NURS 1140: EXAM 2 QUESTIONS WITH 100% ACCURATE
SOLUTIONS
1) What common adverse effect is associated with cromolyn (NasalCrom) and
beclomethasone (Beconase AQ) administration?
A) Dry mouth
B) Blurred vision
C) Nasal irritation
D) Urinary retention -- Correct Answer ✔✔ C. Nasal irritation
2) Which nasal decongestant is administered orally?
A) Levocetirizine
B) Oxymetazoline
C) Pseudoephedrine (Sudafed)
D) Phenylephrine (Neo-Synephrine) -- Correct Answer ✔✔ C.
Pseudoephedrine (Sudafed)
3) A patient with which condition should be prescribed antihistamines with caution/
A) Hypertension
B) Diabetes mellitus
C) Prostate enlargement
D) Ischemic heart disease -- Correct Answer ✔✔ D. Prostate
enlargement
,4) Which drug inhibits antihypertensive activity when used concurrently with a nasal
decongestant?
A) Phenelzine (Nardil)
B) Methyldopa (Aldomet)
C) Isocarboxazid (Marplan)
D) Tranylcypromine (Parnate) -- Correct Answer ✔✔ B. Methyldopa
(Aldomet)
5) Which drug is used as a part of the prophylactic management for asthma?
A) Levocetirizine (Xyzal)
B) Phenylephrine
C) Cromolyn (NasalCrom)
D) Cetirizine -- Correct Answer ✔✔ C. Cromolyn (NasalCrom)
6) Which symptom is less commonly observed in patients with rhinitis?
A) Cough
B) Sneezing
C) Headache
D) Sore throat -- Correct Answer ✔✔ C. Headache
7) Which dosage frequency should be used with an inhaled short-acting beta-2
agonist for a patient with intermittent asthma?
A) As needed
B) Three times a day
C) Two times a week
D) Four times a week -- Correct Answer ✔✔ C. Two times a week
8) Which long-term control medicine should be prescribed to a patient with
moderate persistent asthma?
A) Oral corticosteroids
B) Antileukotriene agents
C) High-dose inhaled corticosteroids
D) Inhaled short-acting beta-2 agonists -- Correct Answer ✔✔ B.
Antileukotriene agents
, 9) Which statement is true regarding the anatomy of the lower respiratory tract?
A) Human lungs contain 300-500 million alveolar sacs.
B) Diaphragmatic and intercostal muscles contract during expiration.
C) Ventilation should be greater than perfusion to maintain
homeostasis.
D) Blood flow through the pulmonary arteries to the pulmonary veins
is diffusion. -- Correct Answer ✔✔ A. Human lungs contain 300-
500 million alveolar sacs.
10) Which drugs suppress the cough center in the brain?
A) Antitussives
B) Expectorants
C) Bronchodilators
D) Mucolytic agents -- Correct Answer ✔✔ A. Antitussives
11) Which long-term control medicine can be prescribed to patients with mild
persistent asthma?
A) Oral corticosteroids
B) Leukotriene modifiers
C) Long-acting inhaled beta agonists
D) Medium doses of inhaled corticosteroids -- Correct Answer ✔✔ B.
Leukotriene modifiers
12) What is the term used in spirometry to identify the volume of air inspired or
expired during normal breathing?
A) Tidal volume
B) Vital capacity
C) Residual volume
D) Functional residual capacity -- Correct Answer ✔✔ A. Tidal volume
13) What is the mechanism action of bronchodilators?
A) Suppress the cough center in the brain
B) Relax the smooth muscle of the tracheobronchial tree
C) Reduce viscosity of mucus secretions by acting on mucus plugs
SOLUTIONS
1) What common adverse effect is associated with cromolyn (NasalCrom) and
beclomethasone (Beconase AQ) administration?
A) Dry mouth
B) Blurred vision
C) Nasal irritation
D) Urinary retention -- Correct Answer ✔✔ C. Nasal irritation
2) Which nasal decongestant is administered orally?
A) Levocetirizine
B) Oxymetazoline
C) Pseudoephedrine (Sudafed)
D) Phenylephrine (Neo-Synephrine) -- Correct Answer ✔✔ C.
Pseudoephedrine (Sudafed)
3) A patient with which condition should be prescribed antihistamines with caution/
A) Hypertension
B) Diabetes mellitus
C) Prostate enlargement
D) Ischemic heart disease -- Correct Answer ✔✔ D. Prostate
enlargement
,4) Which drug inhibits antihypertensive activity when used concurrently with a nasal
decongestant?
A) Phenelzine (Nardil)
B) Methyldopa (Aldomet)
C) Isocarboxazid (Marplan)
D) Tranylcypromine (Parnate) -- Correct Answer ✔✔ B. Methyldopa
(Aldomet)
5) Which drug is used as a part of the prophylactic management for asthma?
A) Levocetirizine (Xyzal)
B) Phenylephrine
C) Cromolyn (NasalCrom)
D) Cetirizine -- Correct Answer ✔✔ C. Cromolyn (NasalCrom)
6) Which symptom is less commonly observed in patients with rhinitis?
A) Cough
B) Sneezing
C) Headache
D) Sore throat -- Correct Answer ✔✔ C. Headache
7) Which dosage frequency should be used with an inhaled short-acting beta-2
agonist for a patient with intermittent asthma?
A) As needed
B) Three times a day
C) Two times a week
D) Four times a week -- Correct Answer ✔✔ C. Two times a week
8) Which long-term control medicine should be prescribed to a patient with
moderate persistent asthma?
A) Oral corticosteroids
B) Antileukotriene agents
C) High-dose inhaled corticosteroids
D) Inhaled short-acting beta-2 agonists -- Correct Answer ✔✔ B.
Antileukotriene agents
, 9) Which statement is true regarding the anatomy of the lower respiratory tract?
A) Human lungs contain 300-500 million alveolar sacs.
B) Diaphragmatic and intercostal muscles contract during expiration.
C) Ventilation should be greater than perfusion to maintain
homeostasis.
D) Blood flow through the pulmonary arteries to the pulmonary veins
is diffusion. -- Correct Answer ✔✔ A. Human lungs contain 300-
500 million alveolar sacs.
10) Which drugs suppress the cough center in the brain?
A) Antitussives
B) Expectorants
C) Bronchodilators
D) Mucolytic agents -- Correct Answer ✔✔ A. Antitussives
11) Which long-term control medicine can be prescribed to patients with mild
persistent asthma?
A) Oral corticosteroids
B) Leukotriene modifiers
C) Long-acting inhaled beta agonists
D) Medium doses of inhaled corticosteroids -- Correct Answer ✔✔ B.
Leukotriene modifiers
12) What is the term used in spirometry to identify the volume of air inspired or
expired during normal breathing?
A) Tidal volume
B) Vital capacity
C) Residual volume
D) Functional residual capacity -- Correct Answer ✔✔ A. Tidal volume
13) What is the mechanism action of bronchodilators?
A) Suppress the cough center in the brain
B) Relax the smooth muscle of the tracheobronchial tree
C) Reduce viscosity of mucus secretions by acting on mucus plugs
