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I am taking a sulfonamide, an anti-infective. I am also taking an anti-diabetic & warfarin, an anti-coagulant. I am now prone to this
Hypoglycemia & bleeding.
I am taking penicillin, an anti-infective. The nurse told me to avoid this
Acidic fruit & juices.
I am an aminoglycoside and you would monitor for this when giving me
Hearing & renal function (ototoxicity & nephrotoxicity)
I have a UTI. I have these symptoms…
Urgency, frequency, hematuria, suprapubic pain, fever.
I am taking Pyridium, a urinary analgesic. I can expect these possible side effects
N & V, diarrhea, orange urine.
I am taking getting over an infection while taking anti-infective drugs. This would indicate the anti-infective are effective
WBC count WNL, temperature WNL.
I have tuberculosis and am taking INH and rifampin. The nurse instructs the patient to
Take supplemental vitamin b6 (INH) and expect reddish, brown stools (rifampin)
I am a pepsin inhibitor anti-ulcer drug. When do you tell the patient to take me
½ hour before meals & at bedtime.
I am ranitidine, a histamine 2 receptor blocker, what serious side effect have I been known to cause
Depression
Taking Lomotil, an opiate- related anti-diarrheal, and an anti-histamine can result in this
CNS depression.
I am given to decrease inflammation, but I suppress the immune system making the patient prone to infection
Corticosteroids.
I am an opioid agonist. When giving me the nurse monitors the patient for
Respiratory depressions & urinary retention.
Opioid agonists are contraindicated with
Head Trauma
I am an opiate anti-diarrheal drug. What patient teaching would you do with this drug
Can cause drowsiness; don’t take with other drugs that affect CNS.
I treat TB & usually am given in combination for 9mos – 2 yrs. I am 1st line treatment of TB I am given as a prophylactic to family members with close Exposure. Who am I
Isoniazid (INH)
I am a Zithromax- a macrolide. When would you tell the patient to make me
1-2 hrs before meals or 2-3 hours after meals.
I am a sulfonamide. The nurse instructs the patient to
Avoid sun or wear sunscreen (photosensitivity) and increase fluid intake (crystalluria)
I am an opioid agonist and I am the drug of choice to treat terminal cancer pain
Morphine
I rid the body of both Gram + & Gram – bacteria. Give me with food. I am hard on the kidneys & cause you to sunburn
Fluoroguinolones (Cipro. Levaquin)
Magnesium antacids can cause this
Diarrhea
Aluminum antacids can cause this
Constipation
I am the peak and trough level of a drug. If the peak is too high the nurse would expect ____ and if the trough is low the nurse would expect______
Toxicity(peak) and ineffective (through)
I am an anti-infective drug. I am given to someone allergic to penicillin Give me on an empty stomach with water. I can’t be given at the same time as iron
Tetracycline
I am a nonopioid analgesic. I am used to treat this type of pain
Acute, mild pain.
I am effective against a limited number of organisms. What am I
Narrow spectrum anti-infective
I am in acute pain & addicted to opioids. I am given nalbuphine (Nubain) an opioid agonist. The nurse can expect the patient to experience
Withdrawal symptoms.
Instructions the nurse would give to a patient taking NSAIDs
Take with meals, report any bleeding.
I am a pregnant 34 years old. What precautions should I take with immunization
Don’t give varicella & rubella, influenza allowed with asthma, pneumococcal allowed with asthma or chronic illness.