Medications

Question 1

Magnesium sulfate

Answer 1

indications: treatment/prevention of hypomagnesemia.. treatment of hypertension. Prevention of seizures associated with severe eclampsia, pre-eclampsia, or cute nephritis.
Adverse effects: decreased respiratory rate, arrhythmias, bradycardia, hypotension, hypothermia

Question 2

methyldopa

Answer 2

indications: management of moderate to severe hypertension (with other agents)
adverse reactions: myocarditis, edema, orthostatic hypotension, hemolytic anemia.

Question 3

Labetalol

Answer 3

indications: management of hypertension.
Adverse reactions: mental status changes, intraoperative floppy iris syndrome, bronchospasm, arrhythmias, CHF, pulmonary edema, orthostatic hypotension, hyperglycemia, hypoglycemia.

Question 4

estonogestrel implant

implanon, nexplanon

Answer 4

Indications: Prevention of pregnancy, regulation menstrual cycle. 3 years
Adverse Reactions: optic neuritis, retinal thrombosis, thromboembolism (risk is greatest during first 6 months of therapy or after restarting the same or different therapy), edema, hypertension, raynaud’s phemomenon, thrombophlebitis, pancreatitis, cholestatic jaundice, gallbladder disease, liver tumors.

Question 5

hydralazine

Answer 5

indications: moderate to severe hypertension (with a diuretic). Unlabeled use: HF unresponsive to conventional therapy with digoxin and diuretics.
Adverse reactions: dizziness, drowsiness, headache, tachycardia, angina, arrhythmias, edema, orthostatic hypotension, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, rash, arthralgias, arthritis, peripheral neuropathy, drug-induced lupus syndrome.

Question 6

Nifedipine (adalat cc)

Answer 6

indications: management of hypertension (extended-release only), angina pectoris, vasopastic (Prinzetal’s) angina. Unlabeled use: prevention of migraine headache. Management of HF or cardiomyopathy.
Adverse Reactions: psychiatric disturbances, blurred vision, epistaxis, tinnitus, dyspnea, arrhythmias, HF, peripheral edema, hypotension, palpitations, syncope, tachycardia, increased liver enzymes,

Question 7

ketorolac tromethamine (sprix)

Answer 7

Indications: short-term management of pain (not to exceed 5 days total for all route combined)
adverse reactions:, anaphylaxis, HF, myocardial infarction, stroke, edema, vasodialation, GI bleeding, renal toxicity, stevens-johnson syndrome, toxic epidermal necrolysis, uticaria, hyperkalemia, prolonged bleeding time.

Question 8

Naloxone (Evzio, Narcan)

Answer 8

indications: reversal of CNS depression and respiratory depression because of suspected opioid overdose. Unlabled use: opioid induced pruritus (low-dose IV infusion), management of refractory circulatory shock.
Adverse reactions: ventricular arrhythmias, hypertension, hypotension,

Question 9

Medroxyprogesterone (Depo-Provera, Depo subQ Provera 104)

Answer 9

Indications: Prevention of pregnancy, regulation menstrual cycle. Every 3 months.
Adverse Reactions: retinal thrombosis, thromboembolism (risk is greatest during first 6 months of therapy or after restarting the same or different therapy), edema, hypertension, raynaud’s phemomenon, thrombophlebitis, pancreatitis, cholestatic jaundice, gallbladder disease, liver tumors, hyperglycemia, weight change.

Question 10

Levonorgestrel (Plan B)

Answer 10

indications: prevention of pregnancy. emergency contraception
Adverse Reactions: uterine imbedment/uterine rupture, , rential thrombosis, thromboembolism, edema, hypertension, raynaud’s phenomenon, thrombophlebitis, pancreatitis, abnormal cramps, bloating, cholestatic jaundice, gallbladder disease, liver tumors, hyperglycemia, weight change.

Question 11

Terbutaline sulfate

Answer 11

Indications: management of reversible airway disease due to asthma or COPD; inhalation and subcut used for short-term control and oral agent as long-term control. Unlabeled use: Management of pre-term labor (tocolytic)
Adverse Reactions: Pulmonary edema, angina, arrhythmias, hypertension, myocardial ischemia, tachycardia, hyperglycemnia, hypokalemia.

Question 12

oxytocin (Pitocin)

Answer 12

Indications: induction of labor at term, facilitation of threatened abortion and postpartum control of bleeding after expulsion of the placenta.
Adverse reactions: MOM- Coma, seizures, abruotio placentae . fetal- intracranial hemorrhage, asphyxia, arrhythmias

Question 13

calcium gluconate

Answer 13

indications: treatment and prevention of hypocalcemia

Adverse reactions: cardiac arrest, arrhythmias, hypercalcemia.

Question 14

Betamethasone

Answer 14

Indications: Used systemically and locally in a wide variety of chronic diseases including inflammatory, allergic, hematologic, neoplastic and autoimmune disorders.
Adverse Reactions: Hypertension, Peptic ulceration, eccymoses, Pheochromocytoma, thromboembolism, adrenal suppression

Question 15

erythromycin eye ointment

Answer 15

used in newborn. redness

Question 16

phytonadione (vitamin k)

Answer 16

prevention of hemorrhagic disease of the newborn.

Adverse reactions: hemolytic anemia, hyperbilirubinemia

Question 17

methylergonovine maleate (methergine)

Answer 17

Prevention and treatment of postpartum or postabortion hemorrhage caused by uterine atony or subinvolution.
Adverse reactions: Stroke, hypertension, AV block dyspnea.

Question 18

carboprost

Answer 18

used to treat severe bleeding postpartum

Adverse reactions: hypertension, palpitations,septic shock syncope, respiratory distress.