WEEK 2 THE IMMUNE SYSTEM
PHARMACOLOGY ATI 2026 FINAL REVIEW
PACK COMPLETE QUESTION SET AND CORE
CONCEPT SUMMARY
◉ You should monitor this client for which of the following
indications of an adverse reaction to cyclophosphamide? Answer:
Fever
◉ When talking with the client about chemotherapy with
doxorubicin, you explain the need for periodic diagnostic tests. The
result of which of the following diagnostic tests or procedures
requires monitoring? Answer: ECG
Because doxorubicin can cause cardiotoxicity
◉ You should give the client which of the following instructions
about chemotherapy with doxorubicin? Answer: Report vaginal
itching
Expect red- tinged tears
Use effective contraception
Expect regrowth after hair loss
,◉ During IV administration of doxorubicin, the infusion site
becomes swollen, red, and painful. Which of the following actions
should you take? Answer: Stop the IV infusion
◉ You are about to adminster cisplatin to a client who has ovarian
cancer. Before the infusion, you should take which of the following
actions? Answer: Infuse 1 to 2 L of IV fluid
Administer an antiemetic
Evaluate the client's hearing
Determine the client's weight
◉ A client is about to start taking mercaptopurine to treat acute
lymphocytic leukemia. You should instruct the client to watch for
and report which of the following indications of an adverse effect of
this drug? Answer: Bruising
◉ A client is about to start therapy with topotecan to treat
metastatic ovarian cancer. To minimize neutropenia, an adverse
effect of topotecan, you should administer filgrastim at which of the
following times? Answer: 24 hr after the topotecan infusion
◉ Enfuvirtide therapeutic use: Answer: advanced or resistant HIV
disease
, ◉ Tamoxifen therapeutic use: Answer: estrogen- receptor- positive
breast cancer
◉ Flutamide therapeutic use: Answer: prostate cancer
◉ Delaviridine therapeutic use: Answer: HIV-1 infection
◉ You are assessing a client who is receiving imatnib to treat chronic
myeloid leukemia. Which of the following findings might indicate an
adverse reaction to this drug? Answer: Crackles at lung bases
Because this drug can cause fluid retention and pulmonary edema
◉ While administering trastuzumab IV to a client who has breast
cancer, you should ensure that you have which of the following drug
available to treat an adverse reaction to this drug? Answer:
Epinephrine
◉ You are caring for a client who is pregnant and is HIV- positive.
Which of the following drugs helps prevent the transfer of HIV to the
fetus? Answer: Zidovudine (Retrovir)
◉ A client is about to start taking ritonavir to treat HIV-1 infection.
Which of the following instructions should you include when talking
with the client about taking this drug? Answer: Expect periodic
blood glucose testing
PHARMACOLOGY ATI 2026 FINAL REVIEW
PACK COMPLETE QUESTION SET AND CORE
CONCEPT SUMMARY
◉ You should monitor this client for which of the following
indications of an adverse reaction to cyclophosphamide? Answer:
Fever
◉ When talking with the client about chemotherapy with
doxorubicin, you explain the need for periodic diagnostic tests. The
result of which of the following diagnostic tests or procedures
requires monitoring? Answer: ECG
Because doxorubicin can cause cardiotoxicity
◉ You should give the client which of the following instructions
about chemotherapy with doxorubicin? Answer: Report vaginal
itching
Expect red- tinged tears
Use effective contraception
Expect regrowth after hair loss
,◉ During IV administration of doxorubicin, the infusion site
becomes swollen, red, and painful. Which of the following actions
should you take? Answer: Stop the IV infusion
◉ You are about to adminster cisplatin to a client who has ovarian
cancer. Before the infusion, you should take which of the following
actions? Answer: Infuse 1 to 2 L of IV fluid
Administer an antiemetic
Evaluate the client's hearing
Determine the client's weight
◉ A client is about to start taking mercaptopurine to treat acute
lymphocytic leukemia. You should instruct the client to watch for
and report which of the following indications of an adverse effect of
this drug? Answer: Bruising
◉ A client is about to start therapy with topotecan to treat
metastatic ovarian cancer. To minimize neutropenia, an adverse
effect of topotecan, you should administer filgrastim at which of the
following times? Answer: 24 hr after the topotecan infusion
◉ Enfuvirtide therapeutic use: Answer: advanced or resistant HIV
disease
, ◉ Tamoxifen therapeutic use: Answer: estrogen- receptor- positive
breast cancer
◉ Flutamide therapeutic use: Answer: prostate cancer
◉ Delaviridine therapeutic use: Answer: HIV-1 infection
◉ You are assessing a client who is receiving imatnib to treat chronic
myeloid leukemia. Which of the following findings might indicate an
adverse reaction to this drug? Answer: Crackles at lung bases
Because this drug can cause fluid retention and pulmonary edema
◉ While administering trastuzumab IV to a client who has breast
cancer, you should ensure that you have which of the following drug
available to treat an adverse reaction to this drug? Answer:
Epinephrine
◉ You are caring for a client who is pregnant and is HIV- positive.
Which of the following drugs helps prevent the transfer of HIV to the
fetus? Answer: Zidovudine (Retrovir)
◉ A client is about to start taking ritonavir to treat HIV-1 infection.
Which of the following instructions should you include when talking
with the client about taking this drug? Answer: Expect periodic
blood glucose testing
