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NBRC PREP Exam Set Questions With Reviewed Correct Detailed Answers New Update!! 1. A patient in the emergency room expectorates thick, yellow sputum. A CBC shows the following: RBC 6.0 mill/cu mm Hb 17 g/dL HCT 64 % WBC 22,000 cu mm The patient could benefit most from which of the following? A. Acetylcysteine B. aerosolized Nystatin C. aerosolized Amphotericin B D. sputum culture and sensitivity - ANSWER D 2. A patient has the following input/output histo...

NBRC Practice Exam Set Questions With Reviewed Correct Detailed Answers New Update!! 1. An adult patient with fluid overload was given a dose of furosemide intravenously. After the drug was given, the patient displayed an arrhythmia on the EKG that was not present before. Which of the following would you recommend in this situation? a. Defibrillate the patient b. Administer another dose of furosemide c. Administer a dose of epinephrine d. Check the patient's potassium l...

PCEUT 531 Set Exam Tested Questions & Reviewed Correct Detailed Answers New Update Study Material!! 1. List antimicrobial preservatives - ANSWER benzalkonium chloride, phenyl-mercuric acetate, methylparaben, propylparaben, chlorobutanol 2. List viscosity agents - ANSWER methylcellulose 3. List anti-oxidants - ANSWER acid, tartaric acid) polyvinyl alcohol, polymers, sulfites, chelating agents (EDTA, citric 4. Dissolution rate of a weak acid drug is expe...

PCEUT 531 Set Exam Tested Questions & Reviewed Correct Detailed Answers New Update Study Material!! 1. What is drug absorption influenced by? - ANSWER -dissolution in GI fluids -permeability across GI mucosa -transit through GI tract Steps in drug absorption - ANSWER disintegration --> dissolution --> permeation 2. Permeability limited absorption - ANSWER drugs with high solubility BUT low permeability (low LogP) - ANSWER rate of absorption is constraine...

PCEUT 531 Set Exam Tested Questions & Reviewed Correct Detailed Answers New Update Study Material!! 1. Define powders - ANSWER dry, finely divided drugs intended for internal or external use 2. Pharmaceutical significance of powders - ANSWER 1. important physical form: used for caps/tabs and added to susp,oint,supp, etc. 2. dissolution rate of powder increases as particle size decreases --> improves drug bioavailability 3. manufactured as granules that can be mad...

PCEUT 531 Set Exam Tested Questions With Reviewed Correct Detailed Answers New Update Study Material!! 1. Pharmacokinetics - ANSWER over time The disposition of the drug in the body 2. Drugs are more stable when in solution than when in dry form - ANSWER false 3. Define capsules - ANSWER solid dosage form enclosing drug within small container 4. Types of capsules - ANSWER -hard gelatin -soft gelatin 5. (ODT) Orally Disintegrating Tablet - ANSWER compr...

PCEUT 531 Set Exam Tested Questions & Reviewed Correct Detailed Answers New Update Study Material!! 1. Packaging of a drug is usually not considered to be part of compounding of a dosage form. - ANSWER False 2. By definition, solutions are homogenous liquid mixtures in which the solute is dispersed throughout the solvent in molecule-sized particles - ANSWER True 3. Hydrogen bonding lS the main mechanism of water to dissolve alcohols. - ANSWER True 4. Coca but...

Alcohol Exam Set Questions With Reviewed Correct Detailed Answers New Update!! 1. Alcohol Concentration - ANSWER The alcohol in a volume of breath expressed in terms of grams of alcohol per 210 liters of breath as indicated by a breath test under this part. 2. Alcohol confirmation test - ANSWER Subsequent test following a screening test with a .020 or greater. Testing should occur fifteen (15) minutes after screening. No other testing should take place within th...

Clinical Application Of Perfusion Set Exam Questions With Reviewed Correct Detailed Answers& Rationales New Update!! 1. What is the most clinically relevant characteristic of cold agglutinins? - ANSWER Thermal Amplitude 2. A clinically insignificant cold agglutinin characteristic would be? a) irreversible agglutination b) complement binding c) hemolysis d) peak activity at 0-4 degrees celsius - ANSWER degrees celsius. D. peak activity at 0-4 >>It is u...

Rope Rescue Exam Set Questions & Revised Correct Detailed Answers 1. What are the two different types of highlines - ANSWER Reeving Kootenay or 2. which type of highline has a main line that supports the load on pulleys or carabiners, and how do you lower the load - ANSWER Kootenay, by releasing tension on the main line 3. Which type of highline keeps tension on the main line at all times, and how do you lower the load - ANSWER Reeving, through secondary r...