pharmacology
NUR 635
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In the case of non-gonococcal urethritis, the patient should be treated with: - {✔✔ANSWER✔✔}-
Azithromycin (Zithromax) 1 gram orally
Urinary antispasmodic drugs used for the treatment of overactive bladder belong to a class of
medications known as? - {✔✔ANSWER✔✔}-muscarinic receptor antagonists
Thiazide-type diuretics act in the? - {✔✔ANSWER✔✔}-distal tubule and connecting segment
, Tamsulosin (Flomax) may cause? - {✔✔ANSWER✔✔}-orthostatic hypotension, dizziness
Patients taking mirabegron (Myrbetriq) should be monitored for? - {✔✔ANSWER✔✔}-hypertension
An adverse reaction associated with loop diuretics is? - {✔✔ANSWER✔✔}-hypokalemia
Which of the following treatments for urinary incontinence is NOT an anticholinergic? -
{✔✔ANSWER✔✔}-Doxazosin (Cardura)
The mechanism of action of fluoroquinolones such as ciprofloxacin (Cipro) in the treatment of
urinary tract infections is to? - {✔✔ANSWER✔✔}-inhibit the action of DNA gyrase preventing the
organism from replicating
Patients receiving thiazide diuretics should be monitored for hypokalemia and? -
{✔✔ANSWER✔✔}-hyperuricemia
In the treatment of renal insufficiency, the loop diuretic that has the longest half-life is? -
{✔✔ANSWER✔✔}-torsemide (Demadex)
Parents of children who are receiving desmopressin acetate (DDAVP) for the treatment of enuresis
should be educated that? - {✔✔ANSWER✔✔}-that the medication should be held in the presence
of fever or diarrhea
In patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), regardless of race or diabetes status, the initial
recommended therapy for hypertension to improve kidney outcomes is? - {✔✔ANSWER✔✔}-
angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors
Treatment of asymptomatic bacteriuria should be initiate when? - {✔✔ANSWER✔✔}-two
consecutive voided specimen cultures isolate the same species in quantitative counts of at least
100,000 colony forming units per mL of urine in a woman
Nitrofurantoin (Macrobid), an antimicrobial is NOT active against? - {✔✔ANSWER✔✔}-
Pseudomonas aeruginosa