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Pharm Ch. 44

Antiinflammatory & Antigout

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What is done nomagram? a standard data graph used for rating the severity of aspirin toxicity following overdoes
What is gout? Hyperuricemia, the arthritis caused by tissue buildup of uric acid crystals
What is inflammation? a localized protective response stimulation by injury to tissues that serve sto destroy, dilute, or wall off both the injurious agent and the injured tissue
What are NSAIDS? A LARGE AND CHEMICALLY DIVERSE GROUP OF DRUGS THAT POSSESS ANALGESIC, ANTIINFLAMMARTORY, ANTIRHEUMATIC, AND ANTIPYRETIC ACTIVITY
What is salicylism? the syndrome of salicylate toxicity, including symptoms such as tinnitus, nausea, and vomiting
What is aspirin? NSAID
What does indocin treat? RA, osteoarthritis, acute bursitis or tendonitis and acute gouty arthritis
What is celebrax? COX 2 inhibitor, treat RA, osteoarthritis, acute pain symtptoms, and dysmenorrhea
NSAIDS are one of the most commonly? prescribed categories of drugs
What was the first drug in this categoary to be synthesized? salicylic acid or asprin
What are the characteristics of NSAIDS? analgesic, antiinflammatory, and antipeuretic
What are the 3 main effects of NSAIDS? GI intolerance, bleeding and renal impairment
What is known to prevent GI intolerance and ulcers made by NSAIDS? cytotec
NSAIDS should be taken with? food
What are common AE for antigout drugs? diarrhea and abdominal pain
What are antigout drugs usually given? during cancer chemo
What a pt is receiving long term NSAID therapy, which drug may be given to prevent the serious GI AE of NSAIDS? Cytotec
The nurse recognized that manifestations of NSAID toxicity include? N
Druing a treaching session about antigout drugs, the nurse would tell the pt that antigout drugs work by which mechanism? Decreasing serum uric acid levels
when the nurse is teaching about antigout drugs, which statment by the nurse is accurate? Colchicine is best taken on an empty stomach
A mother calls that clinic to ask what medication to give her 5 year old child for a fever druing a bout of chickenpox. the nurse's best response would be? You can use children dosage of tylenol or ibuprofen, asprin is not recommended
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