NR 565 (Advanced Pharmacology) Final
Questions and Answers | Study Guide |
Grade A+
• Fecal impaction -✓✓Condition when psyllium doesn't produce a bowel
movement
• IBS -✓✓Diagnosis and treatment aided by keeping a diary
• Tdap vaccine recipients -✓✓Immunocompromised, cancer, HIV, high-dose
glucocorticoid, pregnancy
• Contraindication for DTaP or Tdap vaccine -✓✓History of anaphylactic reaction
or encephalopathy within 7 days of vaccine
• Varicella contraindications -✓✓Pregnancy, leukemia or lymphoma,
hypersensitivity to neomycin or gelatin
• Hepatitis B vaccine contraindications -✓✓Prior anaphylactic reaction to baker
yeasts of Hep B itself
• Attenuated vaccine example -✓✓Measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine,
varicella (chickenpox) vaccine
• Live virus vaccine example -✓✓Measles, mumps, and rubella virus vaccine
(MMR), varicella virus vaccine
• Toxoid vaccine example -✓✓Dtap, tetanus
• Inactive viral antigen vaccine example -✓✓Poliovirus vaccine, hepatitis A
vaccine (HepA), influenza vaccine
• Herd immunity -✓✓Resistance to an infectious organism due to a large group of
immune individuals
, • Active immunity -✓✓Immune system produces antibodies in response to antigen
or vaccine
• Passive immunity -✓✓Immunity passed on from another host through antibodies
• Vaccine definition -✓✓Preparation containing microorganisms to stimulate
immune system
• Post exposure prophylaxis for rabies bite -✓✓1 mL dose IM on days 0, 3, 7, and
14
• Attenuated influenza vaccine recipients -✓✓Individuals >2 yo and less than 50,
non-pregnant, and not immunocompromised
• Prokinetic for gastroparesis -✓✓Metoclopramide (Reglan)
• Black box warning for Reglan -✓✓Tardive Dyskinesia, discontinue at 12 weeks
or if movement disorder develops
• Patient teaching for metronidazole -✓✓Avoid alcohol, not safe during pregnancy
• Patient teaching for ciprofloxacin for traveler's diarrhea -✓✓Finish full dose, use
if symptoms severe or don't improve in a few days
• Intermittent asthma symptoms -✓✓2 days/week or less, 2 times/month nighttime
awakening, SABA use 2 days/week or less
• Mild Persistent asthma symptoms -✓✓More than 2 days/week but less than
daily, 3-4 times/month nighttime awakenings, SABA use more than 2 days/week
but less than daily
• Moderate Persistent asthma symptoms -✓✓Daily symptoms, more than once a
week but less than daily nighttime awakening, daily SABA use
• Severe asthma symptoms -✓✓Several times daily, often nightly nighttime
awakening, several times a day SABA use
Questions and Answers | Study Guide |
Grade A+
• Fecal impaction -✓✓Condition when psyllium doesn't produce a bowel
movement
• IBS -✓✓Diagnosis and treatment aided by keeping a diary
• Tdap vaccine recipients -✓✓Immunocompromised, cancer, HIV, high-dose
glucocorticoid, pregnancy
• Contraindication for DTaP or Tdap vaccine -✓✓History of anaphylactic reaction
or encephalopathy within 7 days of vaccine
• Varicella contraindications -✓✓Pregnancy, leukemia or lymphoma,
hypersensitivity to neomycin or gelatin
• Hepatitis B vaccine contraindications -✓✓Prior anaphylactic reaction to baker
yeasts of Hep B itself
• Attenuated vaccine example -✓✓Measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine,
varicella (chickenpox) vaccine
• Live virus vaccine example -✓✓Measles, mumps, and rubella virus vaccine
(MMR), varicella virus vaccine
• Toxoid vaccine example -✓✓Dtap, tetanus
• Inactive viral antigen vaccine example -✓✓Poliovirus vaccine, hepatitis A
vaccine (HepA), influenza vaccine
• Herd immunity -✓✓Resistance to an infectious organism due to a large group of
immune individuals
, • Active immunity -✓✓Immune system produces antibodies in response to antigen
or vaccine
• Passive immunity -✓✓Immunity passed on from another host through antibodies
• Vaccine definition -✓✓Preparation containing microorganisms to stimulate
immune system
• Post exposure prophylaxis for rabies bite -✓✓1 mL dose IM on days 0, 3, 7, and
14
• Attenuated influenza vaccine recipients -✓✓Individuals >2 yo and less than 50,
non-pregnant, and not immunocompromised
• Prokinetic for gastroparesis -✓✓Metoclopramide (Reglan)
• Black box warning for Reglan -✓✓Tardive Dyskinesia, discontinue at 12 weeks
or if movement disorder develops
• Patient teaching for metronidazole -✓✓Avoid alcohol, not safe during pregnancy
• Patient teaching for ciprofloxacin for traveler's diarrhea -✓✓Finish full dose, use
if symptoms severe or don't improve in a few days
• Intermittent asthma symptoms -✓✓2 days/week or less, 2 times/month nighttime
awakening, SABA use 2 days/week or less
• Mild Persistent asthma symptoms -✓✓More than 2 days/week but less than
daily, 3-4 times/month nighttime awakenings, SABA use more than 2 days/week
but less than daily
• Moderate Persistent asthma symptoms -✓✓Daily symptoms, more than once a
week but less than daily nighttime awakening, daily SABA use
• Severe asthma symptoms -✓✓Several times daily, often nightly nighttime
awakening, several times a day SABA use
