Author Question: Which of the following drugs elevates nitrogen levels and would make it necessary for a health care ... (Read 29 times)

javeds · **on:** Jul 23, 2018

Which of the following drugs elevates nitrogen levels and would make it necessary for a health care provider to assess the baseline serum blood urea nitrogen (BUN) and creatinine levels of the patient?

a. Arginine hydrochloride
b. Ammonium hydrochloride
c. Ascorbic acid
d. Hydrochloric acid

Question 2

A patient receiving a urinary antibacterial drug requires acidic urine for that drug to be effective. Select the drug that, if administered by the health care provider, would have an acidifying effect on the urine.

a. Acetazolamide (Diamox)
b. Ascorbic acid (Ascorbicap)
c. Arginine hydrochloride
d. Sodium lactate

C.mcnichol98 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 23, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: A
BUN and creatinine measurements should be taken before arginine hydrochloride is used, be-cause the drug contains large amounts of metabolizable nitrogen, which causes a temporary ele-vation in nitrogen levels.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
Ammonium chloride and ascorbic acid serve as urine-acidifying drugs. These two drugs can be used to increase the effectiveness of certain urinary antibacterial drugs and to enhance drug elimination in drug overdose.