Basic Nursing Background

Question 1

Client taking levodopa for Parkinson, what vitamin to avoid?

Answer 1

Vitamin Be Pyridoxine assists in the balancing of
sodium and potassium as well as promoting red blood
cell production.

Question 2

Effexor (venlafaxine)

Answer 2

Antidepressant
Increased risk of suicidal thoughts or behavior at the
start of treatment this risk. Monitor for worsening
symptoms of depression and/or suicidal thoughts
during the first weeks of treatment. Allow 14 days
before taking Effexor if on MAO (Nardil, Marplan)
Side effects: Dizziness, headache, weakness, fever or
chills, blurred vision, sweating, and dry mouth.

Question 3

Wellbutrin (bupropion hydrochloride)

Answer 3

Antidepressant also used for smoking cessation.

Zyban is a bupropion for smoking cessation.

Question 4

Celexa (Citalopram)

Answer 4

Antidepressant

Question 5

Starlix (Nateglinide) or

Prandin (repaglinide)

Answer 5

Antidepressant
For type Il diabetes, taken at meal time or 30 minutes
before meals. Has a rapid and short duration.
Side effect: weight gain.
Action: stimulates release of insulin from beta cells.

Question 6

A drug used to test to differentiate Myasthenia crisis and from cholinergic crisis.

Answer 6

Tension, Enlon, or Reversol (Eprophonium)
(duration of action: 10 minutes)
Myasthenic crisis: unable to produce enough
neuromuscular stimulation, Tension will reduce the
muscle weakness.
Cholinergic crisis: there is too much neuromuscular
stimulation making muscle weakness worse by further
calcium in the intracellular space.

Question 7

IV medication for myasthenic crisis

Answer 7

Prostigmin (Neostigmine) is an anticholesterase

Question 8

Questran is indicated for:

Answer 8

Prostigmin (Neostigmine) is an anticholesterase

Question 9

Questran is indicated for:

Answer 9

Hyperlipidemia with side effect of constipation.

Question 10

Pt teaching when patient is on Azithromycin (Zithromax)

Answer 10

Take 2 tablets initially and to take 1 tablet daily x 4

days.