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NAPLEX Flashcards: Parenteral Medications

Study Parenteral Medications in NAPLEX with focused flashcards that help you recognize the idea, recall the key rule, and apply it in practice-style prompts.

QUESTION

What does the term "vesicant" mean for an IV medication if extravasation occurs?

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Can cause tissue necrosis and severe local injury. Vesicants damage tissues upon extravasation due to their irritant properties, leading to blistering and potential long-term injury.

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This deck focuses on Parenteral Medications, giving you a quick way to review the definitions, rules, and examples that matter most for NAPLEX.

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A 67-year-old man (weight 82 kg) is admitted for fever, productive cough, and hypoxia and is diagnosed with community-acquired pneumonia requiring IV antibiotics. Past medical history includes chronic kidney disease stage 4 and hypertension; allergies: penicillin (anaphylaxis). Current medications: amlodipine 10 mg PO daily, furosemide 40 mg PO daily. Labs: serum creatinine 2.8 mg/dL, potassium 4.2 mEq/L, AST/ALT within normal limits; estimated creatinine clearance (Cockcroft-Gault) is 22 mL/min. The team orders levofloxacin 750 mg IV every 24 hours. What dose adjustment is needed for this patient's renal function?
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