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| What should clients on Retin A avoid? |
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| Avoid sunlight and don't get pregnant. |
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| What is the treatment for psoriasis? |
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| Immoliants, immunosuppressants and topical glucocorticoids. |
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| What tests should be done on a client taking Retin A? |
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| They should have their blood drawn for liver function, serum glucose and serum triglycerides. |
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| What are the three layers of skin? |
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| hypodermis, epidermis, dermis |
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| What are ways to prevent sunburn? |
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| sunglasses, sunscreen and sufficient clothing |
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| What anatomical area is common for scabies? |
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| How do you prevent lice reinfection? |
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| comb hair after dry, wash everything, inspect hair daily for 1 week. |
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| What is the key to diagnosis for scabies? |
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| THe highest potency of of steroids can not be put where? |
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| What med is not a good anti-inflammatory? |
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| When a client is on high dose aspirin therapy which body system has the most adverse effects? |
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| Which class of drugs has the potential to suppress the normal function of the adrenal gland if given for long periods of time? |
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| Which organ is responsible for the first pass effect? |
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| What drug do you need to teach the client about photo sensitivity? |
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| Why do you do a culture and sensitivity? |
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| to see which antibiotics are going to be effective. |
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| What might effect antibiotic absorption in the stomach? |
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| What electrolyte imbalance might occur with large doses of IV penicillin G potassium? |
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| A client has cancer in both kidneys. What is going to be important to determine correct dosage of cephalosporin? |
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| When a patient is on cephalosporin for a UTI what do you tell him not to take while on this? |
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| Clients who are on aminoglycoside therapy would be assessed for factors that could predispose what? |
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| What would you give a client for oral candidas? |
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| What are the most common side effects of erythromycin? |
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| gi upset, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea |
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| What patient teaching should he include for AZT? |
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| Have to take it every 4 hours. |
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| What are sulfa drugs classified as? |
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| What class of drug would you use to treat pseudomonas? |
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| extended spectrum penicillin |
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| When calculating dosages what do you divide? |
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| What is the cross-sensitivity between penicillin and cephalosporin? |
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| What is the cornerstone treatment for TB? |
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| What is a side effect for a client on anti-microbial therapy? |
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| A client is hospitalized for a large wound and UTI. What should you watch for? |
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| bacteria and WBC increased. |
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| What drug is used to treat hyperthyroidism? |
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| A 56 year old patient with onset of type 2 diabetes comes into the clinic. He has the 3 ps of diabetes, increased blood sugar while on oral hypoglycemic agents. What would the dr. do? |
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| Switch to insulin because oral pills have become ineffective. |
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| What two major glucocorticoids are produced by adrenal glands? |
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| hydrocortisone and cortisone |
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| Maxademia is the most severe form of hypothyroidism. What is a sign of this? |
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| A shaky nervous patient with type 2 diabetes w/ alcohol use comes in. What would you check the patient for? |
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| A patient comes in at 2 pm who has been NPO since midnight for surgery. His glucose level is 52. What would you do? |
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| Notify healthcare provider. Patient is hypoglycemic. |
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| What is the key to diabetes? |
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| What is the treatment for hypothyroidism? |
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| Congenital hypothyroidism can lead to this of left untreated? |
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| Mechanism of action for PTU and methalmelzol are? |
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| They block the synthesis of hormone in the thyroid gland. |
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| Educating client on thyroid meds. How do they know if they are effective? |
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| What values will the nurse review when an ABG is available? |
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| bicarb, pH, carbon dioxide |
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| When evaluating the effectiveness of an antimicrobial what would you moniter? |
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Definition
| pain, temperature, presence of edema, CDC and sedement rate |
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Term
| What ways do microbes enter the body? |
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Definition
| break in skin, ingested, contact with mucus membranes |
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| What individuals are receptive to TB? |
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Definition
| a person in crowded environments and clients with HIV |
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| When a client is on sulfonamides why do you increase fluids? |
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Definition
| To remove microorganisms from urinary tract, prevent formation of crystals and prevent formation of stones. |
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| What statements about type 2 diabetes are true? |
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| overweight and over 45, genetic predisposition, often diagnosed after complications, often in women. |
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| What drug is given for diabetes insipidus? |
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| How do you know that DDAVP is working? |
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| What are the 3 Ps of diabetes? |
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| polydipsia, polyphagia, polyuria |
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| What tests the percentage of glucose in the blood for the last 3 months on a diabetic? What do you want to percentage to be? |
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| HbA1C-hemoglobin A1C. Percentage should be less that 7%. |
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| What are glucocorticoids used to treat? |
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Definition
| inflammatory and immune responses |
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