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Question:
The nurse knows due to ___________ or sensitivity to light/sun, patients should be educated on sun protection measures when taking tetracyclines.
Answer:
photosensitivity
Question:
What population are tetracyclines contraindicated in?
Answer:
pregnant women, nursing women, and children under 8 years (remember the acronym PNC)
Question:
Tetracylines can ___________ childrens permenant teeth.
Answer:
discolor
Question:
Tetracyclines can _________ women's bones.
Answer:
weaken
Question:
A patient taking tetracyclines also wears contact lenses. The patient tells the nurse that they are experiencing unusual colored vision. The nurse knows this is because tetracyclines:
Answer:
stain contact lenses
Question:
A nursing student is identifying different types of tetracyclines. The student knows they can identify these by the suffix ____________.
Answer:
Question:
A nursing student is identifying macrolides. They know all macrolides end in the suffix ______________.
Answer:
false
Question:
Erythromycin is the poster child of which antibiotic?
Answer:
macrolides
Question:
A patient with liver injury is prescribed Macrolides. The nurse should call the physician because they know macrolides can cause _____________ in patients with liver injuries.
Answer:
kidney failure
Question:
T/F: gastrointestinal issues are an ADR of macrolides.
Answer:
True
Question:
A client comes to the office because of side effects of their prescription for tetracycline. The nurse would expect to see which of the following on assessment?
Answer:
- Additional teeth
- Tooth loss
- Discoloration of permanent teeth
- Gingivitis discoloration of permenant teeth
Question:
A nurse is giving a client education on tetracycline use and asks about other medications that the client takes. The nurse would be concerned by which of the following other medications being used with tetracyclines? Select all that apply.
Answer:
- iron
- probiotics
- antacids
- tylenol
- anticogulants iron, antacids, anticoagulants
Question:
Trough should be drawn __________ medication administration.
Answer:
immediately before
Question:
Aminoglycosides are a subset of which antibiotic?
Answer:
macrolides
Question:
Aminoglycosides can be identified by the suffix __________.
Answer:
Question:
Due to poor oral absorption aminoglycosides are usually administered via _______.
Answer:
IV
Question:
Aminoglycosides are used mostly for gram-_____________.
Answer:
negative (aerobic bacilli)
Question:
Aminoglycosides are a ___________________ spectrum antibiotic.
Answer:
narrow
Question:
Since they kill gram-negative bacteria, aminoglycosides are ____________.
Answer:
bacterilcidal
Question:
Aminoglycosides must have __________ and ___________ drawn to gauge their therapeutic range due to their high toxicity
Answer:
peak and trough
Question:
- Nephrotoxicity
- Fever
- Heart burn nephrotoxicity, ototoxicity
Question:
Sulfonamides always begins with the prefix _______________.
Answer:
sulf-
Question:
Hypersensitivity, blood dyscrasias, and rash are all ADRs of which antibiotic?
Answer:
Sulfonamides and Trimethoprim
Question:
Sulfonamides and trimethoprim treat _____________ caused by E. coli and community acquired ____________.
Answer:
UTIs, MRSA (CA-MRSA)
Question:
A patient is receiving a sulfonamide for treatment of a UTI. The nurse knows this is a ____________ spectrum antibiotic.
Answer:
broad
Question:
Because they suppress bacterial growth, sulfonamides and trimethoprim are considered ______________ antibiotics.
Answer:
bacteriostatic
Question:
What do sulfonamides and trimethoprim inhibit?
Answer:
folic acid
Question:
The nurse is administering antibiotics to a patient. The order states that the antibiotic should be given TID. The nurse knows that it is important to administer an antibiotic at regular intervals to ensure even distribution. This being said, the nurse should give it q ____ h. (this is allegedly a test question per Rayman)
Answer:
Question:
T/F: the percentage of water in the body is age dependent.
Answer:
True
Question:
T/F: Fat holds more water than muscle.
Answer:
False
Question:
T/F: Men hold more water than women.
Answer:
True
Question:
Why do men lose weight faster than women?
Answer:
Men have more muscle than women
Question:
A nursing student is reading the chart for a balanced intake and output. The perfect total in mL of intakes and outputs is:
Answer:
Question:
A nursing student is measuring a patients outputs, the student knows proper kidney function is ____ mL per 1 kg per hour.
Answer:
Question:
Intracellular fluid is ___________ of body fluid.
Answer:
Question:
Extracellular Fluid is ___________ body fluid.
Answer:
hypothalamus
Question:
What are thirst receptors called?
Answer:
Osmoreceptors
Question:
When plasma high in solutes move past osmoreceptors what is stimulated?
Answer:
thirst
Question:
Water moves from _________ concentration of solutes to a ____________
Answer:
concentration of solutes. low, high
Question:
Water moves by ________________.
Answer:
osmosis
Question:
Electrolytes move by ____________.
Answer:
diffusion
Question:
Diffusion happens by moving from a _______________ concentration to a _______________ concentration.
Answer:
high, low
Question:
_____________ run fluid control.
Answer:
kidneys
Question:
Kidney function adjusts output by which two hormones?
antidiuretic hormone (ADH)
Question:
If the heart is not receiving 25% of the total cardiac output, which hormone is secreted?
Answer:
antidiuretic hormone (ADH)
Question:
______________ is the hormone that causes sodium conservation, therefore making the body conserve water.
Answer:
aldosterone
Question:
ACE stands for what?
Answer:
angiotensin-converting enzyme
Question:
Aldosterone does which of the following?
Answer:
- Is stimulated as the juxtaglomerular (JG) cells response to decreased blood pressure/volume
- stimulates the renin angiotensin feedback loop
- conserves sodium which then causes water conservation
- all of the above all of the above
Question:
The nurse has a patient who has lost a large amount of water. The nurse knows this patients renal perfusion will ___________ because of this
Answer:
decrease
Question:
The nurse has a patient who has lost a large amount of water. The nurse knows this patients renal blood pressure will _______________ because of this.
Answer:
decrease
Question:
The nurse has a patient who has lost a large amount of water. The nurse knows the patients glomerular filtration rate will____________ because of this.
