Pharmacology Study Guides
Drug classifications, suffixes, antidotes, therapeutic levels, and the key medications you need to know for your LPN/LVN exit exam.
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Each guide organizes drugs by classification with suffixes, examples, key nursing considerations, and a quick-reference cheatsheet.
Drug Classifications & Key Medications
The master pharmacology reference: every major drug class with suffixes, antidotes, therapeutic levels, antibiotics, antivirals, antifungals, psych meds, and more.
Cardiovascular Medications
ACE inhibitors, beta-blockers, CCBs, diuretics, anticoagulants, nitroglycerin, digoxin, antiarrhythmics, statins, and heart failure drug regimens.
Pain & Anesthesia Medications
Opioid comparisons, PCA pumps, naloxone, NSAIDs vs acetaminophen, non-opioid adjuvants, local anesthetics, conscious sedation, and epidural management.
OB/Maternity Medications
Oxytocin, magnesium sulfate, tocolytics, betamethasone, RhoGAM, cervical ripening, postpartum hemorrhage drugs, and drugs contraindicated in pregnancy.
Pediatric Medication Safety
Weight-based dosing, safe dose range calculations, aspirin & Reye syndrome, common pediatric drugs, iron poisoning, vaccine schedules, and drugs contraindicated in children.
Psychiatric Medications
SSRIs, SNRIs, TCAs, MAOIs and tyramine restriction, mood stabilizers, lithium toxicity, antipsychotics, NMS, tardive dyskinesia, EPS, benzodiazepines, and serotonin syndrome.
Respiratory Medications
Bronchodilators (albuterol, salmeterol), anticholinergics, inhaled corticosteroids, leukotriene modifiers, theophylline, mucolytics, antihistamines, and inhaler technique.
Gastrointestinal Medications
Antacids, H2 blockers, proton pump inhibitors, antiemetics, antidiarrheals, laxatives, sucralfate and misoprostol, H. pylori therapy, and administration timing.
Anti-Infective & Antibiotic Medications
Penicillins, cephalosporins, macrolides, tetracyclines, aminoglycosides, vancomycin, fluoroquinolones, sulfonamides, plus antivirals, antifungals, and antibiotic teaching.
Diuretics & Renal Medications
Loop, thiazide, potassium-sparing, and osmotic diuretics, their electrolyte effects, CKD medications (phosphate binders, epoetin, Kayexalate), and urinary/bladder drugs.
Endocrine & Diabetic Medications
Insulin types (onset, peak, duration), mixing and storage, oral antidiabetics (metformin, sulfonylureas), GLP-1 agonists, hypoglycemia treatment, thyroid drugs, and corticosteroids.
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