic Toxicity

Answer 12

Onset, lesion, open wound, risk of infection,

Question 13

Bone Marrow Toxicity

Answer 13

Check WBC, leukopenia, blood, risk for infection, low RBC = anemia…pallor/fatigue. Thrombocytopenia

Question 14

Cardiotoxic

Answer 14

HR, dysrhythmias

Question 15

Nephrotoxicity

Answer 15

Check urine, GFR, UA, BUN, I&Os

Question 16

Ototoxicity

Answer 16

Discern sincerity… assess hearing!

Question 17

Hepatotoxicity

Answer 17

Assess jaundice, ALT, AST, LFTs

Question 18

Which lab results found in the medical record would support the dx of hepatotoxicity

Answer 18

Elevated ALT and AST