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NR-292 Pharmacology II Study Guide – Exam 2
50 Questions – Multiple Choice, Select All That Apply, Multiple Sequence
Chapter 30: Pituitary Drugs
- Therapy is lifelong
- Examples of drugs
- Anterior
- Posterior
- Got to Know
- Octreotide
- Vasopressin & Desmopressin
- Somatropin
Chapter 31: Thyroid and Antithyroid Drugs
- Thyroid Replacement Drugs
- Hyperthyroid Drugs: Methimazole, Propylthiouracil
- Got to Know
- Levothyroxine
- Methiamazole&Propylthiouracil (PTU)
- Levothyroxine is measured in mcg and Dessicated is measured in mg
Chapter 32: Antidiabetic Drugs
- See notecards
Chapter 33: Adrenal Drugs
- Mineralocorticoid: Fludrocortisone
- Glucocorticosteroids: (Methyl)Prednisone
- Got to Know
Chapter 20: Cholinergic
- Description
- Uses
- Direct-acting drugs:
- Indirect-acting drugs
- Got to Know
- Monitor for Therapeutic Effects
- Pt Teaching
- Ginko
- Anti-Alzheimer’s Drugs
- Encourage pts with myasthenia gravis to take medication 30 mins before eating to help improve chewing and swallowing
- Anticholinergics, antihistamines, sympathomimetics
- Cholinergic crisis or poisoning
Chapter 21: Cholinergic-Blocking Drugs
- Description
- Block or inhibit the actions of Acetylcholine (Ach) in the PSNS
- AKA
- “Can’t see, can’t pee, can’t spit, can’t shit”
- Cardiovascular:
- CNS
- Respiratory
- GI
- Genitourinary
- Glandular
- Uses
- Cardiovascular:
- CNS
- Respiratory
- GI
- Genitourinary
- Glandular
- Other
- Got to Know
- Description – Eye
- Vision Considerations
- Monitor for therapeutic effects
- Heat Intolerance
- Dry mouth
- Adv Eff
- Overdosing can cause life-threatening problems
- tolterodine: 1,2
- cholinergic-blocking eyedrop medication: 1,2,3
Chapter 34: Women’s Health Drugs
- Estrogen Uses: treatment or prevention of disorders that result from estrogen deficiency
- Got to Know: Estrogen
- Contraceptive Drugs Uses
- Got to Know: Contraceptive Drugs
- Bone Resorption Inhibitors
- Got to Know: Bone Resorption Inhibitors
Chapter 35: Men’s Health Drugs
- Description
- Uses
- Examples
- Got to Know
Chapter 45 & 46 Chemotherapeutic Drugs
- Description
- Uses
- Terms
- Got to Know:
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- Got to Know:
- Got to Know:
Chapter 47 & 48 Biological Modifiers and Immunosuppressant Drugs
- Description
- Uses
- Got to Know: Biologic Response Modifiers/Monoclonal Antibodies (Rituximab
- Got to Know: Targeted Therapies/Interferons (Interferon Alpha-2A, Interferon Beta-1A)
- Colony Stimulating Factors
- Got to Know: Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Arthritis Drugs (Methotrexate)
- Got to Know: Immunoruppressant Drug
