NSC 830 ADVANCED PHARMACOLOGY
EXAM WITH CORRECT ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECTLY WELL
DEFINED ANSWERS LATEST ALREADY
GRADED A+ 2026
What would be the next choice medication for a patient
with strep who can't take PCN? - ANSWERS-1st generation
cephalosporins (Keflex, Kefzol). or macrolide- erythromycin
500mg/5 day.
Would a z-pack be appropriate to treat strep throat? -
ANSWERS-No- the amount of drug is to low.
Rhino sinusitis - ANSWERS-Most cases are viral
tell the patient to watch symptoms
promote drainage
,A 75yo has been taking an abx and now complains of
fullness or ringing in his year. What class of abx is this an
AE? - ANSWERS-Vanc
Symptoms of bacterial rhino sinusitis - ANSWERS-Double
sickening
nasal congestion
cough (worse at night due to drainage)
Facial pain (above or below eyes that worsen when patient
leans forward)
Toothache (Maxillary sinus)
Purulent drainage (nasal d/c alone is not a good predictor of
bacterial infection
High fever
You have a 33 yo female who has been taking an abx for the
txt of TB and comes in with complaints of red-orange body
secretions. What class of medication is the patient taking? -
ANSWERS-Rifampin
How to treat rhino sinusitis? - ANSWERS-Augmentin x 10-14
days.
, 1st line treatment for otitis media? - ANSWERS-Amoxicillin
80-90 mg/kg/day- if the patient hasn't previously been on
amoxicillin in the last 30 days.
2nd treatment option for otitis media is pt has recently
been on Amoxicillin? - ANSWERS-Augmentin
What are the definitive dx required for otitis media? -
ANSWERS-Moderate or severe bulging of TM or new onset
otorrhea (drainage) not due to otitis externa.
Mild bulging TM AND recent (<48hr) onset of otalgia
(earache) or intense redness of the TM.
A patient comes in to the office and needs Vancomycin to
treat their C-Diff, but due to their former NP over RX the
medication, they are now resistant to the class of
medication. What other class of drug could you write for? -
ANSWERS-Oxazolindinones- Linezoild
A 18yo comes into the clinic with c/o of cold symptoms (
cough, sneezing, congestion, and lethargy. What type of abx
would you write for this patient? - ANSWERS-NONE- this is
more than likely viral.
EXAM WITH CORRECT ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECTLY WELL
DEFINED ANSWERS LATEST ALREADY
GRADED A+ 2026
What would be the next choice medication for a patient
with strep who can't take PCN? - ANSWERS-1st generation
cephalosporins (Keflex, Kefzol). or macrolide- erythromycin
500mg/5 day.
Would a z-pack be appropriate to treat strep throat? -
ANSWERS-No- the amount of drug is to low.
Rhino sinusitis - ANSWERS-Most cases are viral
tell the patient to watch symptoms
promote drainage
,A 75yo has been taking an abx and now complains of
fullness or ringing in his year. What class of abx is this an
AE? - ANSWERS-Vanc
Symptoms of bacterial rhino sinusitis - ANSWERS-Double
sickening
nasal congestion
cough (worse at night due to drainage)
Facial pain (above or below eyes that worsen when patient
leans forward)
Toothache (Maxillary sinus)
Purulent drainage (nasal d/c alone is not a good predictor of
bacterial infection
High fever
You have a 33 yo female who has been taking an abx for the
txt of TB and comes in with complaints of red-orange body
secretions. What class of medication is the patient taking? -
ANSWERS-Rifampin
How to treat rhino sinusitis? - ANSWERS-Augmentin x 10-14
days.
, 1st line treatment for otitis media? - ANSWERS-Amoxicillin
80-90 mg/kg/day- if the patient hasn't previously been on
amoxicillin in the last 30 days.
2nd treatment option for otitis media is pt has recently
been on Amoxicillin? - ANSWERS-Augmentin
What are the definitive dx required for otitis media? -
ANSWERS-Moderate or severe bulging of TM or new onset
otorrhea (drainage) not due to otitis externa.
Mild bulging TM AND recent (<48hr) onset of otalgia
(earache) or intense redness of the TM.
A patient comes in to the office and needs Vancomycin to
treat their C-Diff, but due to their former NP over RX the
medication, they are now resistant to the class of
medication. What other class of drug could you write for? -
ANSWERS-Oxazolindinones- Linezoild
A 18yo comes into the clinic with c/o of cold symptoms (
cough, sneezing, congestion, and lethargy. What type of abx
would you write for this patient? - ANSWERS-NONE- this is
more than likely viral.
