Medications

Question 1

Where is insulin typically stored?

Answer 1

In the refrigerator

Question 2

What type of health conditions might a patient who takes medication’s such as atorvastatin, lovastatin, rosuvastatin, ezetimibe, Repatha, Praulent, fish oil, or pravastatin have?

Answer 2

high cholesterol, coronary artery disease

Question 3

Name common diabetic medications

Answer 3

metformin, insulin, glipizide, semaglutide (Ozempic), Liraglutide (Victoza), dapagliflozin (Forxiga/Farxiga), dulaglutide (Trulicity), Canagliflozin (Invokana), drugs ending in -gliptin

Question 4

what is atropine for?

Answer 4

making slow hearts go faster

Question 5

what is epinephrine for?

Answer 5

making hearts that aren’t beating beats again

Question 6

What type of medication is ceftriaxone?

Answer 6

antibiotic

Question 7

What kind of medication is dexamethasone?

Answer 7

steroid

Question 8

What health conditions are steroids helpful for?

Answer 8

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, autoimmune disorders

Question 9

What is a synonym for dextrose?

Answer 9

sugar

Question 10

What conditions might diazepam (Valium) be helpful for?

Answer 10

anxiety, seizures, agitation (for sedation)

Question 11

Name some common medications for high blood pressure.

Answer 11

lisinopril, amlodipine, spironolactone, metoprolol (even though it is the absolute worst antihypertensive), diltiazem, spironolactone, carvedilol, propanolol, doxazosin, hydralazine, hydrochlorothiazide

Question 12

What is spironolactone used for?

Answer 12

heart failure, high blood pressure, high potassium

Question 13

What is furosemide for?

Answer 13

taking extra water off people in heart failure, reducing serum potassium

Question 14

What is another name for diphenhydramine?

Answer 14

benadryl

Question 15

What is droperidol used for?

Answer 15

cyclic vomiting (due to overuse of cannabis), also good for sedating people who are irritating

Question 16

True or false: fentanyl comes in both illicit and commercially manufactured forms, which can be differentiated by their analogs (metabolites).

Answer 16

True

Question 17

What is haldol used for?

Answer 17

calming agitated patients

Question 18

What is the difference between a blood thinner and anti-platelet medication?

Answer 18

blood thinners act on clotting factors produced in the liver and temporarily inhibit their function in the clotting cascade; anti platelets irreversibly bind to platelets and prevent them from sticking together until the platelets are destroyed approximately every 14 days

Question 19

Name common blood thinning medications.

Answer 19

Eliquis (apixaban), Xarelto (rivaroxaban), savaysa, Pradaxa, warfarin/coumadin, heparnin, lovanox