Final Exam: NUR 2474/ NUR2474
Pharmacology Exam Review| Complete
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Q: What do we need to assess on someone taking Valproate?
Answer: CBC, hepatic function, serum valproic acid
Q: What assessment data do we need for someone on clozapine?
Answer: WBCs to assess for agranulocytosis – an adverse effect of the drug
Q: What are the therapeutic uses of Alprazolam?
Answer: treat anxiety and panic disor- der
Q: What are the side effects of 1st generation antipsychotics?
Answer: headache, dizziness, spinning sensation, drowsiness, tremors, restlessness,
uncontrolled mus- cle movements, stiffness, anxiety, insomnia, decreased libido, EPS effects
Q: How do we treat Tardive Dyskinesia?
Answer: stop/decrease meds, switch to new anti psych that doesn’t cause tardive dyskinesia
(possibly clozapine) and benzodi- azepines
Q: What are the side effects of clonazepam?
Answer: Anticholinergic – Can’t see, Can’t spit, Can’t pee, Can’t shit, tachycardia, sedation
Q: Contraindications for taking Lorazepam?
Answer: Alcohol use, opioid use, depen- dence, intolerance
Q: What do we teach a patient who is just starting levodopa?
Answer: avoid tasks that require alertness, change positions slowly, take non-protein meal to
avoid GI upset, urine and sweat may darken, report signs of depression/psychosis, and ask about
loss of effect
Q: What do we teach a patient taking phenytoin?
Answer: take with food don’t stop taking abruptly
don’t take anti-acids don’t drink alcohol can turn urine pink
go to dentist every 3-6 months (prevention of gingival hyperplasia)
Q: What are the side effects of Phenytoin?
Answer: hypotension, diplopia, rash, nystag- mus, ataxia, nausea, gingival hyperplasia,
angioedema
Q: How do we take Phenytoin?
Answer: Take with food
Q: When do we take Phenytoin?
Answer: With breakfast and dinner
Q: What are the side effects of Cholinesterase Inhibitors?
Answer: anticholinergic – Can’t see, Can’t spit, Can’t pee, Can’t shit, Tachycardia, sedation
Q: What are the side effects of Interferon Beta?
Answer: -flu-like symptoms
-hepatotoxicity (LFT)
-bone marrow suppression (CBC)
-depression
-infection
-Allergic reaction
Q: What are the adverse effects of Baclofen?
Answer: drowsiness, dizziness, weakness, fatigue, urinary retention, withdrawal, n/v,
constipation
Q: What are the adverse effects of stopping Baclofen?
Answer: withdrawal – visual hallucinations, paranoid ideation, seizures, fever, altered mental
status, muscle rigidity, rebound spasticity, rhabdomyolysis, multiple organ failure, death
Q: What are the contraindications for Dantrolene?
Answer: Alcohol/opioid use, antihis- tamines, benzodiazepines, liver disease, Hepatitis
Q: What is a Bulk Forming Laxative?
Answer: psyllium, methylcellulose, polycarbophil