Pharm 1000 Final Exam Questions With Correct
Answers
What |is |heart |failure? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Heart |is |unable |to |meet |needs |of |body, |may |be
|due |to |elevated |filling |pressure
What |is |a |good |way |to |determine |if |your |client |has |an |arrhythmia? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
Check |pulse |and |blood |pressure
What |two |assessments |should |be |included |in |your |teaching |plan |for |you |client |once |they |go |
home |in |regards |to |cardiac |condition? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Monitor |their |own |blood |
pressure |and |report |any |increases |or |decreases
What |are |the |pulse |parameters |for |giving |heart |medications? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Less |
than |60 |and |greater |than |100 |hold |medication
What |are |the |2 |most |common |adverse |effects |of |arrhythmia |medications? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Increased |pulse |and |decreased |respirations
Hypokalemia |(low |potassium) |increases |the |risk |for? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Difficulty |
breathing |and |bradycardia
During |digitalization |(starting |on |digoxin, |rapid |or |gradual) |how |often |should |you |monitor |
clients |vital |signs? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-2-4 |hours
Rule |for |administering |drugs |to |geriatric |patients? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Start |slow |and |
titrate |slowly
,Define |orthostatic? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Hypotension |blood |pressure |that |decreases |as |
position |changes |from |lying |to |sitting |to |standing
Most |common |side |effect |of |hypertension |therapy |(hypertensive |drugs)? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Dehydration
Cardiotonic |(heart |drugs)initial |dose |parameters |are? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Check |apical |
pulse |for |one |full |minute
For |Nitro |patches |what |nursing |assessments |are |necessary |prior |to |application? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-pulse |rate, |when |the |last |patch |was |taken |off |and |where |it |was |put
How |do |you |determine |if |hyperlipidemia |(getting |rid |of |fat) |therapy |is |effective? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-increase |in |HDL |and |decrease |of |LDL
How |do |we |get |Vitamin |K |into |our |bodies |through |diet? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |variety |of |
vegetables
What |assessment |do |we |do |before |anticoagulant |medication |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Vital |
signs, |PTT, |INR
What |is |the |difference |between |anticoagulants |and |thrombolytics? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
Anticoagulant: |prevents |clots |Thrombolytics: |busts |up |clots
What |are |the |signs |of |dehydration? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-decrease |in |I |& |O, |Skin |turgor |
tenting, |dry |oral |mucous |membranes
, What |teaching |is |necessary |with |diuretics? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-s/s |of |electrolyte |
imbalance
What |is |normal |BP |range? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-120/80
What |is |the |range |that |is |considered |pre |hypertension? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-121-139 |/ |81-
89
What |is |the |range |for |hypertension? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-140/90
What |is |the |greatest |adverse |effect |of |anticoagulants? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Hemorrhaging
Anticoagulants |prevents |clots |in |the |venous |system |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Prevents* |
Venous*
Antiplatelets |prevents |clots |in |the |arterial |system? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Prevent* |Arterial*
What |are |the |most |potent |diuretics? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Loop
When |a |client |is |on |Lasix |(diuretic) |what |three |assessments |do |we |do? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-s/s |of |dehydration |& |skin |turgor |& |check |mucous |membranes |for |dryness
Hypokalemia |adverse |effect |is |what |when |on |loop |or |thiazide |diuretics? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-increase |arrhythmias
If |a |client |is |dehydrated |from |diuretcs |what |assessments |would |we |likely |find? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-decreased |I |& |O |& |tenting |of |skin |& |dry |membranes |in |oral |mucousal
Answers
What |is |heart |failure? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Heart |is |unable |to |meet |needs |of |body, |may |be
|due |to |elevated |filling |pressure
What |is |a |good |way |to |determine |if |your |client |has |an |arrhythmia? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
Check |pulse |and |blood |pressure
What |two |assessments |should |be |included |in |your |teaching |plan |for |you |client |once |they |go |
home |in |regards |to |cardiac |condition? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Monitor |their |own |blood |
pressure |and |report |any |increases |or |decreases
What |are |the |pulse |parameters |for |giving |heart |medications? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Less |
than |60 |and |greater |than |100 |hold |medication
What |are |the |2 |most |common |adverse |effects |of |arrhythmia |medications? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Increased |pulse |and |decreased |respirations
Hypokalemia |(low |potassium) |increases |the |risk |for? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Difficulty |
breathing |and |bradycardia
During |digitalization |(starting |on |digoxin, |rapid |or |gradual) |how |often |should |you |monitor |
clients |vital |signs? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-2-4 |hours
Rule |for |administering |drugs |to |geriatric |patients? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Start |slow |and |
titrate |slowly
,Define |orthostatic? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Hypotension |blood |pressure |that |decreases |as |
position |changes |from |lying |to |sitting |to |standing
Most |common |side |effect |of |hypertension |therapy |(hypertensive |drugs)? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Dehydration
Cardiotonic |(heart |drugs)initial |dose |parameters |are? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Check |apical |
pulse |for |one |full |minute
For |Nitro |patches |what |nursing |assessments |are |necessary |prior |to |application? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-pulse |rate, |when |the |last |patch |was |taken |off |and |where |it |was |put
How |do |you |determine |if |hyperlipidemia |(getting |rid |of |fat) |therapy |is |effective? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-increase |in |HDL |and |decrease |of |LDL
How |do |we |get |Vitamin |K |into |our |bodies |through |diet? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |variety |of |
vegetables
What |assessment |do |we |do |before |anticoagulant |medication |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Vital |
signs, |PTT, |INR
What |is |the |difference |between |anticoagulants |and |thrombolytics? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
Anticoagulant: |prevents |clots |Thrombolytics: |busts |up |clots
What |are |the |signs |of |dehydration? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-decrease |in |I |& |O, |Skin |turgor |
tenting, |dry |oral |mucous |membranes
, What |teaching |is |necessary |with |diuretics? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-s/s |of |electrolyte |
imbalance
What |is |normal |BP |range? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-120/80
What |is |the |range |that |is |considered |pre |hypertension? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-121-139 |/ |81-
89
What |is |the |range |for |hypertension? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-140/90
What |is |the |greatest |adverse |effect |of |anticoagulants? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Hemorrhaging
Anticoagulants |prevents |clots |in |the |venous |system |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Prevents* |
Venous*
Antiplatelets |prevents |clots |in |the |arterial |system? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Prevent* |Arterial*
What |are |the |most |potent |diuretics? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Loop
When |a |client |is |on |Lasix |(diuretic) |what |three |assessments |do |we |do? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-s/s |of |dehydration |& |skin |turgor |& |check |mucous |membranes |for |dryness
Hypokalemia |adverse |effect |is |what |when |on |loop |or |thiazide |diuretics? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-increase |arrhythmias
If |a |client |is |dehydrated |from |diuretcs |what |assessments |would |we |likely |find? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-decreased |I |& |O |& |tenting |of |skin |& |dry |membranes |in |oral |mucousal
