NBDHE: Pharmacology Test questions with 100% correct answers

NBDHE: Pharmacology Test
questions with 100% correct
answers
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAdrugsAcouldAbeAcausingAtheAsoreAthroatAandAdryAmouth?


a.AAlbuterol
b.AMontelukast
c.AMultivitamins
d.ADoxycyclineA-AAnswerAa.AAlbuterol


β-
adrenergicAagonistsAsuchAasAalbuterolAcanAcauseAdryAmouthAandAaAsoreAthroatAwhenAadministe
redAviaAanAoral,Ametered-
doseAinhaler.ATheAdry,AalbuterolAmistAcanAbeAirritatingAwhichAcausesAtheAdryAmouthAandAsore
Athroat.


AlbuterolAisAaAbronchodilatorAthatAcanAbeAadministeredAviaAaAmetered-
doseAinhaler.AItAisArecommendedAforAtreatingAanAacuteAasthmaAattack.


a.ABothAstatementsAareATRUE.
b.ABothAstatementsAareAFALSE.
c.ATheAfirstAstatementAisATRUE;AtheAsecondAisAFALSE.
d.ATheAfirstAstatementAisAFALSE;AtheAsecondAisATRUE.A-AAnswerAa.ABothAstatementsAareATRUE


AlbuterolAisAaAbronchodilatorAadministeredAviaAinhaler.AItAisArecommendedAtoAtreatAacuteAasth
maAattacks.AOftenAitAisAgivenAbeforeAaAknownAtriggerA(i.e.,AstressAorAexercise)AtoApreventAan
Aattack.


WhichAoneAofAtheAfollowingAdrugsAcanAresultAinAoralAcandidiasis?


a.ACetirizine
b.AIbuprofen
c.AAcetaminophen
d.AFluticasoneA-AAnswerAd.AFluticasone

,FluticasoneAisAaAcorticosteroidAthatAisAinhaledAbyApatientsAwithAasthmaAandArespiratoryAproble
ms.ACorticosteroidsAareAknownAtoAresultAinAoralAcandidiasis.ATheAdentalAhygienistAshouldAteach
AasthmaticAclientsAtoAmakeAsureAthatAtheyArinseAafterAusingAtheirAinhaler.


AllAtheAfollowingAareArecommendationsAthatAyouAshouldAmakeAtoApatientsAwithAasthmaAEXCEPT
Aone.AWhichAoneAisAtheAexception?


a.ABringAyourAinhalerA(albuterol)AtoAtheAdentalAappointment.
b.ARinseAafterAusingAcorticosteroidAinhaler.
c.AAvoidAerythromycin.
d.AAvoidAaspirin.
e.AAvoidAacetaminophenA-AAnswerAe.AAvoidAacetaminophen


AcetaminophenAandAweakAnarcoticAanalgesicsAareAprobablyAOKAforApersonsAwithAasthma.


ThoughAthisAteenagerAwithAasthmaAdoesAnotAhaveAemphysema,AseveralAofAtheAdrugsAusedAtoAt
reatAasthmaAareAalsoAusedAtoAtreatAemphysema.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAdrugsAisAtheAdrugAo
fAchoiceAforAtreatingAemphysema?


a.AAlbuterol
b.AZileuton
c.AIpratropium
d.ACetirizineA-AAnswerAc.AIpratropium


ChronicAobstructiveApulmonaryAdiseaseA(COPD)AoccursAwithAemphysema.AIpratropiumAisAtheAdrug
AofAchoiceAforAlong-termAmanagementAofACOPD.


WhichAofAtheAfollowingAorallyAinhaledAdrugsAshouldAtheApatientAbringAwithAhimAtoAeachAappoi
ntmentAinAcaseAofAanAacuteAasthmaAattack?


a.ASalmeterol
b.AAlbuterol
c.AFlunisolide
d.AIpratropiumAbromideA-AAnswerAb.AAlbuterol

, AlbuterolAisAtheAbronchodilatorAofAchoice.


WhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAtheABESTArecommendationAyouAcouldAmakeAtoAyourApatientAifAheAre
quiredAoralAprednisoneA(steroidAtherapy)?


a.AContinueAtoArinse,Aswish,AandAspitAafterAtakingAyourAoralAtablet.
b.ARinse,Aswish,AandAswallowAafterAtakingAyourAoralAtablet.
c.ACheckAforAanyAsignsAofAinfectionAbecauseAthisAmedicationAcanAmaskAtheAsignsAofAinfectionA
andAcanAdelayAwoundAhealing.
d.ABeAcareful,AsinceAthisAdrugAcanAcauseAsignificantAdryAmouth.A-
AAnswerAc.ACheckAforAanyAsignsAofAinfectionAbecauseAthisAmedicationAcanAmaskAtheAsignsAofA
infectionAandAcanAdelayAwoundAhealing.


PatientsAusingAtheAfluticasone-
salmeterolAinhalerAshouldAbeAinstructedAaboutAallAtheAfollowingAEXCEPT


a.Arinse,Aswish,AandAspitAafterAeachAuseAofAtheAinhaler.
b.AtheAinhalerAmustAbeAdiscardedA1AmonthAfromAtheAdateAofAfirstAuse.
c.AitAisAaAgoodAideaAtoAbrushAyourAteethAafterAeachAinhalerAuse.
d.AthisAinhalerAcanAbeAusedAforAacuteAattacks.A-
AAnswerAd.AthisAinhalerAcanAbeAusedAforAacuteAattacks.


combinationAofAdrugsAisAonlyAusedAforAlong-termAorAmaintenanceAtherapy.ATheyAareAnotAfast-
actingAdrugs


PatientsAtakingAdoxycyclineAshouldAbeAcounseledAaboutAallAtheAfollowingAEXCEPT


a.AesophagealAirritation.
b.Aphotosensitivity.
c.AgastrointestinalAupset.
d.Asedation.A-AAnswerAd.Asedation


DoxycyclineAisAaAtetracyclineAantibioticAthatAhasAmanyAsideAeffects,AbutAitAisAnotAaAsedative.