NURS 664 EXAM 4 MARYVILLE Latest Update

NURS 664 EXAM 4 MARYVILLE Latest Update - with Questions and Verified Correct Answers Golden Ticket to Guaranteed A+ Verified by Professor

abuse - CORRECT ANSWER: use of any drug in a manner that deviates from approved

social or medial patterns

acamprosate; what, side effects, dose - CORRECT ANSWER: what: alcohol relapse prevention; "artificial alcohol" decreases glutamate and increases GABA

side effects: anxiety, depression, diarrhea, decreased libido, flu like

dose: 666mg TID

must be abstinent from etoh first

alcohol intoxication s/sx - CORRECT ANSWER: recent ingestion

at least one of: slurred speech, incoordination, unsteady gait, nystagmus, memory impaired, stupor or coma

alcoholic cirrhosis - CORRECT ANSWER: fatigue, weakness, weight loss, GI bleed,

abdominal swelling, concussion, jaundice liver has scar tissue liver transplant needed

alcoholic liver disease - CORRECT ANSWER: fatty liver, alcoholic hepatitis, cirrhosis

amphetamine abuse - CORRECT ANSWER: flushing, pallor, fever, headache,

tachycardia, palpitations, bruxism, SOB, tremor, ataxia MI, htn, colitis

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average time for alcohol withdrawal - CORRECT ANSWER: 7 days

buprenorphine dosing - CORRECT ANSWER: must be in withdrawal to start

SL 8-32mg/d

buprenorphine; moa, who can use - CORRECT ANSWER: MOA: partial opioid agonist, prevents pleasurable effects, is a opiate analgesic

who: pregnant okay, must be in mild withdrawal to start

buproprion; dosing - CORRECT ANSWER: for smoking cessation: begin 7-14d before stop date; 150mg SR in am x6 days then increase to 150mg SR BID tx for 7-9 weeks

cannabis intoxication DSM - CORRECT ANSWER: conjunctival injection, increased

appetite, dry mouth, tachycardia

chlordiazepoxide; MOA, what for, dosing - CORRECT ANSWER: MOA: enhances GABA for acute alcohol withdrawal 50-100mg injectable every 2hrs

clonidine for etoh withdrawal - CORRECT ANSWER: decrease bp, decrease HR,

tremors

clonidine for opiate withdrawal - CORRECT ANSWER: blocks autonomic symptoms;

palpitations, sweating

clonidine; MOA - CORRECT ANSWER: alpha 2 receptors

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