NR 567/ NR567 ADVANCED PHARM FINAL
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Which of the following antimalarial drugs is also used to treat
autoimmune disorders? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
Hydroxychloroquine (Plaquenil)
A 41-year-old female is started on treatment for breast cancer
with tamoxifen following surgical resection. Following five years
of completed tamoxifen therapy, which of the following
medications should the patient receive? - ✔✔✔ Correct
Answer > Anastrozole (Arimidex)
Principles that guide the selection of drugs of combination
chemotherapy in the treatment of cancer include all of the
following except___? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Arbitrary dose
changes
Which of the following statements best describes why
propranolol (Inderal) can be used as an adjunct for patients
,with side effects from thyroid replacement therapy? - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > The drug blocks thyroid hormone release
directly on the gland
Following thyroidectomy, which medication is required
indefinitely? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Levothyroxine
(Synthroid)
Which of the following pharmacological agents can be used as a
temporary inhibitor of corticosteroid synthesis in Cushing's
disease? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Ketoconazole (Nizoral)
Which of the following adverse reactions should be monitored
when prescribing propylthiouracil (PTU)? - ✔✔✔ Correct
Answer > Agranulocytosis
Which of the following statements best describes the
properties of Levothyroxine? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > It
converts T4 to T3 intracellularly-administration of the drug
produces both hormones so that separate T3 administration is
unnecessary
,Glucocorticoids have which of the following actions? - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > Decrease antibody production
Which of the following insulins has the most rapid onset of
action? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Lispro (Humalog)
A 28-year-old male presents with symptoms consistent with
diabetic ketoacidosis. Serum glucose is 470mg/dL and serum
potassium level is 4.0 mEq/L. Which of the following is the
expected course of action? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Insulin
infusion at 0.1units/kg/hr with intravenous 0.9% normal saline
and potassium replacement
Which of the following medication classes is the least likely to
cause the adverse effect of hypoglycemia? - ✔✔✔ Correct
Answer > Biguanide
Which of the following is included in the treatment of
hyperosmolar, hyperglycemic syndrome> - ✔✔✔ Correct
Answer > Aggressive rehydration with 0.9% NS intravenously
and correction of electrolyte abnormalities
, When prescribing intravenous acyclovir (Zovirax), the nurse
practitioner knows that: - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Adequate
hydration should also be maintained
A 13-year-old male with moderately persistent asthma has
been diagnosed with type A influenza. Which of the following
statements is the most important to consider when prescribing
treatment with oseltamivir (Tamiflu)? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
the medication should be started within the first 48 hours of
influenza symptoms
If considering starting a patient on the nucleoside reverse
transcriptase inhibitor abacavir (Ziagen) which of the following
is recommended prior to prescribing the medication? - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > HLA B*5701 testing
The drug of choice for the treatment of disease due to
Histoplasma? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Itraconazole (Sporanox)
Which of the following statements is true regarding
metronidazole (Flagyl)? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Alcohol
should be avoided
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