Final Pharmacology (Part 2)

Question 1

Drugs ending in “stigmine’ are ______.

Answer 1

cholinergics

Question 2

what do cholinergic do?

Answer 2

increase secretions

Question 3

Patients taking cholinergic can have what type of crisis?

Answer 3

cholinergic crisis (too much spit, pee, and shit)

Question 4

what is the antidote to cholinergic drugs?

Answer 4

atropine (can’t pee with atropine)

Question 5

Patients with glaucoma should not take anti_____.

Answer 5

anticholinergics

Question 6

What is the antidote to anticholinergic toxicity?

Answer 6

activated charcoal & physostigmine

Question 7

anticholinergics essentially bock ____ & _____.

Answer 7

rest and digest (parasympathetic)

Question 8

atropine, scopolamine, ipratropium bromide are all what type of drugs?

Answer 8

anticholinergic

Question 9

What do H2 receptors do?

Answer 9

Blocks gastric acid secretion

Question 10

famatodine, ranitidine are what class of drugs?

Answer 10

H2 Receptor Antagonists

Question 11

what are some side effects to H2 receptor antagonist like famotidine?

Answer 11

constipation
Nausea
abdominal pain
headaches
peeling skin

Question 12

PPI’s end in ?

Answer 12

prazole (omeprazole, pantoprazole)

Question 13

PPI’s such as omeprazole can treat what?

Answer 13

ulcers
Gerd
H. pylori

Question 14

when do you administer omeprazole when eating?

Answer 14

30 - 60 minutes before meals

Question 15

teach patients taking omeprazole to report?

Answer 15

black tarry stools

Question 16

sucrulfate is a GI ______?

Answer 16

GI protectant (provides barrier over ulcers)

Question 17

how should you take sucralfate? on a empty or full stomach?

Answer 17

empty stomach (1 hour before or 2 hours after meals)

Question 18

Why do you need to monitor diabetes patients taking sucrulfate?

Answer 18

Sucralfate has sucrose in it

Question 19

How is TPN preferred? Peripheral or central line?

Answer 19

central

Question 20

What do you do if you run out of TPN?

Answer 20

give dextrose 10% at the SAME rate the TPN was running.

Question 21

when to titrate TPN?

Answer 21

up when turning on
down when turning off

Question 22

Is TPN a big infection risk?

Answer 22

yes! scrub the hub and wash hands. change the bag every 24 hours.