PHARMACOLOGY A ACTUAL EXAM
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A person is being treated for mild to moderate pain following an orthopedic
procedure. Which order would you question? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔-
eplerenone
You have an order for 4 mg of dexamethasone (Decadron) IV push. The med is
supplied in 10mg/mL vial. How many mL do you give? - CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔- 0.4 mL
A person on a morphine PCA without a basal infusion rate and is afraid of
overdosing. What would you say to educate them? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- A
small dose is delivered only when you push the trigger button and only if it has
been long enough since your last dose
A person has been diagnosed with diabetes and prescribed an oral
antihyperglycemic agent . What statement made by them indicates that they
adequately understand the symptoms of hypoglycemia? - CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔- If I have sweating, shakes, nervousness, increased heart rate, or headache, my
sugar might be low because of my new medicine
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, What class of med would you expect ordered for a person with acid reflux? -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- Proton pump inhibitor
Your patient has an epidural infusing hydromorphone with bupivacaine at 6ml/hr
continuously. The patient's blood pressure at the beginning of your shift was 92/58
with a heart rate of 68. You noticed the patient's blood pressures have been around
130/70. What should you do FIRST? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- Check infusion
rate to confirm 6ml/hr, then notify anesthesia provider
You are ordered to give digoxin. Your patient's vital signs are as follows: Blood
Pressure 130/75, Temp 97.9 oral, HR 52, O2 Sat 100% room air. What should you
do next? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- Hold digoxin and call the provider
"Red Man" Syndrome may occur during the administration of vancomycin
(Vancocin), primarily due to - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- An increase in
histamine production
Why would NS be the solution of choice when preparing to administer a blood
transfusion? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- NS is isotonic
pt with no known risk factors to TB would need further diagnostic testing to rule
out TB if the mantoux test showed an induration of what size? - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔- >15
Which statement is CORRECT for determining you have the correct person before
administering a drug? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- You should ask them to say
their name and DOB and compare it to the MAR and wrist band
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