Drug Classes

Question 1

Antiplatelets (bloodthinners)

Answer 1

Clopidogrel
Aspirin/Acetylsalicylic
Abciximab

Question 2

Anticoagulants (Bloodthinners)

Answer 2

Heparin
Warfarin
Fondaparinux
Riveroxaban

Question 3

Thrombolytics (blood thinners)

Answer 3

tPA
Alteplase
Reteplase
Streptokinase

Question 4

Thrombin inhibitors (blood thinners)

Answer 4

Dabigatran
Argatroban

Question 5

Anxiolytics (Benzodiazepine)

Answer 5

-Pams and -Lams

Question 6

Anxiolytics (Barbiturates)

Answer 6

-Barbitals

Question 7

Atypical Anxiolytics

Answer 7

Buspirone
Risperidone

Question 8

4 Rules of Antidepressants

Answer 8

1. Increased risk of suicide
2. Slow onset, slow taper off
3. Do not mix SSRIs with St John’s Wort or MAOIs with any ither antidepressants
4. Will cause low BP and weight changes

Question 9

Antidepressants (SSRIs)

Answer 9

Sertraline
Citalopram
Escitalopram
Paroxetine
Fluoxetine

Question 10

Antidepressants (SNRI)

Answer 10

Duloxetine

Question 11

Antidepressants (TCAs)

Answer 11

Amitriptyline
Imipramine

Question 12

Antidepressants (MAOIs)

Answer 12

Phenelzine
Selegiline
Isocarboxazid

Question 13

Atypical Antidepressants

Answer 13

Trazadone
Bupropion

Question 14

Bipolar meds

Answer 14

Carbamazepine
Valproic Acid
Lithium

Question 15

7 Rules of Insulin

Answer 15

1. Peaks = Plates (eat during peak)
2. Deadly hypoglycemia (<70)
3. No Peak + No Mix = long acting
4. IV only insulin= regular insulin
5. Draw up clear to cloudy
6. Rotate locations every 2 weeks
7. Give insulin on SICK DAYS

Question 16

Insulin (Long Acting)

Answer 16

Detemir
Glargine
Duration = 24 hrs
No peak

Question 17

Insulin (NPH)

Answer 17

-never given IV
-mix clear to cloudy
-peak= 4-12 hours
-duration = 14 hours

Question 18

Regular insulin

Answer 18

-only insulin allowed IV
-peak = 2-4 hours
-duration = 5-8 hours

Question 19

Rapid insulin

Answer 19

Aspart
Lispro
Glulisine
-onset = 15 minutes
-peak = 30-90 minutes
-duration 3-5 hours

Question 20

ACE & ARBS

Answer 20

Lisinopril
Losartan

Question 21

BETA BLOCKERS

Answer 21

“-lol”s

Question 22

CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS

Answer 22

Nifedipine
Cardizem
Verapamil

Question 23

Cardiac Glycoside

Answer 23

DIGOXIN

Question 24

VASODILATORS

Answer 24

Nitroglycerin

Question 25

Diuretics (potassium wasting)

Answer 25

“-ide”s

Question 26

Diuretics (potassium sparing)

Answer 26

Spironolactone

Question 27

Aminoglycosidess

Answer 27

A mean old “-mycin”

Question 28

Steroids

Answer 28

“-sone”s

Question 29

NSAIDs (non opioid analgesics)

Answer 29

Naproxen
Salicylate acid (aspirin)
Acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin)
Ibuprofen
Indomethacin
Ketorolac

Question 30

Non opioid analgesic (not NSAID)

Answer 30

Acetaminophen

Question 31

3 Tips for Opioids

Answer 31

1. LOW and SLOW vitals
2. Opioids have the “O’s” ( ex. fentanyl)
   -mOrphine sulfate
   -hydrOmOrphOne
   -cOdeine
   -OxycOntin
   -OxycOdOne
3. NALOXONE (NARCAN) is antidote
   -when resps <12
   -when hypotensive
   -when CNS sedation (unarousable)

Question 32

OB drugs (delay labor)

Answer 32

Terbutaline
Methergine

Question 33

OB drugs (induce labor)

Answer 33

Oxytocin

Question 34

Prenatal meds

Answer 34

Folic Acid - prevent Spina Bifida
Betamethasone - steroid, speeds baby lung development, reduces swelling in mom
Surfactant - fetal lung maturing med

Question 35

OB drug (stop labor)

Answer 35

MagSulfate