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Tera's Pharm
LP6 Review
Question | Answer |
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name five different anticoagulants | warfarin, apixaban, dabigatran, heparin, fondaparinux |
what drug group treats chest pain | coronary vasodilators |
what are the four major antihypertensive drug classes? | beta-adrenergic blockers, calcium channel blockers, ace inhibitors, angiotensin receptor blockers |
what class does atenolol and carvedilol belong in? | beta-adrenergic blockers (antihypertensive) |
what class does amlodipine and diltiazem belong in? | calcium channel blockers (antihypertensive) |
what class does benazepril and enalapril belong in? | Ace inhibitors (antihypertensive) |
what class does losartan and olmesartan belong in? | angiotensin receptor blockers (antihypertensive) |
what type of meds are Plavix, Effient, and Brilinta? | antiplatelet |
what are finasteride, doxazosin and tadalafil used to treat? | BPH |
what are two meds that cause hyperkalemia? | spironolactone, triamterene |
what are two meds that cause hypokalemia? | hydrochlorothiazide, metolazone |
what is Allopurinol used to treat? | chronic gout |
what is Detrol, oxybutynin, and Vesicare used to treat? | overactive bladder |
What to tell patient's on Coumadin? | keep diet of vitamin k steady, avoid grapefruit, and alcohol. |
Instructions for taking Nitroglycerin? | administered sublingual in either a tab or spray. If chest pain is not relieved with one dose within 5 min, EMS should be activated. |
What does INR stand for? | international normalized ratio |
What is an INR used for? | Along with PT, it is used for coagulation studies |
what class is mupirocin in? | antibacterial |
what class is cyclosporine in? | immunologic agent |
what class is chlorhexidine in? | antiseptics |
what class is brimonidine in? | alpha-agonists |
what class is tretinoin in ? | acne med ~ Retin-A |
What are the five categories of diuretics? | thiazides, loop diuretics, potassium sparing diuretics, osmotic agents, carbonic anhydrase inhibitors |
What are a few conditions a patient would be on Coumadin? | valve replacement, hip or knee replacement, stroke |
what classes of drugs cause hyperkalemia? | Ace inhibitors, potassium sparing |
what classes of drugs cause hypokalemia? | loop diuretics, diuretics |
what is the abbreviation for hydrochloricthiazide? | hctz |
what drugs end in -sone? | corticosteroids |
what drugs end in -mycin? | antibiotics |
what drugs end in -zote? | antifungal or PPI GERD |
what drugs end in -vir? | antiviral |
what drugs end in -dine? | h2 inhibitors GERD |
what drugs end in -ride or -zide? | antidiabetic |
what drugs end in -olol? | beta blockers (hypertension) |
what drugs end in -pril? | Ace inhibitors (hypertension) |
what drugs end in -sartan? | angiotension receptor blockers (hypertention) |
what drugs end in -statin? | antilipemic agents |
what drugs end in -teride? | antiandrogens (BPH) |
what drugs end in -osin? | alpha blockers (BPH) |
what drugs end in -grel? | antiplatelet |
what to tell the patient with hypertension about diet? | DASH diet, reduce sodium. Exercise |
First diuretic usually prescribed? | loop diuretic |
do not use a beta blocker for a patient with a pulse under ___? | 60 |
what is a side effect of statins/cholesterol meds? | myalgia (in legs) and liver dysfunction |
what test do they use for cholesterol? | fasting lipid panel with LDL |
what tests are done for liver checks? | ALT, AST |
what drugs end in -zosin? | BPH |
what drugs end in -mide? | diuretics |
what types of meds are held for procedures? | anticoagulants, diuretics, insulin |
what does ASA stand for? | aspirin |
T or F: some anticoagulants are reversible | True |
T or F: antibiotics do not affect Coumadin | False, they lessen the effect |
why should patients not take nitrates with PDE inhibitors? | too many vasodilators-they lower BP. examples of PDE inhibitors are Viagra and Cialis |
med that goes with a diggistalis preparation? | digoxin |
what class is nitroglycerin considered? | vasodilator |
what are nitrates used to treat? | angina |
what are diuretics used to treat? | high BP and congestive heart failure |
Thiazides are used for? | edema |
name a med used for an overactive bladder.. | Detrol LA |
beta blockers are used for what kinds of meds? | antiarrhythmic, angina, and hypertension |
when holding Coumadin for procedures, what med do they usually "bridge" with? | Lovenox |
what does a peak and trough level test show? | the amount of a drug in the system |
when is a trough level drawn? | about a half hour before the next dose of a med is needed |
when is a peak level drawn? | about a half hour after a dose of the med is given |