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23 Cards in this Set
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Adenosine is indicated in the treatment of ________________.
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PSVT (paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia)
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Naloxone reverses the effects of _______________. What are two drugs in this category?
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Opioids, morphine, codeine, meperidine, Darvon, heroin
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The nurse should remember that activated charcoal must not be given with ______________ because the absorptive properties of charcoal are decreased.
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milk
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Clients should be taught to self-administer nitroglycerin translingual aerosol spray in the same manner as an albuterol inhaler.
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False
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Oxygen therapy should never be withheld from clients experiencing medical emergencies such as chest pain, trauma, or other causes of hypoxemia, even if they have a history of COPD.
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True
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Albuterol is a __________ (class of drug) used to treat clients experiencing ________________ and ______________.
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bronchodilater, anaphylaxis, allergy reaction
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Sublingual nitroglycerin may be prescribed for chest pain. What is the most important vital sign to assess BEFORE giving this drug?
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blood pressure
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Following administration of IV morphine to treat chest pain associated with acute myocardial infarction, what is the most important aspect of client monitoring?
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Assessment of respiratory status
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An emergency drug indicated for the treatment of symptomatic bradycardia is _____________.
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Atropine
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When monitoring a client with an isoproterenol infusion, the nurse must be alert to the development of these dangerous adverse effects, which may require slowing or discontinuing drug administration.
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tachycardia and cardiac ectopy
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Verapamil is classified as a _______________.
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calcium channel blocker
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A dangerous adverse effect of IV procainamide administration is the development of ______________.
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hypotension
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Amiodarone IV is used to treat _____________.
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atrial dysrhythmias and ventricular dysrhythmias
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The best indication for sodium bicarbonate is __________________.
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metabolic acidosis
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CN is admitted to the neurosurgical floor with a closed head injurty. Mannitol is ordered to decrease intracranial pressure. Mannitol exerts its pharmacologic effects through ____________.
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osmotic diuresis
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Methylprednisolone is a controversial adjunctive therapy in the treatment of acute spinal cord injury. The nurse must be aware that the loading dose of this drug must be given within __________ hours of the injury.
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Your client is receiving labetolol IV, a drug typically prescribed to treat what condition?
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severe hypertension
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Dopamine should NOT be administered to clients with hypotension caused by ________________.
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hypovolemic shock
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Dobutamine elevates BP through ___________.
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increasing cardiac input
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JS has a diagnosis of septic shock. A norepinephrine drip is infusing through a central IV line. The bag of norepinephrine is almost empty. The nurse makes it a priority to prepare a new bage because___________________.___
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profound hypotension can occure if the infusion is abruptly stopped
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Dextrose 50% is most commonly prescribed to _________.
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treat insulin shock
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The proper method of administering adenosine is _____________________.
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rapid IV push as a bolus
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Flumazenil is used to reverse the effects of what?
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benzodiazepines
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