CMA 2026 QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS UPDSTED
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WhichBofBtheBfollowingBdoesBNOTBaffectBaBdrug'sBeffect,BmetabolismBandBtoxicity?B-
BAnswerBA.BPhysiologicalBaltercationsBofBadvancingBage
B.BGenericBvariations
C.BEnvironmentalBfactors
D.BGenericBversusBbrand-nameform
ANSWER:BD.BGENERICBBRAND-NAMEFORM
WhichBofBtheBfollowingBvitalBsignsBisBNOTBaffectedBbyBheBchangesBofBaging?B-
BAnswerBA.BPulse
B.BBloodBpressure
C.BRespirations
D.BTemperature
ANSWER:BD.BTEMPERATURE
WhichBofBtheBfollowingBisBNOTBaBchangeBthatBoccursBinBtheBcardiovascularBsystemBassociat
edBwithBaging?B-
BAnswerBA.BTheBheartBpumpsBlessBforcefullyBandBmovesBlessBbloodBwithBeachBbeat
B.BTheBheartBhasBlessBofBanBabilityBtoBgearBupBwhenBtheBbodyBisBunderBstressB
C.BHypoBtensionBdevelops
D.BThereBisBlessBbloodBflowBtoBallBpartsBofBtheBbody
ANSWER:BC.BHYPOBTENSIONBDEVELOPS
,WhichBofBtheBfollowingBisBNOTBaBchangeBthatBoccursBinBtheBrespiratoryBsystemBthatBisBass
ociatedBwithBaging?B-BAnswerBA.BTheBlungsBhaveBlessBofBanBabilityBtoBexpand
B.BBreathingBisBshallower
C.BRespirationsBslowsBdownBtoBlessBthanBtheBnormalB16-20BbreathBperBminuteB
D.BNotBasBmuchBoxygenBisBsuppliedBtoBtheBbody
ANSWER:BC.BRESPIRATIONBSLOWSBDOWNBTOBLESSBTHANBTHEBMORMALB16-
20BBREATHBPERBMINUTE
WhichBofBtheBfollowingBisBNOTBaBchangeBinBtheBnervousBsystemBthatBisBassociatedBwithBd
eceasedBbloodBflowBanBoxygenBsupplyBtoBtheBbrain?B-BAnswerBA.BMemoryBisBaffected
B.BTheBabilityBtoBmakeBdecisionsBisBaffectedB
C.BConfusedBthinkingBresult
D.BPeopleBexperienceBdifficultyBinBunderstandingBtheBmeaningBofBwords
ANSWER:BD.BPEOPLEBEXPERIENCEBDIFFICULTYBINBUNDERSTANDINGBTHEBMEA
NINGBOFBWORDS
WhichBofBtheBfollowingBisBNOTBaBchangeBthatBoccursBinBtheBsensoryBsystemBthatBisBassoci
atedBwithBaging?B-BAnswerBA.BEyesBhaveBdifficultyBadjustingBtoBlight
B.BEarsBdoBnotBhearBtheBlowerBpitchedBsounds
C.BTasteBisBdulled
D.BSenseBifBtouchBisBdulled
ANSWER:BD.BEARSBDOBNOTBHEARBTHEBLOWERBPITCHEDBSOUNDS
WhichBofBtheBfollowingBresultsBfromBtheBinteractionBbetweenBsedativesBandBalcohol?B-
BAnswerBA.BHypertension
B.BHyperkalemia
C.BIncreasedBsedationB
D.BDecreasedBabsorptionBofBsedatives
, ANSWER:BINCREASEDBSEDATION
WhichBofBtheBfollowingBresultsBfromBcombinationBofBwarfarinB(Coumadin)BandBaspirinBorBno
nsteroidalBanti-inflammatoryBdrugsB(NSAID)?B-BAnswerBA.BIncreasedBactionBofBwarfarin
B.BDecreasedBactionBofBwarfarin
C.BIncreasedBactionBofBaspirinBorBnonsteroidalBanti-BinflammatoryBdrugsB(NSAID)
D.BDecreasedBactionBofBaspirinBorBnonsteroidalBanti-inflammatoryBdrugsB(NSAID)
ANSWER:BA.BINREASEDBACTIONBOFBWARFARIN
WhichBofBtheBfollowingBstatementsBdescribesBwhyBwastesBareBexcretedBmoreBslowlyBinBtheBol
derBadult?B-BAnswerBA.BTheBkidneysBdoBnotBfilterBtheBbloodBasBefficientlyB
B.BEatingBisBlessBpleasurableBbecauseBtasteBandBsmellBareBdulled
C.BOlderBadultBproduceBlessBstomachBacidBthanBnormal
D.BTeethBareBlostBandBeatingBbecomeBdifficult
ANSWER:BTHEBKIDNEYSBDO.BNOTBFILTERBASBEFFICIENTLY
WhichBofBtheBfollowingBstatementsBaboutBpharmacokineticsBinBtheBolderBadultBisBNOTBtrue?
B-BAnswerBA.BAbsorptionBbecomesBslower
B.BBiotransformationBbecomesBslower
C.BExcretionBbecomesBslower
D.BDistributionBbecomesBslower
ANSWER:BEXCRETIONBBECOMESBSLOWER
WhichBofBtheBfollowingBaffectsBabsorptionBandBdistribution?B-
BAnswerBA.BSlowerBbloodBcirculation,BslowerBabsorptionBofBmedicationsBthroughBtheBintestin
es
B.BLessBbloodBflowBtoBtheBkidneys,BslowerBexcretionBofBmedications
C.BTroubleBswallowingBoralBmedicationBbecauseBofBmissingBteeth,Bconstipation