Final Pharmacology (Part 2) Flashcards
Drugs ending in “stigmine’ are ______.
cholinergics
what do cholinergic do?
increase secretions
Patients taking cholinergic can have what type of crisis?
cholinergic crisis (too much spit, pee, and shit)
what is the antidote to cholinergic drugs?
atropine (can’t pee with atropine)
Patients with glaucoma should not take anti_____.
anticholinergics
What is the antidote to anticholinergic toxicity?
activated charcoal & physostigmine
anticholinergics essentially bock ____ & _____.
rest and digest (parasympathetic)
atropine, scopolamine, ipratropium bromide are all what type of drugs?
anticholinergic
What do H2 receptors do?
Blocks gastric acid secretion
famatodine, ranitidine are what class of drugs?
H2 Receptor Antagonists
what are some side effects to H2 receptor antagonist like famotidine?
constipation
Nausea
abdominal pain
headaches
peeling skin
PPI’s end in ?
prazole (omeprazole, pantoprazole)
PPI’s such as omeprazole can treat what?
ulcers
Gerd
H. pylori
when do you administer omeprazole when eating?
30 - 60 minutes before meals
teach patients taking omeprazole to report?
black tarry stools
sucrulfate is a GI ______?
GI protectant (provides barrier over ulcers)
how should you take sucralfate? on a empty or full stomach?
empty stomach (1 hour before or 2 hours after meals)
Why do you need to monitor diabetes patients taking sucrulfate?
Sucralfate has sucrose in it
How is TPN preferred? Peripheral or central line?
central
What do you do if you run out of TPN?
give dextrose 10% at the SAME rate the TPN was running.
when to titrate TPN?
up when turning on
down when turning off
Is TPN a big infection risk?
yes! scrub the hub and wash hands. change the bag every 24 hours.
