PHARMACOLOGY REVIEWER

PHARMACOLOGY REVIEWER
1. What is the most appropriate measurement to determine the therapeutic response of an

antipyretic drug?
a) Blood Pressure
b) Respiratory Rate
c) Temperature
d) Radial Pulse
2. Which of the following examples would be considered objective data? (select all that
apply)
a) "I have pain in my abdomen"

b) Blood pressure is 160/90
c) Skin is mottled
d) "I had a lab test last week at my doctor's office"
e) Child's mother states, "His temperature was 102 degrees before we came to the
hospital"
f) Weight gain of 2 pounds in 4 days
g) Patient states she has trouble breathing or "catching" her breath
3. Which of the following would be considered examples of the Nine Rights? (select all that
apply)
a) Right patient
b) Right time
c) Right room number
d) Right to refuse
e) Right documentation
f) Right reason
4. Which of the following examples would be considered a contraindication?
a) Giving a drug for nausea to a patient who has just vomited

b) Giving a drug that causes birth defects to a patient who is 12 weeks pregnant
c) Giving a drug that may cause dizziness to a patient with high blood pressure
d) Giving a drug that may cause an increase in heart rate to a patient who has asthma
5. What is considered the best resource for current use of drugs at admission to the
healthcare setting?
a) The patient
b) The medical record
c) The caregiver
d) The prescriber
6. What is the best way to check that you are giving the drug to the right patient?
a) Ask the patient's name

b) Compare the patient with the room number
c) Check the patient's wristband
d) Check two unique patient identifiers
7. Which patient is most likely to receive an incorrect dose of an over-the-counter drug?
a) A 2-year-old child given a liquid drug by his parents

b) A 20-year-old woman who experiences frequent migraine headaches
c) A 50-year-old man who is taking an anti-inflammatory drug for occasional arthritis pain
d) A 13-year-old female student who was given acetaminophen for a headache by the
school nurse
8. Which information is required for a prescription to be legal? (select all that apply)
a) Patient's name
b) The instruction "Take with meals"
c) Prescriber's signature
d) How often the drug is to be taken
f) Route of administration
9. Which drug route has the fastest action?
a) Drugs given by way of a feeding tube

b) Drugs given by way subcutaneous injection
c) Drugs given sublingually
d) Drugs given intravenously
10. The patient is prescribed a drug that leads to very difficult breathing. What is the reason
for this response?
a) Adverse reaction
b) Anaphylactic reaction
c) Side effect
d) Idiosyncratic response
11. The nurse is giving a drug that blocks the effect of a receptor. What is this response
known as?
a) Displacement
b) Additive effect
c) Antagonistic effect
d) Interference
12. Which organ(s) is (are) mostly responsible for the elimination of drugs?
a) Liver
b) Intestines
c) Kidney
d) Gallbladder
13. Ampicillin is ordered for a child: 100 mg/kg per day every 6 hours. The child weighs 10
kg. Ampicillin is supplied as 250 mg/5 mL. What is the correct dose at 6:00 a.m.?
a) 20 mL
b) 10 mL
c) 5 mL
d) 5 mg
14. Which drugs are used for first-line treatment of tuberculosis? (Select all that apply)
a) Vancomycin
b) Isoniazid
c) Metronidazole
d) Rifampin
e) Pyrazinamide
f) Ethambutol
15. What is the action of a virustatic drug?
a) The drug kills the virus

b) The drug stops the virus from producing
c) The drug increases the effectiveness of white blood cells
d) The drug blocks reverse transcriptase
16. Which antihistamine should be used only when necessary in the geriatric population?
a) levocetirizine
b) diphenhydramine
c) fexofenadine
d) loratadine
17. Which drugs are most effective for an acute asthma attack? (Select all that apply)
a) beclomethasone
b) albuterol
c) salmeterol
d) levalbuterol
e) pirbuterol
f) cromolyn sodium
18. Which symptoms can be expected when using a cholinergic antagonist like tiotropium?
(Select all that apply)
a) Constipation
b) Dry mouth
c) Diarrhea
d) Watery eyes
e) Dry eyes
19. Why should guaifenesin (Mucinex) be given with a full glass of water?
a) To prevent the side effect of nausea and vomiting

b) To assist in liquefying secretions
c) To prevent the side effect of constipation
d) To prevent increased stomach acid from causing an ulcer
20. Which of the following laboratory tests must be carefully monitored in a patient taking a
loop diuretic?
a) Potassium level
b) Liver function studies
c) Arterial blood gases
d) Cholesterol level
21. Which of the following is most important in assessing a patient newly diagnosed with
depression?
a) Suicidal ideation
b) Drug history
c) Family history
d) Vital signs
22. Which of the following neurotransmitters is commonly decreased by antipsychotic

drugs?
a) Dopamine
b) Glutamate
c) GABA
d) Epinephrine
23. The ability of a drug to attack only those systems found in foreign cells.
a.critical concentration
b.pharmacokinetics
c.selective toxicity
d.loading dose
24. All of the following drugs belong to antipsychotic, except?

a.haloperidol
b.clozapine
c.chlorpromazine
d.fluoxetine
25. Which of the following anticancer drug causes hand and foot syndrome as a side
effect?
a.vincristine
b.vinblastine
c.capecitabine
d.methotrexate
26. Iodex pain relief balm has the smell of

a.methyl salicylate
b.ethyl salicylate
c.propyl salicylate
d.butyl salicylate
27. Which of the following hormones is also known as an emergency hormone?

a.cortisol
b.growth hormone
c.prolactin
d.adrenaline
28. Which antiepileptic drug is given intranasal route?
a. midazolam
b.diazepam
c.clobazam
d.nitrazepam
29. Therapeutic method?
a.drug therapy
30. Common effects associated with the use of topical nasal steroids;
a.local burning and stinging
b.dryness of the mucous
c.headache
d.fungal infection
Anti-inflammatory → D. Blocking the effects of the inflammatory response
Antipyretic → G. Blocking fever
Analgesic → E. Blocking pain sensation
Salicylates → C. Block the prostaglandin system to prevent inflammation
NSAIDs → B. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
Pyrogens → F. Substances that elevate the body's temperature
Chrysotherapy → A. Treatment with gold salts
Hypoglycemia → H. Restore glucose IV or orally
Hypokalemia → I. Replace serum potassium and carefully monitor serum
levels
Superinfection → J. Provide supportive measures, provide antifungal therapy
as appropriate

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1. What is the most appropriate measurement to determine the therapeutic response of an

a) "I have pain in my abdomen"

4. Which of the following examples would be considered a contraindication?

a) Giving a drug for nausea to a patient who has just vomited

a) Ask the patient's name

7. Which patient is most likely to receive an incorrect dose of an over-the-counter drug?

a) A 2-year-old child given a liquid drug by his parents

9. Which drug route has the fastest action?

a) Drugs given by way of a feeding tube

15. What is the action of a virustatic drug?

a) The drug kills the virus

a) To prevent the side effect of nausea and vomiting

22. Which of the following neurotransmitters is commonly decreased by antipsychotic

24. All of the following drugs belong to antipsychotic, except?

26. Iodex pain relief balm has the smell of

27. Which of the following hormones is also known as an emergency hormone?

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