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Pharmacology Exam 1
Questions | answers |
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whats are the diffrent oral meds? | tablets, capsules, syrps, elixirs |
what are ways to take oral meds? | PO, S/S (anti fungal is the only one, through tubes (enteral), sublinguial, buccal |
oral procedure | 1. compare ordered meds to MAR 2. check allergies 3. compare med label to MAR and check rights 4. recheck rights 5. give med and water to patient 6. stay with client while meds are swallowed 7. document |
crushing PO Meds | never crush enteric coated, sustained release, and/or long acting |
enteral procedure | 1. postion in high fowlers 2. check placement 3. flush tube 30-45 ml water 4. instill med 5. flush tube again 30-45 ml water 6. maintain hob elevated x30min 7. maintain suction off x30min after 8. document |
transdermal patch procedure | 1. don gloves 2. remove old patch and wipe skin 3. time/date patch 4. fold patch to open; avoid touching inner surface 5. immediately apply to clean, dry, intact, hairless skin *rotate sides!* 6. document |
rectal procedure | suppositories- insert past the internal anal sphincter against rectal wall |
inhaled meds procedure | 1. assess respiratory status 2. instruct client to breath through mouth 3. close lips around mouth piece 4. inhale as canister is depressed 5. hold breath x10sec 6. reassess 7. document |
anti-infective agents | drugs designed to act selectively on foreign organisms that invade a human host |
mechanisms of action | -interfere with biosythesis -prevent growth and development -interfere with protein synthesis - interfere with dna sythesis -alter permeability of the cell membrane |
anti infective activity | -bactericidal: kills bacteria -bacteriostatic: will stop bacteria from growing |
narrow vs. broad spectrum | narrow: effective against only a few microorganisms broad: useful in treating a wide variety of infections |
goal of anti infective therapy | decrease the population of the invading bacteria to a point where the human immune system can effectively deal with the invaders |
pharmacotherapuetics | a branch of pharmacology that uses drugs to treat, prevent, and diagnosis disease |
drug standards | once a drug is known to work it goes through tests - US pharmacopedia national formulary: book of what drugs are supposed to do |