Problem
1) Medications for Musculoskeletal disorders (Most of this information is repetitive from other discussions)
a) Discuss therapeutic use, side effects, adverse effects and precautions with opioids, NSAIDS, calcium supplements, vitamin D as they relate to the treatment of MSK disorders.
b) Discuss medications used to treat osteoporosis. Discuss side effects and precautions of these medications.
c) Discuss DMARDs, immunomodulators, methotrexate, tumor necrosis factor inhibitors (TNF) steroids used to treat rheumatoid arthritis. What are the severe effects of the immunosuppression caused by these medications?
d) What precautionary warnings are associated with DMARD's? Under what conditions should a patient stop taking these medications?
e) Discuss the action, therapeutic response, side effects, adverse effects and precautions of probenecid and colchicine used to treat gouty arthritis. When should the client take probenecid? When should the client take colchicine?
f) Discuss action, side effects, adverse effects and nursing considerations for muscle relaxants.
g) Discuss the use of steroids, antiinflammatics, and biologic modulators in the treatment of MS.
h) Discuss medications used to treat myasthenia gravis.
2) Renal Medications
a) Discuss difference between loop, thiazide, potassium sparing, CAI's and osmotic diuretics.
b) Identify electrolyte imbalances that often occur with diuretic therapy.
c) Discuss side effects, precautions, and patient education information that relate to diuretic therapy.
d) In what incidence would you most likely administer at osmotic, loop or thiazide diuretic.
e) Discuss drugs used to treat pain associated with UTI. What are the side effects and precautions for these drugs?
f) Discuss the action, indication, side effects, patient education information for urinary anti-infective, urinary stimulants & urinary antispasmodics medications.
g) Discuss potential drug to drug interactions when taking urinary anti-infective medications.
Discuss the following medications: Testosterone, proscar, Flomax, flutamide, Cialis, Levitra, Viagra, Estrace, Estratab, and Premarin, ASA, NSAIDs, colchicine, probenacid, allopurinol, gold injections, Enbrel, Humira, Vitamin D, calcium gluconate, estrogen, progesterone, pyridostigmine, interferon, cyclobenzaprine, baclofen, Robaxin, Lasix, bumex, hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ), mannitol, spironolactone, phenazopyridine hydrochloride-,Pyridium, AZO, Detrol, Macrodantin, Hiprex, Ditropan, Urecholine, Adalimumab (Humira), Infliximab (Remicade), Vedolizumab (Entyvio)