Pharm/Toxicities Flashcards
1
Q
Which 3 treatments are used for Cyanide toxicity, such as a patient who receives too nitroprusside?
A
- Sodium thiosulfate: provides sulfur groups for rhodanese, enhancing cyanide detox
- Sodium nitrite
- Hydroxocobalamin
2
Q
Why is Nimodipine used after a subarachnoid hemorrhage?
A
- Selective CCB: promotesvasodilationand preventCa2+-dependent excitotoxicity
- Improves outcomes by reducing the incidence and extent of ischemia due to cerebral vasospasm
3
Q
Use of terbutaline as a beta-mimetic tocolytic drug has been linked to what AE’s in newborns?
A
- Interventricular hemorrhage
- Hypoglycemia
- Hypocalcemia
- Ileus