Quiz 2 Top 25 Injectable Drugs (Indications)

Question 1

ampicillin sodium & sulbactam sodium

Answer 1

• Treatment of skin & skin structure infections due to beta-lactamase producing strains
• Treatment of intra-abdominal infections caused by beta-lactamase producing strains
• Treatment of gynecological infections caused by beta-lactamase producing strains

Question 2

cefazolin sodium

Answer 2

• Treatment of respiratory tract, bilary tract, genitourinary tract, skin & skin structure, & bone & joint infections, in septicemia, & in endocarditis due to suspectible organisms.

Question 3

ciprofloxacin

Answer 3

• For uncomplicated UTIs

Question 4

penicillin-G

Answer 4

• For infections

Question 5

levofloxacin

Answer 5

• Treatment of infections caused by susceptible strains of microorganisms; community-acquired pneumonia, acute bacterial exacerbation of chronic bronchitis, acute sinusitis, skin & skin structure infections, complicated UTIs, acute pyelonephritis

Question 6

fluconazole

Answer 6

• In systemic infections & meningitis
• In patients with impaired renal function
• For oropharyngeal & esophageal candidiasis

Question 7

aztreonam

Answer 7

• Treatment of lower respiratory tract infections, septicemia, skin & skin structure infections, intra-abdominal infections, & gynecologic infections caused by susceptible Gram-negative bacteria.
• Treatment of complicated & uncomplicated UTIs
• Treatment of moderatley severe systemic infections

Question 8

protamine sulfate

Answer 8

• Heparin neutralization
• Heparin overdose

Question 9

acetylcysteine

Answer 9

• Treatment of acetaminophen overdose
• Nephrotoxic prophylaxis
• Treatment of atelectasis by nebulization into a face mask, mouthpiece, or tracheostomy

Question 10

naloxone

Answer 10

• Narcotic overdose
• Opiate intoxication

Question 11

hydromorphone hydrochloride

Answer 11

• Use as an antitussive in adults & children over 12 years of age
• For patient-controlled analgesic (PCA)

Question 12

morphine sulfate

Answer 12

• Epidural analgesic

Question 13

bumetanide

Answer 13

• For the management of edema

Question 14

hydralazine hydrochloride

Answer 14

• For hypertension
• For hypertension associated with pregnancy (Preeclampsia, eclampsia)

Question 15

enalaprilat

Answer 15

• For hypertension

Question 16

lorazepam

Answer 16

• Treatment of status epilepticus
• Treatment of nausea & vomiting
• Preanesthetic Medication

Question 17

olanzapine

Answer 17

• Fro the management of agitation associated with schizophrenia & bipolar I mania

Question 18

ziprasidone mesylate

Answer 18

• Treatment of acute agitation in schizophrenic patients for whom treatment with ziprasidone is appropriate & who need rapid control of the agitation

Question 19

valproate sodium

Answer 19

• For use as monotherapy & adjunctive therapy in the treatment of patients with complex partial seizures that occur either in isolation of in association with other ypes of seizures.
• For use as montherapy & adjunctive therapy in the treatment of patients with simple & complex absence seizures

Question 20

methylprednisolone sodium succinate

Answer 20

• As adjunctive therapy in AIDS-related pneumocystis caninii pneumonia
• Life-threatening shock
• For immediate treatment of acute spinal injuries
• Pulse therapy

Question 21

diphenhydramine hydrochloride

Answer 21

• Allergies

Question 22

iron

Answer 22

• For blood

Question 23

epoetin alfa

Answer 23

• Chronic renal failure
• For zidovudine-induced anemia
• Chemotherapy-induced anemia

Question 24

filgrastim

Answer 24

• Post-antineoplastic therapy states
• Bone marrow transplantation

Question 25

cisplatin

Answer 25

• Treatment of bladder cancer
• Malignant mesothelioma
• Treatment of ovarian cancer
• Treatment of testicular cancer