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| Drugs prescribed to help regulate the emotional activity of the patient to minimize the peaks and valleys in their psychological and emotional state. |
ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENTS |
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| Drugs prescribed to diabetic patients to control hyperglycemia (high blood sugar) |
ANTIDIABETIC AGENTS |
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| Drugs that relax the smooth muscles of the bronchial tubes. These medication provide relief of bronchial asthma and allergies affecting the respiratory system. |
BRONCHODILATORS |
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| Drugs prescribed to reduce high blood pressure? |
ANTIHYPERTENSIVES |
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| Drugs prescribed for prevention and control of seizures? |
ANTICONVULSANTS |
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| Drugs prescribed for heart rhythm disorders? |
ANTIDYSRHYTHMICS |
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| Drugs prescribed for pain relief? |
ANALGESICS |
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| What are the 4 rights to checking a patients medication? |
-RIGHT PATIENT
-RIGHT MEDICATION
-RIGHT DOSE
-RIGHT ROUTE |
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| What should you do before administrating a drug to any patient? |
-CONFIRM THE ORDER AND WRITE IT DOWN
-CHECK THE 4 RIGHTS
CHECK EXPIRATION DATE |
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| When should nitroglycerin not be given? |
IF THE PATIENT HAS LOW BLOOD PRESSURE OR IF THE PATIENT HAS RECENTLY TAKEN VIAGRA OR SIMILAR MEDICATION |
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| This kind of drug is indicated when a patient has chest pain or squeezing, dull pressure? |
NITROGLYCERIN |
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| What is the trade name of an epinephrine auto-injector? |
EPI-PEN |
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| Epinephrine is what kind of drug name? |
GENERIC |
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| How many names does a drug usually have? |
-CHEMICAL NAME
-GENERIC NAME
-TRADE NAME (BRAND) |
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| A general name that is not the brand name of any manufacturer? |
GENERIC NAME |
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| Every drug or medication is listed in the? |
U.S. PHARMACOPOEIA (USP) |
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| How many doses does an auto injector carry? |
TWO DOSES |
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| What is the trade name for an auto-injector? |
TWINJECT |
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| A syringe with a spring-loaded needle that will release and inject epinephrine into the muscle. |
EPINEPHRINE AUTO-INJECTOR |
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| This medication will help to constrict the blood vessels and relax airway passages. |
EPINEPHRINE |
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| This can reverse an allergic reaction? |
EPINEPHRINE |
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| What is the trade name for nitroglycerin? |
NITROSTAT |
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| What is nitroglycerin often referred to as? |
NITRO |
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| What are common side effects of bronchodilators? |
-INCREASED HEART RATE
-JITTERINESS |
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| A medication designed to enlarge constricted bronchial tubes, making breathing easier. |
BRONCHODILATOR |
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| How and where do you administer oral glucose to a patient? |
SUBLINGUAL OR BETWEEN THE PATIENTS CHEEK AND GUM |
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| Glucose is a form of? |
SUGAR |
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| Any action of a drug other than the desired action. |
SIDE EFFECT |
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| Specific signs or circumstances under which it is not appropriate and may be harmful to administer a drug to a patient. |
CONTRAINDICATIONS |
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| Specific signs or circumstances under which it is appropriate to administer a drug to a patient. |
INDICITATIONS |
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| A drug that helps to constrict the blood vessels and relax passages of the airway. It may be used to counter a severe allergic reaction. |
EPINEPHRINE. |
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| A drug that helps to dilate the coronary vessels that supply the heart muscle with blood. |
NITROGLYCERIN |
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| A spray device with a mouthpiece that contains an aerosol form of a medication that a patient can spray into his airway. |
INHALER |
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| A gas commonly found in the atmosphere. Pure oxygen is used as a drug to treat any patient whose medical or traumatic condition may cause him to be hypoxic, or low in oxygen. |
OXYGEN |
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| A form of glucose given by mouth to treat an awake patient with an altered mental status and a history of diabetes. |
ORAL GLUCOSE |
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| A powder, usually premixed with water, that will absorb some poisons and help prevent them from being absorbed by the body. |
ACTIVATED CHARCOAL |
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| The study of drugs, their sources, characteristics, and effects. |
PHARMACOLOGY |
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