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Tera's Pharm
LP6 Review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |