WorksheetsConnective Tissue Pharmacology
Total questions: 5
Worksheet time: 3mins
What are the expected therapeutic response to using DMARDs medications?
Slow joint degeneration and the progression of the disease
Increase inflammation
Prevent the disease process
Stops the disease progression
Among anti-inflammatory agents for gout, the nurse knows this drug is reserved for gout when safer drugs are not effective
Prednisone
Allopurinol
Colchicine
Probenecid
If a patient has kidney injury from taking allopurinol a medication for hyperuricemia, what education would the nurse share with the patient?
Decrease your fluid intake over the next few days
Take it with food to decrease GI upset
Report a rash to the provider immediately
Increase your fluid intake to 2-3 L of fluids/day
Belimumab is a prototype medication given for Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). What nursing administration considerations should the nurse remember? (Select all that apply)
Reconstitute with sterile water ONLY
Allow medication warm to room temp for 10 minutes if refrigerated
Administer quickly over 5 minutes
No live virus vaccines should be given within 30 days
A nurse is caring for a client who has a new diagnosis of fibromyalgia. Which of the following medications should the nurse anticipate being prescribed for this client?
Colchicine
Hydroxychloroquine
Auranofin
Duloxetine
