NR 293 / NR293 ATI PHARMACOLOGY MIDTERM EXAM. QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS.

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Nursing diagnosis- make sure that you assess their airway, respiratory, then administer Narcan • given vital signs should be able to tell which patient you would assess first. Which patient is... critical. 170/100/ temp of 101.2/ respiration of 6* • respiratory drugs, inhaled therapy, patient that receives albuterol inhaled. Expect heart palpitations • Mucomyst: Acetylcysteine is used for acetaminophen toxicity • Antidote for cholinergic drugs? Atropine • Depressed patients. Antidepressant drugs. Assess for? Monitor for suicidal tendencies, assist older patients for risk for fall • How long does it take for me to feel better on antidepressants? It make take 4 to 6 weeks to feel better on antidepressants • Smoking and different treatments. Some may be patches, gum, oral meds. Which would work faster? Gum works fastest • Know about pain such as acute pain and chronic pain Chronic pain is pain persistent or recurring from 3 to 6 months and person can tolerate and there is physical dependence; difficult to treat Acute pain is sudden and subsides once it is treated • Appetite and depressants. Bulimia, anorexia, obesity. Drug #12( Orlistat) on med list. Obesity. What would you expect? Suppresses appetite, increase body BMR, mobilization of adipose tissue, enhances cellular glucose uptake, reduce dietary fat absorption Orlistat decreases the absorption of caloric intake from fatty foods • Peak and trough If you don’t know this shit by now go away. [Show More]

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