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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| People on Isotretinoin should avoid | alcohol and the sun |
| Bacterial in the small intestines produce | vitamins |
| Who should you not give medications to | a patient without an ID band |
| Why does it take longer for drugs to reach the intestines of older adults | because peristalsis is weaker |
| Why should you avoid taking both a barbiturate and a narcotic | respiratory depression |
| What is respiratory depression | you stop breathing enough air per minute to stay healthy |
| How do you put ear drops in an adult | pull the auricle up and out |
| what is the auricle | the outer ear |
| What do laxatives do | promote bowel movements, (help you poop) |
| What condition does antidiuretic hormone treat | diabetes insipidus not diabetes mellitus |
| What is patient controlled analgesics | Patient controls the administration of their own pain meds |
| Who is the flu vaccine recommended for | those 65+, people who have heart, lungs, kidney, or immune problems, or healthcare workers |
| What does testosterone do | deepen the voice and increase body hair |
| What does kilo mean | 1,000x base |
| What does hecto mean | 100x base |
| what does deca mean | 10x base |
| what are the base unit | meters, liters, and grams |
| meters measure | lenght |
| liters measure | volume |
| grams measures | weight |
| When do we use sodium chloride and dextrose solutions | for replacement fluids |
| What do antiemetics treat | nausea and vomiting |
| how long should a child be held in place after giving nose drops | 1 minute |
| How do you care for a patient with musculoskeletal pain | give them pain meds on time to prevent pain, move patient slowly and support them, allow the patient to talk out their feelings. |
| Codeine is what type of drug | a narcotic antitussive |
| What are some side effects of hormone replacement therapy | severe headaches, blurred vision, and chest pain |
| What is vertigo | dizziness |
| What does Vivitrol treat | it is the first injectable anti-alcohol dependence drug |
| What should you avoid if you have pediatric dehydration: | broths, clear liquid intake, and caffeine |
| Which vitamin causes kidney stones | vitamin C |
| Where are oral medications absorbed | stomach and intestines |
| What does an antidote do | reverse the symptoms of an overdose |
| What types of medications contain alcohol | tinctures, fluidextracts, elixirs, and spirits |
| who should avoid alcohol | diabetics and alcoholics |
| Please name some benzodiazepines | alprazolam, chlordiazepoxide, and diazepam |
| Exposure to a caustic acid would cause what? | a chemical burn |
| Give an example of narcotic analgesic | Vicodin, oxycontin, and Demerol |
| How are immunizations typically given | subcutaneously |
| What could happen if you gave a corticosteroid and digitalis to the same patient | a cardiac arrhythmia |
| At what temperature does water freeze | 32F or 0 C |
| At what temperature does water boil | 212 F or 100 C |
| What is the most dangerous route to administer a drug | IV |
| What does Zydis mean | wafer |
| What are signs of local infiltration | IV slows or stops |
| What drug schedule has no legitimate medical use the USA | 1 |
| What drug do you give to treat a patient that has iron deficiency anemia? | iron |
| Why is fatigue an alarming side effect of chemo for most pateints? | they think that the fatigue means that the cancer is spreading |
| How do you correct a charting error | draw a line through it |
| What do vasoconstrictors do | clamp down on blood vessels |
| how many bones does the skeleton have | 206 |
| What medications should you not give through a G tube | enteric coated, buccal, sublingual, and time released |
| You can develop a fluid and electrolyte imbalance due to | kidney malfunction, improper diets, and unusual physical activity |
| What hormones can cause kidney stones | parathyroid hormone |
| Aspirin can reduce the number of | strokes |
| Why would someone take both plavix and aspirin | to prevent a heart attack |
| a fancy name for a heart attack | myocardial infarction |
| A tuberculin syringe is calibrated to how much a a cubic centimeter | 1/100th of a cubic centimeter |
| a cubic centimeter is how many mls | 1 cubic centimeter = 1 ml |
| Anticoagulants interact with | aspirin and antacids |
| Why do we do drug cards | to save time to help you find drug information quicker |
| Levodopa/carbidopa is used to treat | parkinson |
| Levodopa/carbidopa is also called | sinemet |
| How do you give meds to older adults | give 1 tablet at a time and allow them to swallow, explain what drugs are being used for, all time between tablets so the patient can rest |
| 1 teaspoon is how many mls | 5 mls |
| what was tsp mean | teaspoon |
| what does TBS mean | tablespoon |
| what can cause congenital deafness | if your mom got rubella before the 16th week of her pregnancy |
| Compared to younger patients older patients get drugs doses that are | lower and less often |
| What do corticosteroids treat | allergies and inflammation |
| What is the therapeutic effect of a drug | what the drug is given for |
| what are household units of measurements | fluid ounces, ounces, teaspoon, cups, |
| What does flomax treat | prostatic hypertrophy |
| What should you not do for a patient on chemo | give an analgesic for fever as a fever may be their own sign that they have a severe life threatening illness. |
| What is an analgesic | pain medication, they often reduce fever |
| Why is polio rare today | immunization |
| What is aplastic anemia | your bone marrow doesn't make red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets |
| What does tamoxifen do | It treats metastatic breast cancer by blocking estrogen. |
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