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| Cholinergic acting drugs might be ordered for which of the following? |
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Alzheimer's disease
Myasthenia Gravis
Narrow angle glaucoma |
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| Alpha adrenergic blocking drugs are contraindicated for which of the following because of their conditions? |
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heart failure
acute MI and peripheral vascular disease |
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| Einephrine (Adrenalin) is contraindicated or used with caution in severe conditions. Which conditions contradicts administration of epinephrine? |
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hyperthyroidism, thyroid storm
narrow angle glaucoma
cardiac dysrhythmia |
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| Dugs that have both alpha & beta activity include? |
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Epinephrine (Adrenalin)
Pseudoephedrine (Sudafed)
Dopamine (Intropin) |
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| Pts. who have benign prostatis hypertrophy (enlarged prostate glands) will find relief from alpha 1 antagonist, which can also treat? |
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| Propranolol, the prototype beta adrenergic antagonist, is selective for beta 2 receptors? |
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| Pt who is admitted with an acute myocardial infarction (heart attack) will need to be placed on a beta adrenergic blocking drug when he is discharged? |
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True
beta blocker help protect the heart from reinfarction & decreased mortality rates over several years. Pg 297 |
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| Pt. has histry of hypertension & wears a Clonidine (Catapres) patch for long term blood pressure control. Catapres controls blood pressure by? |
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| activating Alpha 2 receptors in the brain & causing decreased secretion of norepinephrne. pg. 296 |
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| You would prescribe Propranolol (Inderal) to decrease heart rate, cardiac output and tremors to treat a pt that has? |
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| thyroid store, hypertension, anxiety, and history of stroke. |
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| A pt. age 12 months, has bronchiolitis. He receives the prototype drug Epinephrine (Adrenalin). Which statement concerning Epinephrine is correct? |
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| will relieve wheezing. pg.289 |
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| A pt. who would benefit from anticholinergic drugs include someone with? |
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Parkinson's disease
overactive bladder from MS
COPD and tardive dyskinesia |
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| Pt. has not been able to urinate since her surgery to repair her fractured hip. Would she benefit from receiving Bethanechol(Urecholine)an cholinergic drug? |
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| Pt. has renal colic from kidney stones(extreme pain) could they benefit from the antisposmodic effects of an anticholinergic drug? |
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true
increse pressure in the urinary tract by stimulating detrusor muscle contraction and relaxation of urinary sphincter.
But contraindications for pt. w/ urinary obstructons or weakness in bladder walls my cause rutpute. |
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| Activation of the Beta 1 receptors mainly result iin dilation of bronchial smooth muscle? |
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true
Remember you have one heart and two lungs so beta 1 affects the heart, and beta 2 affects the lungs basically |
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| Activation of Alpha 1 receptors result in? |
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constriction of the smooth muscle of the blood vessels.
OR Vasoconstriction and increase blood pressure. |
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| Epinephrine is the drug of choice for treating the acute bronchospasm, hypotension and laryngeal edema of anaphylactic shock? |
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| Activation of the parasympathetic nervous system produces which of these effects? List all that apply |
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Constricts the pupils
Decrease heart rate(bradycardia)
Increases motility of the GI tract
more;
dilation of skin blood vessels
CONSTRICTION OF; bronci, urinary bladder smooth muscle, sketetal muscle.
release nitrus oxide from endothelium of blood vessels |
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Atropine, the prototype anticholinergic drug, is the drug of choice or symptomatic bradycardia(slow heart rate casing the pt. to feel faint)?
pg 337 |
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| Pt. takes eye drops for glaucoma that are beta adrenergic blocking agents. These cause a decrease in eye pressure by decreasing the production of aqueous humor, but they could possible aggravate his new onset of heart failure? |
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| Non selective beta adrenergic antagonist |
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| Pheylephrine (NeoSynephrine) |
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| During administratin of dopamine, a pt. complain of pain at the infusion site. The nurse should recognize? |
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| The medication should be stopped, phentolamine should be infused, and the infusion ite should be changed. |
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| In hypotension and shock, drugs with alpha adrenergic activity (norepinephrin, phenylephrine)are ued for which purpose? |
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| To increase peripheral vascular resistance(raise blood pressure) |
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| Dobutamine is a synthetc catecholamine developed to provide less vascular activity than dopamine. It acts mainly on Beta 1 receptors in the heart to do what? |
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| increase the force of myocardial constraction |
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| Which drub stimulates Alpha, beta and dopaminergic receptors to help pts in shock? |
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| Which drug is used to dissolve a clot in a oronary artery during a mycardial infarction? |
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