Review for Pharm ATI:

1. Know why you should NOT MIX PENICILLANS with AMINOGLYCOSIDES.

2. Side effects of Atypical Antipsychotics….specifically Haldol>>>>>( Hint: There
are 4)
3. Lithium Toxicity- what are the signs? What happens when you lower your salt
intake while on lithium? What happens to a patient when they take caffeine while
they are on lithium?
4. Side effects of Benzotropines
5. Major ADVERSE effect of GENTAMYCIN: OTOXICITY AND
NEPHROTOXICITY ( DIZZINESS, HEARING LOSS, ELEVETED BUNS
ARE THE SIGNS). If a patient is on Gentamycin and they start to complain of
some form of difficulty hearing or hearing loss. THEY NEED TO CALL THE
MD ASAP. No time to wait and play games. Call the MD
6. ANTIFUNGALS CAN CAUSE NEPHROTOXICITY, BONE MARROW
SUPPRESION AND HYPOKALEMIA
7. You can do this in your Sleep
8. What do you need to watch out for if your patient is on DIGOXIN and
LASIX??????
9. KNOW EVERYTHING ABOUT DIGOXIN- Literally. I can bet you million
bucks that you will see something about DIGOXIN ( either on your class exams
or on the ATI or on the NCLEX) Know the signs of toxicity, the therapeutic
levels, etc.
10. WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF IRON?
11. Know EVERYING about HEPARIN and WARAFIN- ( i.e: what do you need to
watch out for when you give these two medications (Bleeding) Know the
antidotes for both.
12. What is Stevens - Johnson syndrome?
13. Have faith in yourself. Believe that you can do it. Believe that this information is
easy.
14. Read all of the questions carefully and use your critical thinking skills. You need
to be able to think…….practice makes perfect
15. Allergic Reaction>>>>>>Rash
16. What are the anticholorgenic effects
17. Side effects of flurosamide?
18. INR. INR. INR>>>>> Know the value for a normal person and know the value
for someone that is on a blood thinner.
19. You will not get away with not knowing your INSULINS! Know when each one
peaks. Know which the only one you can give via IV. Know which one cannot be
mixed in the same vial as the others, etc

This is all that I have for now. More scoop to come later. Good luck with this semester
and keep us or I posted.
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Another tip is knowing the ending of the meds. This was taken from a po blh0624 ( a user
on allnursing). This is taken directly from her post.

caine= local anesthetics

cillin= antibiotics
dine= anti-ulcer agents
done= opiod analgesics
ide= oral hypoglycemics
iam= antianxiety agents
micin= antibiotics
nium= neuromuscular blocking agents
olol= beta blockers
ole= anti-fungal
oxacin= antibiotics
pam= antianxiety agents
pril= ace inhibitors
sone= steroids
statin= antihyperlipidemics
vir= antivirals
zide= diuretics

WARNING: My approach to studying a little bit different then most. I believe in having
faith in yourself no matter what. I believe in living life “acting” as if what you want is
already present. When you act in this way- what you want eventually appears.

P. S: Because I want you to understand and explore this information yourself- I do not
give you all of the information. I give you the general gist and it is up to you to do the
rest of the research. I can certainly spell it out for you but that will not help you…..you
must put in some work.

Tip: First and foremost, please do yourself a favor and make your life easier by learning
the drug classifications. Secondly, I hope your school gave you codes to take practice
examinations for pharm….the worst thing that you can do is not take them. So do
yourself a favor and TAKE THE PRACTICE QUESTIONS OVER AND OVER AND
OVER UNTIL YOU CAN DO THE QUESTIONS IN YOUR SLEEP! I AM NOT
PLAYING- DO THE QUESTIONS IN YOUR SLEEP!

AND FINALLY: Breathe and relax and have confidence that you are PRO in PHARM
and that believe that you have ALREADY PASSED. (THAT DOES NOT MEAN YOU
GET A BREAK FROM STUDYING  )

Also have a friendly conversation with one of your classmates about the drugs. Like
literally talk about the meds as if you were telling your friend a juicy secret.