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| How is hypocalcemia treated? | Calcium and vit D supplements
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| What can be used to prevent/treat osteoperosis? | Calcium and vitamin supplements, biophosphonates, calcitonin, estrogens, and antiestrogens.
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| What is pt teaching for biophosphonates? | take with water on an empty stomach,take 30 min before you ingest anything else, remain upright for 30 min to prevent GI upset
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| What is the drug for biophosponates? | alendronate
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| Which calcium supplement has the highest percent of calcium? Which supplement is better absorbed? | Calcium carbonate has the highest percentage, Calcium citrate is best absorbed.
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| How much calcium does a postmenopausal woman need? | 2. Postmenopausal women who do NOT take estrogen need at least 1500 mg of supplemental calcium; those who DO take estrogen need at least 1000 mg.
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| Which diuretic can be given to treat hypercalemia? | loop diuretic, lasix
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| What are the uses of estrogen? | replacement therapy, birth control, relief of menopause symptoms
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| What precaution is used for women to reduce the risk of uterine cancer? | Progestin can be added with estrogen
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| What are the contraindications for the use of estrogen, progestins, and hormonal contraceptives? | pregnancy, thromboembolic disorders, certain cancers, vaginal/uterine bleeding, fibroid tumors, impaired liver function, Hx of cerebrovascular disease CAD or hypertension, family hx of breast or reproductive cancer
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| Can pregnancy occur if the pt misses just one does of an oral contraceptive? | yes
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| Androgens and anabolic steroids are schedule ___ drugs. | 3
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| Why are anabolic steroids particularly dangerous for adolescents? | anabolic steroids can cause damage to the heart, kidneys, liver and stop bone growth
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| What is the primary use for anabolic steroids? | Replacement therapy
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| What can you buy over the counter for building muscles? | Androstenedione and DHEA. However, they may have more of a feminizing effect on the muscles.
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| What are some types of drugs that can be used to treat cancer? | cytotoxic agents and hormone inhibitors
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| Who should be administering cytotoxic drugs? | only nurses that are certified to do so
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| What are the adverse effects of cytotoxic drugs? | hematologic, GI, dematologic and renal effects, also suppresses the immune system
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| What is the goal of cytotoxic antineoplastic drugs? | cure, relieve symptoms or maintain remission
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| How do biologic targeted drgus fight cancer? | by stimulating the immune system or inhibiting processes that allow cancer cells to proliferate.
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| What are some adverse effects of hormone inhibitors? | hot flashes, heart failure, neuropathy
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| Biologic response modifiers | hematologic and immunostimulant agents which are used to stimulate the immune system.
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| What are two biologic response modifiers? | interferons and interleukins
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| What is an autoimmune disease and give two examples? | The pt's own immune system attacks the pt's tissues. Rheumatoid arthritis and psoriasis
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| What is used to treat autoimmune disorders? | Immunosuppressants
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| What is used to prevent/treat rejection of transplanted tissue? | Immunosuppressants
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| What is the effect of corticosteroids on the immune system? | Corticosteroids suppresses the immune system
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| When you have a pt on immunodilators, BRMs and corticosteroids what do you need to monitor for? | Signs of infection
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| What do thyroid hormones do? | Increase metabolism, Increase heart rate and decrease secretion of TSH
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| Why may propranolol be given to a person with hyperthyroidism? | To reduce tachycardia
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| before giving levothyroxine, what should you assess? | Pulse. If pulse is over 100, talk to the doctor before giving.
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