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HCHenry

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The nurse administers nystatin (Mycostatin) to a patient with thrush (oral candidiasis). How does the medication work in the body?
 
  A) Changes membrane permeability
  B) Prevents reproduction of fungal cells
  C) Fungistatic
  D) Inhibits glucan synthesis

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The patient presents to the emergency department with a headache in the back of the head, palpitations, neck stiffness, nausea, vomiting, sweating, dilated pupils, tachycardia, and chest pain.
 
  Blood pressure measures 180/124 and heart rate is 168 beats per minute. The spouse says the only medication he takes is something for depression but she does not know the name of the drug and the patient is also unable to supply the name. What classification of antidepressant does the nurse suspect this patient is taking? A) Monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs)
  B) Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs)
  C) Tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs)
  D) Antianxiety antidepressants


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Reply #1 on: Jul 23, 2018
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Nystatin binds to sterols in the cell wall, changing membrane permeability and allowing leaking of the cellular components, which will result in cell death. Nystatin is not a fungistatic (prevents reproduction of fungal cells) and it does not inhibit glucan synthesis.

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MAOIs have several serious adverse effects that can be fatal. This patient's symptoms indicate fatal hypertensive crisis characterized by occipital headache, palpitations, neck stiffness, nausea, vomiting, sweating, dilated pupils, photophobia, tachycardia, and chest pain. It may progress to intracranial bleeding and fatal stroke. SSRIs and TCAs are not associated with these particular symptoms. Antianxiety antidepressants are not a classification of antidepressants.


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