Pharm/Toxicities Flashcards by Erik Hammond

Q

Which 3 treatments are used for Cyanide toxicity, such as a patient who receives too nitroprusside?

A

Sodium thiosulfate: provides sulfur groups for rhodanese, enhancing cyanide detox
Sodium nitrite
Hydroxocobalamin

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Why is Nimodipine used after a subarachnoid hemorrhage?

A

Selective CCB: promotesvasodilationand preventCa²⁺-dependent excitotoxicity
Improves outcomes by reducing the incidence and extent of ischemia due to cerebral vasospasm

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Use of terbutaline as a beta-mimetic tocolytic drug has been linked to what AE’s in newborns?

A

Interventricular hemorrhage
Hypoglycemia
Hypocalcemia
Ileus

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