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59 Cards in this Set
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Name 2 CNS medications.
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analgesics and anesthetics
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What does an analgesic do?
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Relieve pain.
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Name a non-narcotic.
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ASA
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Name an opioid.
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Morphine
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Name a non-opioid.
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Acetaminophen
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What does an adjunct medication do?
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Enhance the effect of another drug.
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Name a class for an adjunct medication.
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Benzodiazepine
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Name a benzodiazepine.
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Diazepam
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What does an opioid agonist-antagonist do?
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Causes one medication to react and blocks the other.
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Name an opioid agonist-antagoinist.
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Nubane
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What do anesthetics do?
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block the sensation of pain
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Name an anesthetic.
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Lidocaine
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Define sedation.
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State of decreased anxiety and inhibitions
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Define hypnosis.
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instigation of sleep
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Name 2 types of sleep.
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REM and nonREM
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What is the mechanism of action for benzodiazepine and barbituates?
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Hyperpolarizing the brain and nerves.
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List 4 actions of benzodiazepine.
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1. anticonvulsion
2. antianxiety 3. sedative 4. hypnosis |
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Benzodiazepine is a Schedule ____.
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IV
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Brand name for diazepam.
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Valium
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What does an antagonist do?
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binds to a receptor site but do not stimulate a response.
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Name an antagonist.
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Narcan
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What does norepinepherine cause?
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alertness, wakefulness, decreased appetite
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What are antipsychotic effects?
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antiemetics
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What drugs affect the parasympathetic system?
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1. cholinergic
2. anicholinergic 3. ganglionic blocking agents 4. neuromuscular blocking agents 5. ganglionic stimulating agents |
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What does succicholine do?
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neuromuscular blockade
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Name the adrenergic receptors?
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alpha 1, alpha 2, beta 1, beta 2, dopaminergic
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What is the golden rule of management?
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Treat the patient, not the monitor.
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Name 6 causes of disrhythmias.
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1. MI
2. trauma to the heart 3. reaction from meds 4. ANS imbalance 5. blood gas abnormality 6. hypothermia |
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Effect of +chronotropic:
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increases heart rate
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Effect of +dromotropic:
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increase conductivity
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Effect of +ionotropic:
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increase contractility
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What are antidysrhythmics used for?
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return heart to the normal rhythm
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Hemostatic drugs:
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drugs used to stop bleeding
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Antihyperlipidemic drugs:
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lowers cholesterol
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PSVT stands for:
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paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia
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Name a drug used for PSVT.
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adenosine
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Name a drug that is a cardiac glycoside.
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digoxin
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When would a cardiac glycoside be used?
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CHF or A-Fib
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Side effects of cardiac glycoside:
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light flashing and color blindness & nausea
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3 classes of antihypertensives (diuretics):
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loop, thiazides, K+ sparing
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Why would K+ sparing diuretics be used?
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to prevent K+ depletion from diuretics (based on Na+/K+ competition)
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How do ACE inhibitors work?
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decreases blood pressure by stopping vasoconstriction
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Name a Ca+ channel blocker.
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Verapamil
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What are antiplatelets use for?
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stops formation of platelet plugs
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Name an antiplatelet drug.
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Plavix
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Name an anticoagulant drug.
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coumadin
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Name a thrombolytic drug.
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streptokinase
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What drug can you give a pt who has had an MI within less than 2 hours?
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Thrombolytic
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What drug can you give a pt who has had an MI greater than 2 hours ago?
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heparin
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What would you give to a pt with a brain aneurysm? Why?
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Heparin bc the aneurysm may have ruptured and they may have a clot.
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Name an antihistamine.
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benadryl
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Name an H2 receptor blocker.
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Tagamet
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What does an expectorant do?
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productive cough
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What does an antitussive drug do?
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stops cough
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What does an antiemetic do?
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stop vomiting
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Name 3 antiemetic drugs.
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Zofran, Phenergan and Reglan
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What drug effects male sexual behavior?
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viagra
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Name 3 sources of insulin.
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Human DNA, pork, beef
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What drugs affect the sympathetic nervous system?
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1. adrenergic receptors
2. adrenergic agonists 3. adrenergic antagonists 4. skeletal muscle relaxants |
