Urology Qbank pharmacology NUR
635 Exam Questions With Correct
Solutions
/.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
/.Oxybutynin (Ditropan), used in the treatment of cystitis does what? - Answer-
✅decreases urgency
/.Patients should be informed that oxybutynin (Ditropan) used in the treatment of
overactive bladder may cause? - Answer-✅edema of the laryngopharynx
/.Fluoroquinolones are associated with? - Answer-✅tendinitis and hypoglycemia
/.Cefixime (Suprax) used for the treatment of urinary tract infections (UTIs) is a? -
Answer-✅third-generation cephalosporin
/.The most common side effect of tolterodine (Detrol), a treatment for overactive bladder
is? - Answer-✅constipation
/.The drug of choice for blood pressure control in patients with renal insufficiency is? -
Answer-✅angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors
/.Which of the following treatments has comparable efficacy to a 3-day course of
TMP/SMX (Bactrim) for the treatment of uncomplicated urinary tract infections (UTIs) in
women? - Answer-✅A 5 day course of nitrofurantoin (Macrobid)
/.The "DS" in trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (Bactrim DS) for use in treatment of
urinary tract infection stands for: - Answer-✅double strength
/.Solifenacin (Vesicare) a urinary antispasmodic, should not be given to patients with? -
Answer-✅intestinal obstruction
/.A 28-year old man presents with urethritis. He should be initially treated with? -
Answer-✅azithromycin 1 gram orally plus ceftriaxone 250 mg IM
/.Desmopressin acetate (DDAVP) used to treat nocturnal enuresis? - Answer-
✅increases water reabsorption in the renal collecting ducts and results in an increased
urine osmolality
/.In the treatment of urinary tract infections (UTIs) sulfa agents? - Answer-✅block the
synthesis of folic acid by bacteria and inhibit replication
635 Exam Questions With Correct
Solutions
/.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
/.Oxybutynin (Ditropan), used in the treatment of cystitis does what? - Answer-
✅decreases urgency
/.Patients should be informed that oxybutynin (Ditropan) used in the treatment of
overactive bladder may cause? - Answer-✅edema of the laryngopharynx
/.Fluoroquinolones are associated with? - Answer-✅tendinitis and hypoglycemia
/.Cefixime (Suprax) used for the treatment of urinary tract infections (UTIs) is a? -
Answer-✅third-generation cephalosporin
/.The most common side effect of tolterodine (Detrol), a treatment for overactive bladder
is? - Answer-✅constipation
/.The drug of choice for blood pressure control in patients with renal insufficiency is? -
Answer-✅angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors
/.Which of the following treatments has comparable efficacy to a 3-day course of
TMP/SMX (Bactrim) for the treatment of uncomplicated urinary tract infections (UTIs) in
women? - Answer-✅A 5 day course of nitrofurantoin (Macrobid)
/.The "DS" in trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (Bactrim DS) for use in treatment of
urinary tract infection stands for: - Answer-✅double strength
/.Solifenacin (Vesicare) a urinary antispasmodic, should not be given to patients with? -
Answer-✅intestinal obstruction
/.A 28-year old man presents with urethritis. He should be initially treated with? -
Answer-✅azithromycin 1 gram orally plus ceftriaxone 250 mg IM
/.Desmopressin acetate (DDAVP) used to treat nocturnal enuresis? - Answer-
✅increases water reabsorption in the renal collecting ducts and results in an increased
urine osmolality
/.In the treatment of urinary tract infections (UTIs) sulfa agents? - Answer-✅block the
synthesis of folic acid by bacteria and inhibit replication
