NU 614 MODULE ONE EXAM (LATEST UPDATE) REAL
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS |100% CORRECT |
ALREADY GRADED A
What baseline assessment should you obtain before administering anti-
inflammatory/antipyretic drugs? Ans✓✓✓-Health & drug Hx (allergies,
current prescriptions, OTC drugs).
-VS & Wt
-Appropriate lab findings (CBC, Coags, Electrolytes, liver & kidney
function)
What are some side effects of anti-inflammatory/antipyretic drugs?
Ans✓✓✓-GI bleeding (tarry stools, hemataemesis, blood in stool).
-Abd Pain
-Severe tinnitus
-Dizzy/Drowsy
-Confusion
-Palpatations
-Tachycardia
-HTN
-Tachypnea
-Pulm congestion
-Edema
What are the therapeutic effects of anti-inflammatory/antipyretic drugs?
Ans✓✓✓-Diminished fever, pain, & signs of infection.
,*contact PCP if fever persists longer than 3 days
What nonpharmacological intervention can be supplemented with anti-
inflammatory/antipyretic drugs? Ans✓✓✓-RICE
-Increase fluid intake
Why may corticosteroids cause HTN & tachycardia? Ans✓✓✓increased
retention of fluids
What should a patient abstain from when taking Tylenol?
Ans✓✓✓Alcohol
*med is hepatotoxic
What labs can corticosteroids affect? Ans✓✓✓CBC, Electrolytes, &
Glucose
How can GI aggravation be avoided with anti-inflammatory/antipyretic
drugs? Ans✓✓✓Take with food/milk
NSAIDs/Salicylates can cause tinnitus. What symptoms indicate this?
Ans✓✓✓-ringing/humming/buzzing in ears
-difficulty w/ balance
-Vertigo
, -Nausea
-Light-headedness
NSAIDs/Salicylates can be nephrotoxic. What should you tell your
patients to watch for? Ans✓✓✓-Darkening of urine, changes in
quantity, & edema.
*Remind pt to increase fluid intake
Corticosteroids affect electrolytes, glucose, and lipids in what way?
Ans✓✓✓-hyperglycemia
-hyperatremia
-hyperlipidemia
-HYPOkalemia
-HYPOcalcmia leading to osteoporosis
*DIABETIC Pts may need a change in antidiabetic medication if
hyperglycemia persists when using corticosteroids
What may corticosteroids suppress? Ans✓✓✓The body's immune and
inflammatory responses
Why should children under 19 avoid ASA & Salicylates?
Ans✓✓✓Increased risk of reye's syndrome (especially w/ flu and
varicella viruses).
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS |100% CORRECT |
ALREADY GRADED A
What baseline assessment should you obtain before administering anti-
inflammatory/antipyretic drugs? Ans✓✓✓-Health & drug Hx (allergies,
current prescriptions, OTC drugs).
-VS & Wt
-Appropriate lab findings (CBC, Coags, Electrolytes, liver & kidney
function)
What are some side effects of anti-inflammatory/antipyretic drugs?
Ans✓✓✓-GI bleeding (tarry stools, hemataemesis, blood in stool).
-Abd Pain
-Severe tinnitus
-Dizzy/Drowsy
-Confusion
-Palpatations
-Tachycardia
-HTN
-Tachypnea
-Pulm congestion
-Edema
What are the therapeutic effects of anti-inflammatory/antipyretic drugs?
Ans✓✓✓-Diminished fever, pain, & signs of infection.
,*contact PCP if fever persists longer than 3 days
What nonpharmacological intervention can be supplemented with anti-
inflammatory/antipyretic drugs? Ans✓✓✓-RICE
-Increase fluid intake
Why may corticosteroids cause HTN & tachycardia? Ans✓✓✓increased
retention of fluids
What should a patient abstain from when taking Tylenol?
Ans✓✓✓Alcohol
*med is hepatotoxic
What labs can corticosteroids affect? Ans✓✓✓CBC, Electrolytes, &
Glucose
How can GI aggravation be avoided with anti-inflammatory/antipyretic
drugs? Ans✓✓✓Take with food/milk
NSAIDs/Salicylates can cause tinnitus. What symptoms indicate this?
Ans✓✓✓-ringing/humming/buzzing in ears
-difficulty w/ balance
-Vertigo
, -Nausea
-Light-headedness
NSAIDs/Salicylates can be nephrotoxic. What should you tell your
patients to watch for? Ans✓✓✓-Darkening of urine, changes in
quantity, & edema.
*Remind pt to increase fluid intake
Corticosteroids affect electrolytes, glucose, and lipids in what way?
Ans✓✓✓-hyperglycemia
-hyperatremia
-hyperlipidemia
-HYPOkalemia
-HYPOcalcmia leading to osteoporosis
*DIABETIC Pts may need a change in antidiabetic medication if
hyperglycemia persists when using corticosteroids
What may corticosteroids suppress? Ans✓✓✓The body's immune and
inflammatory responses
Why should children under 19 avoid ASA & Salicylates?
Ans✓✓✓Increased risk of reye's syndrome (especially w/ flu and
varicella viruses).
