NURS 5334 ADVANCED PHARM FINAL EXAM | QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS | 2026 UPDATED | WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS - UTA.
Why are nitrate-free periods every 24 hours necessary for the patient on nitroglycerin therapy? -
(answer)To inhibit the development of tolerance
What does a low level of thyroid-stimulating hormone indicate? - (answer)Hyperthroidism
What would be the best option to treat a newly diagnosed patient with a low TSH level with? -
(answer)Propanolol (Inderal)
Spironoaldactone (Aldactone) has what mechanism of action (MOA)? - (answer)Aldosterone antagonist
Heparin exerts its therapeutic action by what? - (answer)Upregulating the activity of one of the body's
natural anticoagulant molecules, antithrombin III
What physiologic action happens when the offending drug is administered during an anaphylactic
reaction. - (answer)Mast cells liberate large doses of histamine.
What are two systemic psoriasis medications? - (answer)Photo-therapy and topical corticosteroids
What is the first choice of drug therapy for the majority of patients with uncomplicated stage I
hypertension? - (answer)Thiazide diuretics
What is the effect of cardiac glycosides? - (answer)Digitalis glycosides have a negative chronotropic
effect on the cardiac muscle cells.
Amenorrhea is the most common side effect of which birth control medication? -
(answer)Medroxyprogesterone (Depo-Provera)
, NURS 5334 ADVANCED PHARM FINAL EXAM | QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS | 2026 UPDATED | WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS - UTA.
What is an anti-hypertensive agent which competes with epinephrine for available beta-receptor sites? -
(answer)Atenolol (Tenormin)
What type of action does nitrates have on the body? - (answer)Reduction in systemic venous tone.
What is the recommended level of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL) for patients with known
coronary artery disease? - (answer)100mg/dl or less.
What is the MOA of group IV anti-dysrhythmia drugs? - (answer)Depressing phase 4 depolarization and
lengthening phases 1 and 2 repolarization.
Which drug therapy should be used to lower the serum concentration of thyroid hormones and re-
establish eumetabolic state in a patient with Graves' disease? - (answer)Anti-thyroid drugs.
Which type of diuretic would be used for a stage I hypertension in a patient with renal insufficiency? -
(answer)Loop diuretic.
What drug should be considered as first-line therapy for a client with hypertension and heart failure? -
(answer)Enalapril (Vasotec)
Which drug is considered safe for hypertension treatment during pregnancy? - (answer)Methyldopa
(Aldomet)
What drug will reduce afterload because it is an alpha-adrenergic blocker? - (answer)Prazosin
(Minipress)
AND ANSWERS | 2026 UPDATED | WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS - UTA.
Why are nitrate-free periods every 24 hours necessary for the patient on nitroglycerin therapy? -
(answer)To inhibit the development of tolerance
What does a low level of thyroid-stimulating hormone indicate? - (answer)Hyperthroidism
What would be the best option to treat a newly diagnosed patient with a low TSH level with? -
(answer)Propanolol (Inderal)
Spironoaldactone (Aldactone) has what mechanism of action (MOA)? - (answer)Aldosterone antagonist
Heparin exerts its therapeutic action by what? - (answer)Upregulating the activity of one of the body's
natural anticoagulant molecules, antithrombin III
What physiologic action happens when the offending drug is administered during an anaphylactic
reaction. - (answer)Mast cells liberate large doses of histamine.
What are two systemic psoriasis medications? - (answer)Photo-therapy and topical corticosteroids
What is the first choice of drug therapy for the majority of patients with uncomplicated stage I
hypertension? - (answer)Thiazide diuretics
What is the effect of cardiac glycosides? - (answer)Digitalis glycosides have a negative chronotropic
effect on the cardiac muscle cells.
Amenorrhea is the most common side effect of which birth control medication? -
(answer)Medroxyprogesterone (Depo-Provera)
, NURS 5334 ADVANCED PHARM FINAL EXAM | QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS | 2026 UPDATED | WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS - UTA.
What is an anti-hypertensive agent which competes with epinephrine for available beta-receptor sites? -
(answer)Atenolol (Tenormin)
What type of action does nitrates have on the body? - (answer)Reduction in systemic venous tone.
What is the recommended level of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL) for patients with known
coronary artery disease? - (answer)100mg/dl or less.
What is the MOA of group IV anti-dysrhythmia drugs? - (answer)Depressing phase 4 depolarization and
lengthening phases 1 and 2 repolarization.
Which drug therapy should be used to lower the serum concentration of thyroid hormones and re-
establish eumetabolic state in a patient with Graves' disease? - (answer)Anti-thyroid drugs.
Which type of diuretic would be used for a stage I hypertension in a patient with renal insufficiency? -
(answer)Loop diuretic.
What drug should be considered as first-line therapy for a client with hypertension and heart failure? -
(answer)Enalapril (Vasotec)
Which drug is considered safe for hypertension treatment during pregnancy? - (answer)Methyldopa
(Aldomet)
What drug will reduce afterload because it is an alpha-adrenergic blocker? - (answer)Prazosin
(Minipress)
