Pharmacology Success: A Q&A Review Applying Critical Thinking to Test Taking

Title Page......Page 4
Copyright Page
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Dedication......Page 6
Reviewers......Page 8
Contributors to
Previous Edition......Page 10
Contents......Page 12
PHARMACOLOGY TEST-TAKING HINTS......Page 16
SAMPLE DRUG CARDS......Page 18
POPULATION-SPECIFIC INFORMATION......Page 20
A Client With Head Injury......Page 22
QUESTIONS......Page 0
A Client With Seizures......Page 23
A Client With Cerebrovascular Accident......Page 25
A Client With Brain Tumor......Page 26
A Client With Parkinson’s Disease......Page 28
A Client Diagnosed With Alzheimer’s Disease......Page 29
A Client With Migraine Headache......Page 31
ANSWERS AND RATIONALES......Page 33
NEUROLOGICAL SYSTEM COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION......Page 45
NEUROLOGICAL SYSTEM COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION ANSWERS AND RATIONALES......Page 48
A Client With Angina/Myocardial Infarction......Page 52
A Client With Coronary Artery Disease......Page 54
A Client With Congestive Heart Failure......Page 56
A Client With Dysrhythmias and Conduction Problems......Page 57
A Client With Inflammatory Cardiac Disorders......Page 60
A Client With Arterial Occlusive Disease......Page 61
A Client With Arterial Hypertension......Page 62
A Client With Deep Vein Thrombosis......Page 64
A Client With Anemia......Page 66
ANSWERS AND RATIONALES......Page 68
CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION......Page 84
CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION ANSWERS AND RATIONALES......Page 88
A Client With an Upper Respiratory Infection......Page 92
A Client With Lower Respiratory Infection......Page 93
A Client With Reactive Airway Disease......Page 95
A Child With Reactive Airway Disease......Page 96
A Client With Pulmonary Embolus......Page 98
ANSWERS AND RATIONALES......Page 100
PULMONARY SYSTEM COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION......Page 109
PULMONARY SYSTEM  COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION ANSWERS AND RATIONALES......Page 112
A Client With Gastroesophageal Reflux......Page 116
A Client With Inflammatory Bowel Disease......Page 117
A Client With Peptic Ulcer Disease......Page 119
An Elderly Client With Diverticulosis/Diverticulitis......Page 120
A Client With Liver Failure......Page 121
A Client With Hepatitis......Page 123
A Child With Gastroenteritis......Page 124
A Client With Obesity......Page 125
A Client Experiencing Constipation or Diarrhea......Page 127
A Client Undergoing Abdominal Surgery With General Anesthesia......Page 128
A Client Receiving Total Parenteral Nutrition......Page 130
A Client Experiencing Acute Pain......Page 132
ANSWERS AND RATIONALES......Page 134
GASTROINTESTINAL SYSTEM COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION......Page 155
GASTROINTESTINAL SYSTEM COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION ANSWERS AND RATIONALES......Page 159
A Client With Type 1 Diabetes......Page 164
A Client With Type 2 Diabetes......Page 165
A Client With Pancreatitis......Page 167
A Client With Adrenal Disorders......Page 168
A Client With Pituitary Disorders......Page 170
A Client With Thyroid Disorders......Page 171
ANSWERS AND RATIONALES......Page 173
ENDOCRINE SYSTEM COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION......Page 185
ENDOCRINE SYSTEM COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION ANSWERS AND RATIONALES......Page 189
A Client With Chronic Kidney Disease......Page 194
A Client With a Urinary Tract Infection......Page 195
A Client With Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy and Spinal Anesthesia......Page 197
A Client With Renal Calculi......Page 198
An Adolescent With a Sexually Transmitted Disease......Page 200
A Client Experiencing Pregnancy......Page 201
A Client Experiencing Infertility......Page 203
A Client Using Birth Control......Page 204
ANSWERS AND RATIONALES......Page 206
GENITOURINARY SYSTEM COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION......Page 220
GENITOURINARY SYSTEM COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION ANSWERS AND RATIONALES......Page 223
A Client With Low Back Pain......Page 228
A Client With Renal Osteoarthritis......Page 229
A Client With Renal Osteoporosis......Page 231
A Client Undergoing Orthopedic Surgery......Page 232
ANSWERS AND RATIONALES......Page 234
MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION......Page 242
MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION ANSWERS AND RATIONALES......Page 245
A Client With Burns......Page 250
A Client With Pressure Ulcers......Page 251
A Client With a Skin Disorder......Page 253
ANSWERS AND RATIONALES......Page 255
INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION......Page 260
INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION ANSWERS AND RATIONALES......Page 263
A Client With Autoimmune Disease......Page 266
A Client With Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome......Page 267
A Client With Allergies......Page 269
A Client With Rheumatoid Arthritis......Page 270
A Child Receiving Immunizations......Page 272
ANSWERS AND RATIONALES......Page 274
IMMUNE INFLAMMATORY SYSTEMCOMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION......Page 283
IMMUNE INFLAMMATORY SYSTEM COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION ANSWERS AND RATIONALES......Page 287
A Client Receiving Chemotherapy......Page 290
A Client Receiving a Biologic Response Modifier......Page 293
A Client Receiving Hormone Therapy......Page 294
A Client Receiving an Investigational Protocol......Page 295
A Client Undergoing Surgery for Cancer......Page 297
A Client With Chronic Pain......Page 298
ANSWERS AND RATIONALES......Page 301
CANCER TREATMENTS COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION......Page 312
CANCER TREATMENTS COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION ANSWERS AND RATIONALES......Page 316
A Client With a Major Depressive Disorder......Page 320
A Client With Bipolar Disorder......Page 321
A Client With Schizophrenia......Page 323
A Client With an Anxiety Disorder......Page 324
A Child With Attention Deficit–Hyperactivity Disorder......Page 326
A Client With a Sleep Disorder......Page 327
A Client With Substance Abuse......Page 329
ANSWERS AND RATIONALES......Page 331
MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION......Page 344
MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION ANSWERS AND RATIONALES......Page 348
A Client With an Eye Disorder......Page 352
A Child With an Ear Infection......Page 353
ANSWERS AND RATIONALES......Page 356
SENSORY DEFICITS COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION ANSWERS AND RATIONALES......Page 363
SENSORY DEFICITS COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION......Page 360
A Client Experiencing Shock......Page 366
A Community Facing Bioterrorism......Page 367
A Client Experiencing a Code......Page 369
A Child Experiencing Poisoning......Page 370
ANSWERS AND RATIONALES......Page 372
EMERGENCY NURSING COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION......Page 379
EMERGENCY NURSING COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION ANSWERS AND RATIONALES......Page 382
A Client Taking Herbs......Page 386
A Client Taking Vitamins/Minerals......Page 387
A Client Self-Prescribing Medications......Page 388
ANSWERS AND RATIONALES......Page 391
NONPRESCRIBED MEDICATIONS COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION......Page 396
NONPRESCRIBED MEDICATIONS COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION ANSWERS AND RATIONALES......Page 399
QUESTIONS......Page 404
The Nurse Administering Medications......Page 408
The Nurse Computing Math to Administer Medications......Page 405
QUESTIONS......Page 418
Appendix A: Drug Charts......Page 448
Glossary of English Words Commonly Encountered on Nursing Examinations......Page 482
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