quiz 3
A patient will receive 1200 mg/day, divided into three doses. a liquid form is ordered because the patient cannot swallow tablets. the oral suspension contains 100mg per 5mL. how many mg will the patient recieve for each dose, and how many mL will the the nurse administer for each dose?
400mg, 20mL
Done nomogram
A standard data graph, originally published in 1960 in the journal Pediatrics, for rating the severity of aspirin toxicity following overdose. Serum salicylate levels are plotted against time elapsed since ingestion.
when a patient is receiving long-term NSAID therapy, which drug may given to prevent serious gastrointestinal adverse effects of NSAIDs?
A. misoprostol (cytotec)
a 49 year-old patient has been admitted with possible chronic salicylate intoxication after self treatment for arthritis pain. the nurse will assess for which symptoms of salicylate intoxication? (SATA)
A.tinnitus B. headache D. nausea
the nurse recognizes that manifestations of of nonsalicylate NSAID toxicity include which of these? (SATA)
B. N/V C. Numbness D. Drowsiness
a mother calls the clinic to ask which medication to give her 5-year old child for a fever during a bout of chicken pox, the nurses best response would be
C. you can use children's dosages of acetaminophen or ibuprofen, but aspirin is not recommended."
when the nurse is teaching about antigout drugs, which statement by the nurse is accurate?
D. "Colchicine is the best to take on an empty stomach."
during a teaching session about antigout drugs, the nurse tells the patient that antigout drugs work by which mechanism?
D. decreasing serum uric acid levels
gout
Hyperuricemia (elevated blood uric acid level); the arthritis caused by tissue buildup of uric acid crystals
Salicylism
The syndrome of salicylate toxicity, including symptoms such as tinnitus (ringing sound in the ears), nausea, and vomiting.