NURS 329 Quiz: NURS 329 Quiz 2 Review
17 May 2021
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Coumadin, oral contraceptives, hiv drugs (protease inhibitors and nnrtis non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors) In combo with inh and pyrazinamide = severely hepatotoxic. Prophylaxis; mild to moderate attacks in erythrocyte forms. Used for hepatic forms of malaria (and to prevent relapse) Hemolysis- from deficiency of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (g6pd) in red blood cells. G6pd deficiency inherited trait occurring mostly in african, Active against erythrocytic forms of malaria (mild to moderate) Cinchonism = tinnitus, ha, visual disturbance, nausea, and diarrhea. Ekg changes due to increased ventricular heart rate. Prophylaxis of malaria in chloroquine resistant areas. Second line of treatment of acute attacks (in chloroquine resistant malaria) Prophylaxis in chloroquine resistance; treatment of acute attacks (in chloroquine resistant malaria) and exoerythrocytic/hepatic forms. Erythropoietic agents- stimulate production of red blood cells. Patients with anemia secondary to chemotherapy (nonmyeloid cancer only!) Elevate erythrocyte counts in anemic patients before surgery. Cardiovascular events (cardiac arrest, htn, heart failure, thrombotic events [stroke and mi])
