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NCLEX_Pharmacology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Antacids | Reduce hydrochloric acid in the stomach |
| Anticholinergics | Decrease oral secretions |
| Anticoagulants | Prevent clot formation |
| Anticonvulsants | Used for management of seizures/bipolar disorder |
| Antidiarrheals | Decrease gastric motility and reduce water in bowel |
| Antihistamines | Block the release of histamine |
| Antihypertensives | Lower blood pressure and increase blood flow |
| Anti-infectives | Used for the treatment of infections |
| Bronchodilators | Dilate large air passages in asthma/lung disease |
| Diuretics | Decrease water/sodium from the Loop of Henle |
| Laxatives | Promote the passage of stool |
| Miotics | Constrict the pupils |
| Mydriatics | Dilate the pupils |
| Narcotics/analgesics | Relieve moderate to severe pain |
| tort | litigation in which one person asserts that an injury, which may be physical, emotional, or financial, occurred as a consequence of another's actions or failure to act. |
| negligence | harm that results because a person did not act reasonably |
| malpractice | professional negligence |
| slander | character attacked and uttered in the presence of others |
| assault | act in which there is a threat or attempt to do bodily harm |
| battery | unauthorized physical contact |