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1
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What is Absorption?

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Movement of the drug from the site of administration to the blood stream

2
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What is Distribution?

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Movement of absorbed drug from tissues to various body compartments

3
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How does being protein bound affect the drug?

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The more protein bound the less available the drug is to the body for the desired affect.

DRUGS WANT TO BE FREE NOT BOUND!

4
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What is the primary drug binding protein?

Preemies and sick babies have decreased albumin levels, how does this effect them?

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Albumin

Creates more unbound drug circulating and creates more effect at lower doses.

5
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What competes with albumin binding sites

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Bilirubin competes with albumin binding sites. Drugs can displace bilirubin from binding sites and create more free drug.

Increases bill levels and risk for kernicterus

6
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What type of PH balance can effect albumin binding?

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Acidosis

7
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What is Metabolism?

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Metabolism (Biotransformation) of drug into another form; active or inactive form

Phase 1, Phase 2, and First Pass Effect

8
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What is First Pass Effect?

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Drugs are metabolized in the GI tract and alter availability before reaching systemic circulation.

PO drugs= largely metabolized and effect reduced
IV meds= bypass liver and effect increased

This explains why PO doses are often much larger than IV in order to have the same effect.

For Test ** Pick higher PO dose**

9
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What is Excretion?

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Final drug elimination from the body

10
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What effects PO dosing?

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Stomach has a nuetral PH for 2-3 months and First pass metabolism

Normal PO metabolism= absorption in small intestine, then thru liver (which removes part of drug), then to circulation.

11
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Terbuteline and Mag are Tocolytics. How do they work differently to stop contractions?

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Terbuteline: B2 agonist; decreases Ca

Mag Sulfate: Stops influx of calcium

12
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How does Terbutaline effect the fetus/neonate

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Tachycardia in fetus

Tachy, hypoglycemia and hypocalcemia in neonates

13
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How does Mag Sulfate effect the neonate?

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(Muscle Relaxant effect)

Respiratory depression, lethargy, hypotonia, apnea, decreased peristalsis.

14
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How do maternal sedatives and analgesics affect infant?

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Both are rapidly transferred to fetus and cause resp depression

Analgesics: also cause decreased oxygenation

Sedatives: also cause decreased peristalsis

15
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Does an epidural effect the fetus?

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Very little is passed to fetus.

Can cause maternal hypotension which can cause fetal hypo perfusion and/or bradycardia

16
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Do Muscle relaxants and Paralytics pass to the fetus?

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No. Do NOT affect the fetus and rarely cross placenta.

17
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When is General Anesthesia used in delivery room?

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Emergent situations that don’t allow regional anesthesia.

When spinals fail

Maternal defect of spinal or airway

18
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What is used in general anesthesia for delivery?

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Induce+muscle relaxant+ inhaled anesthetic+ O2

Muscle relaxants don’t cross to baby

Inhaled anesthetics rapidly get to baby

19
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What are common medication teratogens during pregnancy

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DES= multiple deformtities

Phenytoin= cleft lip/palate; cardiac, nail hypoplasia

Lithium= Ebstein’s anomaly, seizure, goiter

Valproic acid= Cardiac and NTDs

20
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Cocaine

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Induces vasoconstriction in placenta

Midline defects common

Fetal stroke, IUGR, SGA

21
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How does infant present with cocaine exposure?

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Angry

Don’t usually have respiratory issues d/t increased cortisol levels in utero and high stress

22
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When does cocaine withdrawal present?

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48 hours

23
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Do infant’s exposed to Methamphetamines show withdrawal signs?

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No, but will see nuerobehavioral symptoms.

24
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How does Methadone affect mom and baby?

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Blocks effects of heroin and decreases cravings.

Heroin addicted mothers are encouraged to take methadone.

Withdrawal on methadone is seen up to 2 weeks and presents in 96 hours of birth, symptoms are worse and last longer than heroin

25
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Does marijauna have withdrawal symptoms? How does it affect infant?

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No withdrawal but may have sleep issues and be sensitive to touch.

26
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Urine Toxicology of drugs and how long they can show a positive?

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Marijauna: 7-10 days

Cocaine: up to 4 days

Heroin: up to 2 days

Methadone: up to 10 days

27
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What are the most common early onset infections?

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GBS, E. Coli, Listeria

28
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What antibiotics do you start with EARLY onset infections?

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Ampicillin + Gentamicin

29
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What antibiotics do you start with LATE onset?

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Amp+ Gent +Vancomycin

30
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What treats Gram + infections?

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Ampicillin

31
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What treats Gram - infections?

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Aminoglycosides

Gentamicin and Tobramycin