NR 508 Week 8 Final Exam Study Guide: 3 Versions

(NR 508 Week 8 Final Exam Study Guide)

NR 508 Final Exam Consist of 100 Questions From a Random Test Bank of Questions from All 8 weeks and All Embedded Recorded Lectures. Information is taken from the following Areas listed below:

Final Exam Guide – 55 Pages

Cardiovascular management:

Ace inhibitors and ARBs
Thiazides
Thiazide diuretics
Loop diuretics
Potassium sparing diuretics
Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors
Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers (or Inhibitors) ARBs or Angiotensin-2 Receptor Antagonists)
Angiotensin-Receptor Neprilysin Inhibitors (ARNIs)
Beta Blockers are one of the most widely prescribed classes of drugs to treat hypertension (high blood pressure)
Aldosterone Antagonists

Hydralazine and isosorbide dinitrate (specifically benefits African Americans with heart failure)

What do these types of medication do:

Anticoagulants (blood thinners)
Cholesterol lowering drugs (statins)

Neuro/Psych:

Migraine management and prophylactics
Migraine medications to avoid in patients with asthma.
Stimulants
Nonstimulants
Strattera (atomoxetine)

Alzheimer’s

Know the treatment of Alzheimer’s and the education behind the medication management of the disease.

Cholinesterase inhibitors (ChE inhibitors) for Alzheimers (AD)

TACRINE
METRIFONATE
RIVASTIGMINE
PHYSOSTIGMINE’s
EPTISTIGMINE (MF-201)
GALANTAMINE (GALANTHAMINE; GAL 9301)
MEMANTINE

Parkinson Disease:

Levodopa
Benztropine
MAOI:
- Selegiline
- Rasagiline

Amantadine:

Pramipexole

Apomorphine

Effect of protein on absorption of levodopa

Depression medications

SSRIs include:

Monitoring of depression.

Antipsychotics, Serentil/mesoridazine

Clozaril labs to monitor CBC, ANC

Carbamazepine lab monitoring

Seizure management: Know first line treatment for generalized seizure management not adjunct therapies

Absence seizures

Myoclonic seizures

Tonic or atonic seizures

4 Types of incontinence

Anti-cholinergics

Erectile dysfunction

SILDENAFIL CITRATE (Viagra)
TADALAFIL (Cialis)
VARDENAFIL HYDROCHLORIDE (Levitra, Staxyn)
ALPROSTADIL
Avanafil (Stendra)

Hyperthyroid

Medications

Radioactive iodine.

Methimazole (Tapazole).

Hypothyroidism

Diabetic medications

Metformin or Glucaphage-
Metformin ER or Glucaphage XR
Micronase or glyburide
Glucotrol or glipizide
Avandia or rosiglitazone
Actos or pioglitazone
Starlix or nateglinide
Prandin or repaglinide

Insulin

Rapid acting
Short acting
Precose or Acarbose
Glyset or miglitol

Canaglifozin

GI/nutrition:

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)

MOA:

Drugs OTC

Antacids – Calcium salts, calcium carbonate (Tums®)

xAntacids – Sodium bicarbonate

Antacids – Aluminum salts, aluminum hydroxide (Amphojel®)

Nystatin

Fluconazole

Vitamin deficiency questions

What side effect can occur with Salt substitutes?

Vitamins a vegetarian may require

Smoking cessation:

Nicotrol

Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever

Doxycycline (Monodox, Vibramycin,

Indications for the use of Vancomycin

Staphylococcal Enterocolitis
Clostridium difficile-associated Diarrhea
Endocarditis
Preoperative Antimicrobial Prophylaxis (Off-label)
Surgical Prophylaxis (Off-label)
Dosing Modifications
Dosing Considerations

Vancomycin

MOA

Cephalosporins

First Generation:
Second Generation:
Third Generation:
Fourth Generation:

Cephalosporin Mode of Action

Analgesia:

Acetaminophen

Acetaminophen Toxicity

NSAID

Topical NSAIDs

Non-selective NSAIDs (COX-1 and COX-2 inhibitors)

Selective NSAIDs (COX-2 selective)

Know the Management of Osteoarthritis
Treatment
Medications Commonly Used for Osteoarthritis

Final Exam Guide – 8 Pages

Children – Drug — Adverse Reaction

Ear infections

ANTIBIOTICS

First line therapy for otitis media
Alternative treatment (if allergy to penicillin)
Alternative treatment after 48-72 H of failure of initial antibiotic treatment.
Dermatologic:
Gastrointestinal:
Neurologic:
Reproductive: Vulvovaginitis & Mycotic.
Dermatologic:
Gastrointestinal:
Immunologic:

Contraindications

Individuals who have hypersensitivity to penicillin’s should avoid amoxicillin.
… with allergies or atopic conditions including asthma, eczema, hives (urticaria), or hay fever are at increased risk for hypersensitivity reactions to amoxicillin.
Individuals who have mononucleosis should avoid amoxicillin (Increased risk for rash).
Caution should be used with the use of amoxicillin in pregnant and breast feeding women.

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