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transplant rejection symptoms - Answer specific to that organ negative titers - Answer not immune positive titer - Answer immune potassium medication administration - Answer -oral *Mix powered formulations in at least 120 mL of liquid *Take potassium chloride with a meal or at least 8 oz of water to reduce the risk of adverse GI effects potassium lab level - Answer 3.5-5.0 Live vaccine contraindications - Answer -previous anaphylactic reaction to the vaccine ...

Cardiomyopathy -Assessment NSG223 03.02.03 - Answer -begins with a detailed history of the presenting signs and symptoms ● nurse identifies possible cause factors (heavy alcohol intake, recent illness or pregnancy, or history of the disease in immediate family members) ● If the patient reports chest pain, a thorough review of the pain, including its precipitating factors, is warranted ● review of systems includes the presence of orthopnea, PND, and syncope or dyspnea with exertion ...

Pharmacology Unit 1 - Answer the study of medicine Pathophysiology - Answer the study of the nature of the disease The four stages for drug approval - Answer Preclinical investigation- research and testing on humans and microbial cells Clinical investigation- longest part of the trial, brand name given NDA Submission-(new drug application) approval if the drug is effective Post marketing Studies-11 years before drug is submitted to the FDA for review Therapeutic classificati...

Antibiotic - Answer A chemical that is produced by one microbe and has the ability to harm other microbes. Only those compounds that are actually made by microorganisms qualify as __________. Antimicrobials - Answer Any agent, natural or synthetic, that has the ability to kill or suppress microorganisms. Antibiotics and Antimicrobials - Answer These two terms are used interchangeably. Bactericidal - Answer Drugs that are lethal to bacteria at clinically achievable concentrat...

Hyperlipidemia - Answer high levels of lipids in the blood 3 types of lipids - Answer triglycerides, phospholipids, sterols Triglycerides - Answer Neutral fat, energy source, 90% of total lipids Phospholipids - Answer essential building of plasma, lecithin Steroids - Answer common chemical structure is steroids nucleus or ring structure Dyslipidemia - Answer Abnormal levels of lipoproteins, excess or deficient Hypercholesterolemia - Answer elevated blood ch...

Isotretinoin (Accutane) use & contraindication - Answer - Acne med - Vitamin A contraindicated bc increases toxicity - Pregnancy + LFT's done monthly Beta blockers do what? - Answer decrease heart rate and blood pressure causes libido and impotence contraindicated in asthma, HF hides signs of hypoglycemia Statins contraindications and adverse effects - Answer -Pregnancy and liver disease contraindication -Can cause rhabdo so watch for muscle pain -Decreases LDL's and ...

What type of medication is Zantac (ranitidine)? - Answer H2 receptor blocker Can magnesium give diarrhea or constipation? - Answer diarrhea What should you tell patient to take with Psyillium mucilloid (Metamucil)? - Answer 1 glass water with meds and 1 glass water after If patient has diarrhea, should automatically give antidiarrheal medication? - Answer no When should you tell patient to take Sucralfate (Carafate)? - Answer before meals What do you tell patient ab...

1. Amniocentesis may be used in the assessment of A. Amniotic fluid volume B. Placental blood flow C. Amniotic embolism D. Fetal lung maturity - Answer D. Fetal lung maturity 1. In a woman diagnosed with intrauterine fetal demise: A. Ask the parents if they want an induction of labor or would prefer to wait for spontaneous labor to begin B. Order coagulation studies due to risk for coagulopathy C. Wait for spontaneous labor to support a healthier griev...

Adenosine Generic Name - Answer Adenocard Adenosine(adenocard) class? - Answer Antiarrhythmic Adenosine(adenocard) Indications - Answer Tachyarrhythmias refractory to vagal maneuvers can be used as a diagnostic agent to determine whether the condition is wide or narrow complex tachycardia Adenosine(adenocard) Contraindications? - Answer A Fib torsade’s de pointes 2nd & 3rd heart block sick sinus syndrome hx of asthma Adenosine(adenocard) PRECAUTION? - Answer -Ty...

Pathophysiology - Answer The study of abnormalities in physiologic functioning of living beings, seeking to reveal physiologic responses of an organism to disruptions in its internal or external environment. Four interrelated topics of Pathophysiology - Answer Etiology, Pathogenesis, Clinical Manifestation, and Treatment Implications Etiology - Answer - The study of the causes or reasons for phenomena/illness - Complex because most diseases are multifactorial and result from an ...