Lidocaine doses Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

ATI PN PHARMACOLOGY PROCTORED EXAM A nurse is administering subcutaneous heparin to a client who is at risk for deep vein thrombosis. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? 1. Administer the medication into the client's abdomen. 2. Inject the medication into a muscle. 3. Massage the site after administering the medication. 4. Use a 22-gauge needle to administer the medication. A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has a urinary tract infection and new p...

A physician has ordered subcutaneous injections of morphine, a narcotic, every 4 hours as needed for pain for a motor vehicle accident victim. The nurse is aware that there is a high abuse potential for this drug and that it is categorized as a Selected Answer: C-II drug.  Question 2 1 out of 1 points Glargine (Lantus) is an insulin analog that essentially has no peak and is usually administered: Selected Answer: Once a day.  Question 3 0 out of 1 points The NP is examining ...

ACLS Final Exam 3 (Latest 2023 - 2024) Actual Questions and Answers 100% Correct 1. Dosing of epinephrine in the setting of VF/pVT and asystole/PEA Answer: 1 mgevery 3-5 minutes 2. Dosing of amiodarone (first and second dose) in the setting of cardiacarrest Answer: 300mg first dose 150mg second dose after 3-5 min 3. Dosing of lidocaine (first and second dose) in the setting of cardiac arrestAnswer: 1-1.5mg/kg first dose 0.5-0.75 mg/kg second dose, repeat in 5-10 min 4. What is the m...

Normal Blood Pressure - Answer- less than 120/80 Elevated Blood Pressure - Answer- 120-129/<80 Stage 1 Hypertension - Answer- 130-139/80-89 Stage 11 Hypertension - Answer- 140+/90+ Hypertensive Crisis - Answer- 180+/120+ Normal HbA1c - Answer- Lower than 5.7% (4%-5.6%) Hyperglycemia - Answer- Blood sugar higher than 130 mg/dl fasting or higher than 180 mg/dl after a meal. Hypoglycemia - Answer- Blood sugar lower than 70 mg/dl What is insulin shock? - Answer- Extreme hy...

Describe treatment of dysrhythmias correct answer: To determine if treatment is necessary, assess the patient. Then ask the following questions: Is he or she experiencing signs and symptoms of decreased cardiac output? Is the dysrhythmia potentially life threatening? If the answer to either of these questions is yes, the patient will need to treatment for the dysrhythmia. ***WE WILL DISCUSS TREATMENTS OF DYSRHYTHMIAS BASED UPON CURRENT ACLS TREATMENT ALGORITHMS CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS ...

A patient diagnosed with obsessive compulsive disorder has been taking a high-dose SSRI and is participating in therapy twice a week. He reports an inability to carry out responsibilities due to consistent interferences of his obsessions and compulsions. The PMHNP knows that the next step would be which of the following? Selected Answer: B. Decrease his SSRI and add an MAOI.  Question 2 0 out of 1 points Which statement best describes a pharmacological approach to treating patients ...

2023 RxPrep NAPLEX Course Book Mnemonics and Pearls Helpful and pertinent mnemonics and pearls gathered from the RxPrep 2023 version of the NAPLEX Course Book Pearl - Amide- vs. Ester-Type Anesthetics - ANS-Amide-type anesthetics can be recognized by the "i" in their name before the"-caine" ending (e.g., lidocaine, bupivacaine, mepivacaine, ropivacaine). Ester-type anesthetics do not contain an "i" before the "-caine" ending (e.g., procaine, benzocaine, cocaine, tetracaine)...

MN 553 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Your quiz has been submitted successfully. Question 1 4 / 4 points A potentially life-threatening adverse response to angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors is angioedema. Which of the following statements is true about this adverse response? Question options: Swelling of the tongue or hoarseness are the most common symptoms. It appears to be related to the decrease in aldosterone production. Presence of a dry, hacky cough indicates a high risk fo...

A nurse is providing teaching for a client who has received a liver transplant and has a prescription to transition from cyclosporine to tacrolimus. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching? A. Take both the medications together for 72hr and then stop taking the cyclosporine B. Stop taking the cyclosporine for 24hr and then begin taking the tacrolimus C. Alternate taking the medications for 48hr and then take only the tacrolimus D. If adverse reactions to ...

Intrinsic rates - ANSWER-SA node - 60 - 100 bpm AV junction - 40 - 60 bpm Purkinje network - 20 - 40 bpm Lidocaine doses - ANSWER-1-1.5 mg/kg, second dose 0.5-0.75 mg/kg Unstable VT tx - ANSWER-Should be treated with synchronized cardioversion Hypotension, decreased LOC, shock, chest pain Stable VT tx - ANSWER-IV/IO Adenosine 6mg; 12mg (followed by rapid saline flush) If ineffective, procainamide (20-50mg/min or amiodarone (150mg IV/10min) Consider antiarrhythmic infusion Defi...