FlashcardsCentral Nervous System Pharmacology Flashcards
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This 111-card flashcard set covers central nervous system pharmacology, including opioid and non-opioid analgesics, general and local anesthetics, antiepileptic drugs, and antiparkinson medications. The cards address drug mechanisms, adverse effects, contraindications, nursing considerations, and clinical teaching points for morphine, fentanyl, phenytoin, carbidopa-levodopa, and other key agents. Designed for nursing students and healthcare professionals studying pharmacology.
Terms in This Set
- What is the purpose of Analgesics
- What is acute pain
- What is chronic pain
- What is somatic pain
- what is visceral pain
- What is superficial pain
- What is deep pain
- What is neuropathic pain
- What is phantom pain
- What is an opioid agonist
- what are the contraindications for opioid agonist
- what are the adverse effects of opioids
- what should you NOT combine with opioids
- What should a nurse monitor with giving opioids
- what is the antidote for opioids
- MORPHINE
- OXYCODONE
- FENTANYL
- HYDROMORPHONE(dilaudid)
- CODEINE
- what to know about a fentanyl patch
- If you give an opioid antagonist (NARCAN) what should you consider
- What type of opioid is acetaminophen
- ACETAMINOPHEN
- what is the antidote for acetaminophen
- what should you not mix with tylenol
- IBUPROFEN
- KETORLAC
- NAPROXEN
- What are GENERAL anesthetics for
- When to use general anesthetics
- when not to use general anesthesia
- what are the adverse effects of general anesthesia
- as a nurse what are your implications for general anesthesia
- PROPFOL
- KETAMINE
- NITROUS OXIDE
- ISO/SEVOFLURANE
- what is the cause of Malignant hyperthermia
- what are signs of malignant hyperthermia
- what is the antidote for malignant hyperthermia
- What to know about MODERATE sedation
- What to know about DEEP sedation
- What does LOCAL anesthetics do
- what are the adverse effects of local anesthetics
- LIDOCAINE
- BUPIVACAINE
- what do neuromuscular blocking drugs do
- SUCCINYLCHOLINE
- ROCURONIUM/VERCRONIUM
- Adverse effects of neuromuscular blocking drugs
- BENZODIAZEPINES
- what are the adverse of benzos
- what is the antidote for BENZOS
- what to not combine with BENZOS
- BARBITURATES
- Antidote for Barbiturates
- Centrally Acting muscle relaxants
- BACLOFEN
- CYCLOBENZAPRINE
- Direct acting muscle relaxant
- All CNS depressants and muscle relaxants....
- what do CNS stimulants do
- What are the first line drugs for ADHD
- AMPHETAMINES
- METHYLPHENIDATE
- teaching for ADHD meds
- ATOMOXETINE (Strattera)
- what is narcolepsy
- MODAFINIL
- what do obesity/anorexiant drugs do
- drugs of obesity and anorexiants
- ORLISTAT
- teaching of ORLISTAT
- what are migraines
- what cos stimulant drug is 1st line for migraines
- what do triptan drugs do
- BOTOX
- what is Ergot Alkaloids for migraines
- what are analeptics
- what are some drugs of analeptics
- key nursing notes of CNS stimulants
- Antiepileptic drugs principles
- what is the black box warning for all antieliptic drugs
- types of seizures
- PHENYTOIN (dilantin)
- what to teach about phenytoin
- what drugs to not mix with phenytoin
- adverse of phenytoin
- CARBAMAZEPINE (tegretol)
- VALPROIC ACID
- GABAPENTIN
- LAMOTRIGINE
- LEVETRUACETAM (keppra)
- ethosuximide
- patient teaching of antiepileptic drugs
- What is Parkinson's disease
- Treatment goals of PD
- common symptoms of PD
- LEVODOPA CARBIDOPA
- adverse effects of carbidopa levodopa
- teaching of carbidopa levodopa
- MAO-B inhibitors for PD
- IMPORTANT to know about MAO-B inhibitors for PD
- COMT inhibitors for PD
- teaching for COMT inhibitors
- AMANTADINE
- ANTICHOLINERGICS
- what are the adverse effects of anticholinergic
- teach about anticholinergics
- nursing implications for antiparkinson drugs
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