IPS2: CLINICAL PHARMACY PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS

IPS2: CLINICAL PHARMACY PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS




1) What is area of pharmacy concerned with the science and practice of rational
medication use?
A) Pharmacology
B) Clinical Pharmacy
C) Pharmaceutical Chemistry
D) Pharmacotherapeutics -- Correct Answer ✔✔ B. Clinical
Pharmacy


2) Nitrates + Hydralazine combination is used as an alternative for ACEi and ARBs
for patients who experienced what adverse effect?
A) Hyponatremia
B) Hyperkalemia
C) Hypokalemia
D) Hypomagnesemia -- Correct Answer ✔✔ B. Hyperkalemia


3) What is the mechanism of action of hydralazine in the treatment for heart failure?
A) Arterial Dilator
B) Venous Dilator
C) Arterial Constrictor

, D) Venous Constrictor -- Correct Answer ✔✔ A. Arterial
Dilator


4) What type of diuretic should be closely monitored during the course of
treatment due to the potential of causing hypotension?
A) Thiazide Diuretics
B) Potassium Sparring Diuretics
C) Loop Diuretics
D) AOTA -- Correct Answer ✔✔ C. Loop Diuretics


5) Which of the following diuretic prevents elevated aldosterone level in heart
failure that promotes sodium and water retention that could lead to volume
overload?
A) Spironolactone
B) Furosemide
C) Bumetanide
D) Chlorothiazide -- Correct Answer ✔✔ A. Spironolactone
(Aldosterone antagonist)


6) Which of the following is an adverse effect of Ivabradine?
A) Headache
B) Dizziness
C) Blurred Vision
D) AOTA
E) NOTA -- Correct Answer ✔✔ D. AOTA


7) The following are devices used for Heart Failure?
A) Pacemakers
B) Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (CRT)
C) Implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICD)
D) AOTA
E) NOTA -- Correct Answer ✔✔ D. AOTA

,8) What would be the Blood Pressure Goal of a 37 years old patient if the patient
has a co-morbidity of Chronic Kidney disease.
A) <120/80 mmHg
B) <150/90 mmHg
C) 120/80 mmHg
D) <140/90 mmHg -- Correct Answer ✔✔ D.<140/90 mmHg


9) What would be the blood pressure category of an adult patient with a BP of
180/100.
A) Normal
B) Prehypertension
C) Stage 1 Hypertension
D) Stage 2 Hypertension -- Correct Answer ✔✔ D. Stage 2
Hypertension


10) Mang Jose is a 50 y/o truck driver who, although asymptomatic is noted to have
elevated blood pressure during his yearly check-up. From a previous BP of 134/90
last year his current BP is 146/90. What is the classification of his BP?
A) Normal
B) Prehypertension
C) Stage 1 Hypertension
D) Stage 2 Hypertension -- Correct Answer ✔✔ C. Stage 1
Hypertension


11) This type of hypertension has no identifiable cause of high blood pressure.
A) Primary Hypertension
B) Secondary Hypertension
C) Pre-Hypertension
D) AOTA
E) NOTA -- Correct Answer ✔✔ A. Primary Hypertension


12) Which of the following is an etiology of secondary hypertension?
A) Chronic diffusion glomerulonephritis
B) Diabetes
C) Hypothyroidism

, D) AOTA
E) NOTA -- Correct Answer ✔✔ A. Chronic diffusion
glomerulonephritis


13) What type of hypertensive crisis has a systolic blood pressure of >180 mmHg and
diastolic blood pressure of >120 mmHg and with no target organ damage?
A) Hypertensive Urgency
B) White Coat Hypertension
C) Hypertensive Emergency
D) AOTA
E) NOTA -- Correct Answer ✔✔ A. Hypertensive Urgency


14) Which of the following are risk factors for hypertension that can be controlled?
I. Salt Intake
II. Avoid food rich in potassium
III. Acute diseases
IV. Pregnancy
A) I & II
B) I & III
C) I & IV
D) AOTA
E) NOTA -- Correct Answer ✔✔ C. I & IV


15) Which of the following are causes of hypertension?
I. Stress
II. Salt Intake
III. Age
IV. Obesity
A) I & II
B) I & III
C) I & IV
D) AOTA
E) NOTA -- Correct Answer ✔✔ D. AOTA


16) Which of the following is a sign of Hypertensive TREATMENT Retinopathy?