Question | Answer |
What is the most common use for Aspirin? | Used to treat pain. Reduce fever or inflammation, used to prevent MI CVA and chest pain. |
Over usage of NSAIDS can cause what type of bleeding? | GI bleed |
Morphine is classified as a narcotic: what type of drugs are classified as narcotics? | Schedule II drugs which include:methadone, Demerol, oxycodone, and fentanyl. |
Dilantin is used for what type of neurological disease? | Eplispey |
Predisone is used for what? | Severe allergies, arthritis, breathing problems, immune disorders. |
Heparin is used as a ????? for people who have blood clots. | Clot buster. Thrombolytic. |
Coumadin is a blood thinner, what medication reverse the effects? | Vitamin K |
Cogentin is given to elderly people who display Sx of shaking, uncontrolled muscle movements and mask features? | Parkinson's disease |
Digoxin is used for patients who have CHF? | TRUE |
Magnesium is used when patients have fluid and electrolyte problems? | TRUE |
Hydrocholrothiazide is a diuretic that causes increased urine output. | TRUE |
Should patients who take LASIX be educated on the importance of increasing potassium consumption? | TRUE |
Lithium is used for patients who have bipolar, what is a toxic level? | Above 2.0 mEq/L |
Disulfiram (antabuse) has what type of effect on patients who are alcoholics? | They become violently ill(vomiting) when they try to abuse alcohol on antabuse. |
when is oxytocin used? | to stimulate labor or induction of labor. |
what type of patient would need narcan administered? | A patient who has overdosed on anything opiate based. |
What is vitamin K used for? | to treat vitamin k deficiency and blood clotting problems. |
Atropine is used for? | During surgery to reduce saliva, mucus, and other secretions. |
Epogen is given to patients who need an increase in what type pf blood cell? | Red blood cells RBC |
Acyclovir is given to patients who have what disease? | Herpes virus |