Pharmacology Kee Ch. 1-4, 7, 8, 11 Flashcards
What type of substance passes the blood-brain barrier?
fat-soluble
What is pharmaceutics?
Getting drug into a form that can pass a biological membrane.
Monitor the therapeutic range of _____ for toxicity.
digoxin
Drug interval depends on _____
half-life
Avoid ___ foods just before taking enteric-coated meds.
fatty
What drug is a good combo with demerol?
vistaril (hydroxyzine)
Administration of a drug influences cell physiology. What is the term for this concept?
pharmacodynamics
Pharmacokinetics studies ___
what the body does to a drug
Add steroid to make _____ work better
antinflammatories
Name 2 metabolizing inducers
progesterone and st. johns wort
Don’t take this drug with milk
tetracycline
dont take this drug with fiber
digoxin
worst drug for grapefruit (hint: it is for HTN)
felodipine (Plendil)
Drug labels were first required in ____
1938
Phenobarbital is a schedule ___ drug.
IV
Avoid eating ________ whan taking spironolactone (aldactone). Why?
salt substitutes, because they have potassium and spironolactone is a potassium sparing diuretic
Male nurse caring for married Muslim woman should ____
identify pt preference for touch
Don’t consume this at the time you take antacids.
citrus fruit
Significant changes in a pregnant woman’s _____ system occur in the third trimester.
renal
Aminoglycoside antibiotics and _______ can cause what kind of toxicity?
furosemide (Lasix), ototoxicity
This drug potentiates morphine.
Tagamet (Cimetidine)
Drugs that stunt child growth.
Glucocorticoids like prednisone (anti-inflammatories)
The nurse uses an appropriate drug reference to obtain drug parameters prior to administration of a medication. To which step of the nursing process does this action most closely correspond?
nursing intervention includes getting drug parameters from a reference
Taking all measures to ensure the accuracy of the drug dosage prior to administration is part of the _____phase of the nursing process.
planning
