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NSG 124 STUDY GUIDE 2026
COMPREHENSIVE ANSWER DIGEST
◉What is the half-life of Carbapenems?. Answer: 1 hour ◉How are Carbapenems excreted?. Answer: eliminated renally through the urine ◉Adverse effects of Carbapenems. Answer: nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea ◉What is the normal adult dose of Carbapenem?. Answer: 500mg q6h ◉What is the primary use of Tetracycline?. Answer: Severe acne Ulcer disease periodontal disease ◉Adverse Effects of Tetracycline. Answer: Gi: diarrhea Staining of the teeth
◉Primary use of Macrolide. Answer: to treat whooping cough, diptheria, chlamydia, and substitute for penicillin ◉What does Clindamycin treat?. Answer: Toxin producing staph, MRSA, streptococci, anaerobes ◉What is the most common Aminoglycoside?. Answer: Gentamicin ◉Nursing consideration for Aminoglycosides. Answer: 1. what type of therapy?
- can be administered in 1 large dose or 2 divided doses
- Always draw a peak 1 HR after injection and trough 30 min after IV infusion
- DO NOT MIX GENTAMICIN AND PENICILLIN IN SAME IV ◉How do Sulfonamides work?. Answer: Competitively inhibit the pathway for folic acid synthesis and prevent the growth of bacteria ◉Most common treatment for tuberculosis. Answer: Isoniazide ◉How should Isoniazide be taken?. Answer: on empty stomach 1 hr before or 2 hours after meals
◉Onset of Rapid insulins. Answer: 15-30 minutes ◉Onset of Slow-acting insulins. Answer: 30-60 min ◉Onset on intermediate insulins. Answer: 60-120 min ◉onset of ultral-long insulins. Answer: 6 hours ◉Rapid Insulins. Answer: Lispro (Humalog) Aspart (Novolog) Glulisine (Apidra) ◉Peak and duration of Rapid insulins. Answer: peak: 30mins- 2. hours duration: 3-6 hours ◉Peak and duration of Slow-acting insulins. Answer: Peak: 1- 5 hours duration: 6-10 hours ◉Slow-acting insulins. Answer: Humalin R Novolin R
◉Intermediate Insulins. Answer: NPH (Humulin N, Novolin N) ◉Peak and duration of NPH insulins. Answer: Peak: 6-14 hours Duration: 16-24 hours ◉Long-acting insulins. Answer: glargine (Lantus) detemir (Levemir) ◉Onset of long acting insulins. Answer: 18-24 hours ◉Does long acting insulin have a peak?. Answer: NO ◉All insulins are clear except.... Answer: NPH ◉What should a nurse do if any insulin other than NPH is cloudy?. Answer: Discard ◉When mixing insulins, which should be drawn first?. Answer: the clear insulin
◉What is the most common cause of Grave's disease?. Answer: excessive excretion of thyroid hormone ◉most common Hyperthyroid drugs. Answer: Topazol; safer for pregnancy/breastfeeding since it crosses the placenta ◉Uses for Topazol. Answer: Grave's disease Prep for thyroidectomy Treatment of thyroid toxic crisis ◉Thyroid storm. Answer: severe thyrotoxicosis when patient undergoes major surgery or experience sepsis; characterized by hyperthermia, severe tachycardia. ◉what happens if a thyroid storm is left untreated?. Answer: patient becomes unconscious, hypertensive, and at risk for heart failure ◉Role of Growth hormone. Answer: stimulates growth in all tissues in the body ◉Antidiuretic hormone. Answer: promotes renal conservation of water
◉Prolactin. Answer: stimulates milk production after childbirth ◉Somatropin. Answer: Example of growth hormone replacement ◉Adverse effects of Somatropin. Answer: hyperglycemia GI issues sleep apnea severe respiratory impairment overgrowth ◉What is the most common loop diuretic?. Answer: Furosemide (Lasix) ◉What is the most common thiazide diuretic?. Answer: Hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ) ◉What is the most common potassium-sparing diuretic?. Answer: Spirolactonone ◉Normal range of potassium. Answer: 4-5 mEq
