Advanced Pharmacology Nsg 533 Study Guide Rated A+

Goal of diarrhea treatment {Ans: Goal of treatment: Identify and Treat primary cause, Manage secondary causes, prevent electrolyte & acid/base disturbances & dehydration , provide symptomatic relief , Note the primary goal is NOT ALWAYS to stop diarrhea (see below, Infectious diarrhea)! Non-pharmacologicalRehydration , oral preferredAvoid Soda products, Gatorade*, Chicken broth, TeaDietResume age-appropriate diet once rehydratedSecondary causes can include medications. An evaluation of medications an possible substitution of offending medications should be considered (if possible)Magnesium containing antacids, metformin (1/3 of patients), antibiotics (25% incidence), anti-inflammatory / anti-gout agents (eg. colchicine), etc.}5 alpha reductase inhibitors {Ans: Management of moderate to severe BPH in patients with enlarged prostate glands. Management of patients who desire medical therapy but cannot tolerate alpha-1-adrenergic antagonists and do not have predominately irritant symptoms or concomitant erectile dysfunction (Symptoms are non-bothersome, so the delay in onset would not interfere with Qol) Reduce prostate size (and PSA) and thus outlet obstruction Reverse / Slow disease progression Decrease the risk of disease complications Note: although dutasteride blocks both the Type I and Type II iso-enzymes of 5-alpha reductase while finasteride only blocks Type II, there is not a clinically significant difference in outcomes when either is used Peak