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Unit 1 Flashcards

1
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Pharmacokinetic Phase

A
  • Delivery and removal.
  • absorption
  • Metabolism
  • Distribution
  • Excretion
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2
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Pharmacology

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  • Safety
  • Nursing Process
  • Education
  • Make sure you’re advocating for your patient
  • The study of drugs that alter functions of living
    organisms.
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3
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Aspirin

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Thin your blood
Risk for bleed
Never for kids

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4
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Major problem with elderly

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Heart

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5
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Pharmaceutic Phase

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  • Pill disintegrates into particles to cross the biologic membrane.
  • Particles -> dissolution and prep for G.I. tract into bloodstream
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6
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Absorption

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GI tract to blood by passive absorption, active absorption, or pinocytosis.

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7
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Distribution

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Delivery to site of action (May be affected by half-life of the drug size of dose, blood flow, etc.)

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8
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Metabolism

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  • Biotransformation

* Inactivation

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9
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Elimination

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  • Kidneys !
  • Removal from the body; changes in kidneys can reduce elimination,
    causing accumulation of the drug in turn becoming toxic,
  • cretin clearance best indicator of kidney function
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10
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Digoxin

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Anything greater than 2.5 bradycardia and hypertension.

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11
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Agonist

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Do more of something

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12
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Antagonist

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Do less of something

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13
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Brand name: Bactrim

What is the generic name?

A

Trimethoprim sulfamethoxazole

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14
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Alpha 1 receptors are located ?

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In blood vessels, eye, bladder, and prostate.

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15
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A2 receptors are located where ?

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Postganglionic sympathetic nerve endings

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16
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Barbiturates are for short or long term ?

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Short term not long term

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17
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Reyes Syndrome

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  • Fatty build up around the liver.
  • Fatal
  • Ages between 4-16
  • Kids if they get a viral infection
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18
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Excretion organ

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Kidneys

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19
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Organ that metabolizes

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Liver

20
Q

Narcan is to reverse what?

A

Opioids especially Morphin

21
Q

Cognex side effect

A

Bradycardia and Hypotention

22
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Morphine Adverse Reaction

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Hypotention, seizures, ileus

23
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Acetometrophine class ?

A

NSAID

24
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Anticholinergics

A

Atropean

Dry secretion so they don’t aspirated

25
Q

Tetracycline

A

No dairy
Milk
Cheese
Wine

26
Q

Pharmakonetics

A

Absorption
Distribution
Metabolism
Excretion

27
Q

INH

A

TB

28
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Antibiotic

A

Amoxicillin

29
Q

Cold nursing intervention

A

Get vaccinated

30
Q

Scopolamine

A

Every 3 days and for motion sickness

31
Q

Brand Drug: Flagyl
Generic name: Metrodonazole
Side Effect is ?

A 
Dizziness
Depression
Confusion
Headache 
Irritability
Weakness
Insomnia
Dry mouth
32
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Brand name: Tylenol, Anacin- AF

Generic: ?

A

Acetaminophen

33
Q

Brand name: MS Contin, Roxand
Generic: ?
Class: ?

A

Morphin Sulfate

Opioid

34
Q

Generic: Albuterol

Side Effect: ?

A 
Tremor
Restless
Sweating
Flushing
Hoarseness 
Hypertension
Blurred Vision
35
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Generic: Morphine Sulfate
Purpose: ?
Side Effect: ?

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  • To relieve pain

* Anorexia, nausea, vomiting, constipation, blurred vision, bradycardia

36
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Nursing Consideration for Morphine Sulfate ?

A

Constipation and Hypotension

37
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Anti-biotic Therapy: Important Education

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Compliance is important and birth control cancels them out. 30 days

38
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Polypharmacy

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Considered more than 3 drugs.

39
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What are the adverse reaction for Epi ? The side effects

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  • Tachycardia, severe hypertension and cardiac dysrhythmia
  • Make sure the BP goes down because if it stays up then it can stroke
    him out and cause cardiac damage.
40
Q

Patients we need to consider before slamming with Epi ?

A
  • Cardiac Patients, Elderly, Pacers, Diabetics

* So we don’t send them into a dysrhythmia

41
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What do we give a patient after putting him under ? Why ?

A
  • Atropine to dry up secretion so they don’t aspirated.

* It’s for everyone.

42
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Drugs that are Opioids ?

A

Morphine, demoral,

43
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Risks for opioids ?

A

Constipation, respiratory, depress that CNS

44
Q

Narcan is an antagonist for ?

A

Opioids

45
Q

Cognex side effect ?

Risk for ?

A

Dizziness, bradycardia, hypotension.

Risk for syncope (falls)

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