What you need to know for the test

 

Lilley & Aucker Olsen (Math Text) Medications
Chapter 30 Antidiabetics and Hypoglycemics

Chapters 20 Its all about Dig!

21 just look at Beta blockers, pay attention to the box and then the end of the chapter teaching tips

22 Just Nitro

23 Antihypertensives Read for the drugs we are testing on...which is all but the andrenergics...but you may need for med surg!

24 Diuretics...same thing

Please review your labs...there may be a question or 2 drawn from them

 

Chapters 10 & 11

Rules for rounding, go to the 100ths postion!!!!

ie 76.446 becomes 76.45!!!

Use leading zeros!!! ex. 0.45

PLEASE ROUND TO THE WHOLE NUMBER ONLY WHEN DEALING WITH GTT(DROPS)/MIN

ie 76.4 becomes 76

and 76.6 becomes 77

If it is 76.446 then you round in from the hundredths and will eventually come to 77 

  • 76.45
  • 76.5
  • 77

Label, Label, Label

Insulin
  • Humulin R
  • Humulin N
  • Humulin 70/30
  • Lantus

 

Sulfonylureas

  • Glipizide (Glucotrol)

Biguanide

  • Metformin (Glucophage)

Glitazone

  • Rosiglitazone (Avandia)

Anticoagulants (know category too)

  • Heparin

  • Enoxaparin (Lovenox)

  • Warfarin (Coumadin)

Antiplatelets

  • Salicylic acid (Aspirin)

  • Clopidogrel  (Plavix)

Labs

  • a PTT Heparin

  • INR Warfarin

  • PT Warfarin

Hemostatic Agents

  • Protamine Sulfate

  • Vitamin K

Beta Blockers (know category)

  • Metoprolol (Lopressor)

ACE Inhibitor ( know category)

  • Captopril (Capoten)

Ca Channel Blockers

  • Diltiazem (Cardizem SR)

Loop Diuretic(know category)

  • Furosimide  (Lasix)

K sparing (know category)

  • Aldactone

Thiazide (know category)

  • HCTZ

Nitrates

  • Nitroglycerin

Cardiac Glycoside

  • Digoxin (Lanoxin)

Antilipemic (know category)

  • Simvastatin (Zocor)