NUR-635: PHARMACOLOGY FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
1) Who should avoid ophthalmic beta blockers? -- Answer ✔✔ Pts on beta
blockers
2) What bronchodilator is safe on beta blocker? -- Answer ✔✔ Ipratropium
3) How to antacids work? -- Answer ✔✔ increases our pH
4) Lithium education? -- Answer ✔✔ sodium can influence your lithium levels. So
intake should be consistent.
5) PPIs long term, monitor for? -- Answer ✔✔ Osteoporosis, check calcium.
Anemia.
6) Antibiotic education? -- Answer ✔✔ Finish course of therapy. Drink lots of
water.
, 7) How quickly should you see improvement in pneumonia with antibiotics? --
Answer ✔✔ 48-72 hours
8) Long term lactulose for constipation, what do you monitor? -- Answer ✔✔
Potassium and chloride
9) Patient started on ICS. Education? -- Answer ✔✔ rinse mouth after every use
10) Patient with PUD has H.pylori. 1st treatment? -- Answer ✔✔ PPI + amoxicillin +
clarithromycin
11) What medication can aggravate GERD by affecting esophageal tone? -- Answer
✔✔ Estrogen
12) Why do long acting beta agonists have Blackbox warning? -- Answer ✔✔ Can be
accidently taken instead of albuterol for acute asthma attack
13) Allergy to PCN. What else can they not receive? Why? -- Answer ✔✔
Cephalosporins, both vulnerable to beta lactamase producing organisms
14) Gonorrhea in a 20yo female with oral contraceptives. Education? -- Answer ✔✔
Need back up until next menses
15) How to treat eye gonorrhea? -- Answer ✔✔ Ceftriaxone, eye drops
16) Who is most at risk for a fatal asthma attack? -- Answer ✔✔ Previous hx of
intubation
17) What can help with peripheral neuropathy? -- Answer ✔✔ B6
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
1) Who should avoid ophthalmic beta blockers? -- Answer ✔✔ Pts on beta
blockers
2) What bronchodilator is safe on beta blocker? -- Answer ✔✔ Ipratropium
3) How to antacids work? -- Answer ✔✔ increases our pH
4) Lithium education? -- Answer ✔✔ sodium can influence your lithium levels. So
intake should be consistent.
5) PPIs long term, monitor for? -- Answer ✔✔ Osteoporosis, check calcium.
Anemia.
6) Antibiotic education? -- Answer ✔✔ Finish course of therapy. Drink lots of
water.
, 7) How quickly should you see improvement in pneumonia with antibiotics? --
Answer ✔✔ 48-72 hours
8) Long term lactulose for constipation, what do you monitor? -- Answer ✔✔
Potassium and chloride
9) Patient started on ICS. Education? -- Answer ✔✔ rinse mouth after every use
10) Patient with PUD has H.pylori. 1st treatment? -- Answer ✔✔ PPI + amoxicillin +
clarithromycin
11) What medication can aggravate GERD by affecting esophageal tone? -- Answer
✔✔ Estrogen
12) Why do long acting beta agonists have Blackbox warning? -- Answer ✔✔ Can be
accidently taken instead of albuterol for acute asthma attack
13) Allergy to PCN. What else can they not receive? Why? -- Answer ✔✔
Cephalosporins, both vulnerable to beta lactamase producing organisms
14) Gonorrhea in a 20yo female with oral contraceptives. Education? -- Answer ✔✔
Need back up until next menses
15) How to treat eye gonorrhea? -- Answer ✔✔ Ceftriaxone, eye drops
16) Who is most at risk for a fatal asthma attack? -- Answer ✔✔ Previous hx of
intubation
17) What can help with peripheral neuropathy? -- Answer ✔✔ B6
