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PHARM FINAL MN553 (@CARENMARY35)EXAM WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
If a patient with symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease states that he has
been self-treating at home with OTC ranitidine daily, the appropriate treatment
would be:
Question options:
Prokinetic (metoclopramide) for 4 to 8 weeks
Proton pump inhibitor (omeprazole) for 12 weeks
Histamine2 receptor antagonist (ranitidine) for 4 to 8 weeks
Cytoprotective drug (misoprostol) for 2 weeks - ANSWER -Proton pump inhibitor
(omeprazole) for 12 weeks
Being competent in the use of information technology in clinical practice is
expected in professional nurses. Advanced practice competence includes the
ability to:
Question options:
Search for information using the most common search engines
Serve as content experts in developing, implementing, and evaluating information
Systems
Pharm Final MN553 (@carenmary35) EXAM WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
,Write programs to assure the integrity of health information
Use information technology to prescribe drugs - ANSWER -Serve as content
experts in developing, implementing, and evaluating information Systems
The first-line therapy for mild-persistent asthma is:
Question options:
High-dose montelukast
Theophylline
Low-dose inhaled corticosteroids
Long-acting beta-2-agonists - ANSWER -Low-dose inhaled corticosteroids
Drugs that have a significant first-pass effect:
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Must be given by the enteral (oral) route only
Bypass the hepatic circulation
Are rapidly metabolized by the liver and may have little if any desired action
Pharm Final MN553 (@carenmary35) EXAM WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
,Are converted by the liver to more active and fat-soluble forms - ANSWER -Are
rapidly metabolized by the liver and may have little if any desired action
Pharmacoeconomics is:
Question options:
The study of the part of the U.S. economy devoted to drug use
The study of the impact of prescription drug costs on the overall economy
The analysis of the costs and consequences of any health-care-related treatment
or service
The analysis of the clinical efficacy of the drug - ANSWER -The analysis of the costs
and consequences of any health-care-related treatment or service
Jim is being treated for hypertension. Because he has a history of heart attack, the
drug chosen is atenolol. Beta blockers treat hypertension by:
Question options:
Increasing heart rate to improve cardiac output
Reducing vascular smooth muscle tone
Increasing aldosterone-mediated volume activity
Pharm Final MN553 (@carenmary35) EXAM WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
, Reducing aqueous humor production - ANSWER -Reducing vascular smooth
muscle tone
Gender differences between men and women in pharmacokinetics include:
Question options:
More rapid gastric emptying so that drugs absorbed in the stomach have less
exposure to absorption sites
Higher proportion of body fat so that lipophilic drugs have relatively greater
volumes of distribution
Increased levels of bile acids so that drugs metabolized in the intestine have
higher concentrations
Slower organ blood flow rates so drugs tend to take longer to be excreted -
ANSWER -Higher proportion of body fat so that lipophilic drugs have relatively
greater volumes of distribution
Precautions that should be taken when prescribing controlled substances include:
Question options:
Faxing the prescription for a Schedule II drug directly to the pharmacy
Using tamper-proof paper for all prescriptions written for controlled drugs
Pharm Final MN553 (@carenmary35) EXAM WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
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