Exam1 Pharm: REV Flashcards
Decreased albumin level is expected in
- Elderly
- Newborns
- Liver Disease
- Manourished.
An example of this category drug would be accutane.
Category X
Psychological benefit of a drug despite no chemical drug effect
Placebo Effect
Atropine
- pre-op med to decrease salivary secretions and maintain heart rate
- increase heart rate
Adverse reactions of Atropine
- asal congestion
- tachycardia
- hypotension
- pupillary dilation
- abdominal distention
- palpitations.
Scopolamine
decreased Gi Motility, Motion sickness
Cholinergic Neurotransmitter
Acetycholine
Schedule III Drug
moderate or low physical dependence.
If a drug becomes ionized what will happen?
it will not pass a lipid soluble
Atropine Toxicity
MAd as a hatter (confusion), dry as the street, hot as the summer, red as a beet.
If a patient has diabetes, what would the best beta blocker be for that patient?
Lopressor, Tenormin
The nurse takes all precautions in order to ensure that the pediatric patient will receive a drug dosage that is accurate based on body surface area. To which step of the nursing process does this action most closely correspond?
planning
Which symptom presenting in an older adult would cause the nurse to suspect drug toxicity?
Confusion
Hypertension Treatment ABCD
- Ace inhibitor
- Beta Blockers
- Calcium channel Blockers
- Diuretics
If an acid is exposed to an alkaline environment what happens
it becomes ionized
What are the reasons for the lack of research done for Pediatric Pharmacology?
- difficult to get large enough study sample
- Diseases occur in small numbers
An estimate of the margin of safety of a drug.
Therapeutic Range
A nurse is monitoring a patient receiving atropine. Which finding requires nursing action?
Blood pressure of 90/40 mm Hg
A decrease in the responsiveness of the drug over the course of therapy.
Tolerance
Absorption of Medications:
- Lipid soluble medications absorb easily through the GI membrane because the GI membrane is composed mostly of lipids.
- Nonionized substances pass easily through the GI membrane.
- Water soluble medications require a carrier to pass through the GI membrane (active absorption).
A 2 year old patient is to receive a topical medication. The nurse considers which factro when administering this medication?
thinner skin in children allows for rapid absorption.
The nurse is administering medication to an older adult. The nurse anticipates that this patient’s renal system will have which effect on the medication?
the medication will be excreted slower
an antispasmodic cholinergic blocker used to decrease GI motility in patients with functional GI disorders such as irritable bowel syndrome.
Dicyclomine (Bentyl)
Atrovent
used for asthma COPD, and rhinitis