Exam #1 Medications

Question 1

what does enoxaprin, heparin, and warfarin treat?

Answer 1

DVT, MI, PE, Hemorrhage

Question 1

what two anticoagulants should be used in prosthetic heart valve patients?

Answer 1

Heparin and Warfarin

Question 2

what medication should patients taking anticoagulants avoid?

Answer 2

aspirin

Question 3

what symptoms do all anticoagulants have in common?

Answer 3

hemorrhage, thrombocytopenia aka low platelet count

Question 4

what anticoagulat causes melena or hematuria?

Answer 4

warfarin

Question 5

what is the antidote for warfarin?

Answer 5

vitamin k

Question 6

what is the antidote for heparin?

Answer 6

protamine sulfate

Question 7

what labs should you monitor for heparin?

Answer 7

PTT

Question 8

what medication group do hemorrhage stroke patients take?

Answer 8

anticoagulants

Question 8

what labs should you monitor for enoxaparin?

Answer 8

PTT and anti-Xa

Question 8

what medication causes petechiae?

Answer 8

warfarin

Question 9

what medications cause pseudomembranous colitis?

Answer 9

amoxicillin, ampiclillin, cefezolin, linezolid, pipracllin

Question 10

what labs should you monitor when taking ampicillin sulbactam?

Answer 10

sodium and renal function

Question 11

what should you look out for in patients taking cefazolin?

Answer 11

steven johnson syndrome and superinfection,

Question 12

what should you look out for in patients taking ciprofloxacin?

Answer 12

steven johnson syndrome and tendon rupture

Question 13

what does ciprofloxacin treat?

Answer 13

UTI

Question 14

what should you monitor for gentamicin?

Answer 14

Nephrotoxicity and respiratory depression

Question 15

what labs should you monitor for gentamicin and vancomycin?

Answer 15

BUN and Creatinine

Question 16

what does levofloxacin treat?

Answer 16

UTI and Pneumonia

Question 17

what should you monitor in levofloxacin patients?

Answer 17

renal function, glucose, blood count

Question 18

what should patietns taking levoflaxacin avoid?

Answer 18

excessive sunlight

Question 19

what does linezolid treat?

Answer 19

VRE, MRSA, Pneumonia

Question 20

what should you monitor when giving linezolid?

Answer 20

renal and hepatic function

Question 21

what drug cant linezolid patietns take?

Answer 21

cant psychiatric drugs

Question 22

what should you watch out for in patients taking penicillin?

Answer 22

HF and blood in stool

Question 23

what should you look out for in patients taking piperacillin?

Answer 23

blood in stool

Question 24

what does vancomycin treat?

Answer 24

MRSA

Question 24

what labs should you monitor in patients taking piperacillin?

Answer 24

renal function

Question 25

what should you look out for in patients taking vancomycin?

Answer 25

ototoxicity, nephrotoxicity, redman syndrome

Question 26

what does zidovudine treat?

Answer 26

antiviral

Question 27

what do statin medication used for?

Answer 27

lower LDL and raies HDL

Question 28

what should patietns not consumd when takin -statin medications

Answer 28

grapefruit juice and alcohol

Question 29

what do you monitor when taking acetaminophen?

Answer 29

liver function

Question 30

what do you monitor when taking ibuprofen?

Answer 30

kidney function

Question 31

what do you monitor for when taking aspirin?

Answer 31

Bleeding

Question 32

what medication do ischemic stroke patients take?

Answer 32

warfarin, aspirin, clopidogrel

Question 33

what should you monitor when taking hydromorphone, morphine, or oxycodone?

Answer 33

vital signs

Question 34

what is clopidogrel used for?

Answer 34

ischemic stroke and MI

Question 35

what do patients avoid when taking clopidogrel?

Answer 35

grapefruit juice