PCOA Practice Exam Questions And Correct
Answers 2024-2025
Concerning point mutations, the substitution of a purine for pyrimidine is:
A: a translocation
B: a frameshift substitution
C: a transversion
D: an inversion - Answer a transversion
Which of the following publication types is LEAST likely to reflect author bias?
A: Case reports
B: Case series
C: Practice guideline
D: Editorial - Answer Practice guideline
Deliquescence takes place when:
A: two hygroscopic drugs are combined
B: a hygroscopic drug is exposed to water
C: A hydrophobic medication is exposed to water vapor
D: The vapors of two drugs do not obey Henry's law - Answer a hygroscopic medication
is exposed to water
Out-of-pocket payments are an example of what type of healthcare financing
mechanism?
A: Neutral
B: Progressive
, C: Proportional
D: Regressive - Answer Regressive
A 12 y/o patient that is consistently above 80% on her peak flow meter should: (Select
ALL that apply)
A: continue her current dose of albuterol
B: be evaluated for the addition of prednisone
C: continue to use her spacer with her albuterol
D: be referred for skin testing with an allergist - Answer Continue her current dose of
albuterol
&
Continue to use her spacer with her albuterol
In typical humans, how many chromosomes does a haploid cell contain? - Answer 23
A correct definition of clearance is the:
A: amount of drug removed from the blood per unit time
B: volume of blood from which the drug is completely removed per unit time
C: amount of drug removed from the blood by glomerular filtration per unit time
D: amount of drug removed from the blood by metabolic processes per unit time -
Answer Volume of blood from which the drug is completely removed per unit time
The most likely complication of poorly-controlled Type 1 diabetes mellitus is:
A: increased serum transaminases
B: impaired hearing
C: impaired sensation in the lower extremities
D: increased serum amylase - Answer impaired sensation in the lower extremities
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