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What are the side effects of anticholinergic medications?

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Explain the drug regimen for H. pylori.

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What are the side effects of aluminum-containing antacids?

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How does allopurinol work?

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What are contraindications for antitubercular therapy?

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What patient education should be given for patients taking isoniazid to treat TB?

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Explain drug treatment for the flu.

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What are the side effects/adverse effects of aminoglycosides?

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What are common side effects of antibiotic use?

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What patient education should be given to patients taking tetracycline?

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Which antibiotics are related to PCN?

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Why is a spacer used with an inhaler?

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What are side effects/adverse effects of using inhaled corticosteroids?

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What are side effects/adverse effects of xanthine derivatives?

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How does aminophylline work for COPD patients?

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How does Guaifenesin work?

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What are systemic effects of adrenergic nasal decongestants?

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How does Metformin work?

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What are side effects/adverse effects of corticosteroids?

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Explain rotation of injection sites for insulin administration.

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What are the onsets of rapid-acting, short-acting, intermediate-acting, and long-acting insulin?

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What is Cosyntropin used for?

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How is Diabetes insipidus treated?

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What are osmotic diuretics used for?

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What drugs interact with thiazides?

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What patient education should be given to patients who are taking Lasix?

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What are side effects of potassium-sparing diuretics?

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How do antilipemic drugs work?

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What are side effects/adverse effects of antilipemic drugs?

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How long does it take Lipitor to work?

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What are the side effects/adverse effects of statin drugs?

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What are side effects/adverse effects of niacin?

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What are the antidotes for Heparin and Coumadin?

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How do thrombolytic drugs work?

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What are side effects/adverse effects of thrombolytic therapy?

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What are side effects/adverse effects of antidysrhythmic drugs?

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What is the therapeutic range of digoxin?

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Explain what ionotropic, chronotropic, and dromotropic mean.

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What are the signs/symptoms of digoxin toxicity?

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What are side effects/adverse effects of beta blockers?

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What are side effects/adverse effects of nitrates?

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What are side effects/adverse effects of ACE inhibitors?

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How does tolterodine work?

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Explain how anticholinergic drugs affect the parasympathetic nervous system.

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What is the antidote to cholinergic drugs?

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What are side effects/adverse effects of cholinergic drugs?

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What are side effects/adverse effects of cholinergic drugs?

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What are contraindications for nonselective beta blockers?

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What is epinephrine used for?

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What effects do adrenergic agonist drugs have on the sympathetic nervous system?

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How long do antidepressants take to work?

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What are side effects/adverse effects of SSRIs?

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What drugs interact with SSRIs?

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What patient education should be provided to patients taking MAOIs?

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What are side effects/adverse effects of Sinemet?

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56
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What patient education should be provided for patients taking anticholinergic drugs?

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57
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How does carbidopa/levodopa work?

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What is therapeutic index?

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59
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What patient education should be provided to patients taking AEDs (antiepileptic drugs)?

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What drugs are given for musculoskeletal injury?

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What patient education should be given to patients taking opioids?

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What is the antidote to opioids?

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Explain the Schedule system for controlled substances.

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Explain how neonates and children respond differently to medications, compared to adults.

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Explain how older adults respond differently to medications.

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Explain the first-pass effect.

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What are side effects of epinephrine?

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What happens when a patient takes two drugs that are highly protein bound?

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What is bethanechol used for?

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How does tiotropium work?

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What education should be provided for patients taking psyllium?

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What are side effects of cephalosporins?

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How do NSAIDS work?

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What is Tensilon used for?

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How does atropine work?

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What conditions are anticholinergics used for?

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How do indirect-acting cholinergic agonists work?

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How do alpha-adrenergic blockers work?

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What are side effects of beta2 adrenergic agonists?

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What are side effects of digoxin?

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