REGIS NU641 ADV CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY ACTUAL FINAL EXAM |
COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH EXPERT SOLUTIONS| 2026 LATEST UPDATED| A+
Why are nitrate-free periods every 24 hours necessary for the patient on nitroglycerin therapy?
- (answer)To inhibit the development of tolerance
What does a low level of thyroid-stimulating hormone indicate? - (answer)Hyperthroidism
What would be the best option to treat a newly diagnosed patient with a low TSH level with? -
(answer)Propanolol (Inderal)
Spironoaldactone (Aldactone) has what mechanism of action (MOA)? - (answer)Aldosterone
antagonist
Heparin exerts its therapeutic action by what? - (answer)Upregulating the activity of one of the
body's natural anticoagulant molecules, antithrombin III
What physiologic action happens when the offending drug is administered during an
anaphylactic reaction. - (answer)Mast cells liberate large doses of histamine.
,What are two systemic psoriasis medications? - (answer)Photo-therapy and topical
corticosteroids
What is the first choice of drug therapy for the majority of patients with uncomplicated stage I
hypertension? - (answer)Thiazide diuretics
What is the effect of cardiac glycosides? - (answer)Digitalis glycosides have a negative
chronotropic effect on the cardiac muscle cells.
Amenorrhea is the most common side effect of which birth control medication? -
(answer)Medroxyprogesterone (Depo-Provera)
What is an anti-hypertensive agent which competes with epinephrine for available beta-
receptor sites? - (answer)Atenolol (Tenormin)
What type of action does nitrates have on the body? - (answer)Reduction in systemic venous
tone.
,What is the recommended level of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL) for patients with
known coronary artery disease? - (answer)100mg/dl or less.
What is the MOA of group IV anti-dysrhythmia drugs? - (answer)Depressing phase 4
depolarization and lengthening phases 1 and 2 repolarization.
Which drug therapy should be used to lower the serum concentration of thyroid hormones and
re-establish eumetabolic state in a patient with Graves' disease? - (answer)Anti-thyroid drugs.
Which type of diuretic would be used for a stage I hypertension in a patient with renal
insufficiency? - (answer)Loop diuretic.
What drug should be considered as first-line therapy for a client with hypertension and heart
failure? - (answer)Enalapril (Vasotec)
Which drug is considered safe for hypertension treatment during pregnancy? -
(answer)Methyldopa (Aldomet)
, What drug will reduce afterload because it is an alpha-adrenergic blocker? - (answer)Prazosin
(Minipress)
What is an expected effect of the use of a beta-adrenergic blocker to control angina? -
(answer)Reduced force of cardiac contraction.
What side effect should be monitored closely in the elderly when taking Metformin
(Glucophage) for type 2 diabetes? - (answer)Lactic acidosis.
What is the primary role of cytochrome p-450 in the liver? - (answer)Deactivate and detoxify
medications and other substances.
What is a component of Vitamin K-dependent clotting factors? - (answer)Prothrombin
How are IV morphine and nitroglycerin beneficial in acute heart failure? - (answer)Decrease
preload.
What is the purpose of administering a vasodilating drug to a patient in heart failure? -
(answer)Decrease afterload.
COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH EXPERT SOLUTIONS| 2026 LATEST UPDATED| A+
Why are nitrate-free periods every 24 hours necessary for the patient on nitroglycerin therapy?
- (answer)To inhibit the development of tolerance
What does a low level of thyroid-stimulating hormone indicate? - (answer)Hyperthroidism
What would be the best option to treat a newly diagnosed patient with a low TSH level with? -
(answer)Propanolol (Inderal)
Spironoaldactone (Aldactone) has what mechanism of action (MOA)? - (answer)Aldosterone
antagonist
Heparin exerts its therapeutic action by what? - (answer)Upregulating the activity of one of the
body's natural anticoagulant molecules, antithrombin III
What physiologic action happens when the offending drug is administered during an
anaphylactic reaction. - (answer)Mast cells liberate large doses of histamine.
,What are two systemic psoriasis medications? - (answer)Photo-therapy and topical
corticosteroids
What is the first choice of drug therapy for the majority of patients with uncomplicated stage I
hypertension? - (answer)Thiazide diuretics
What is the effect of cardiac glycosides? - (answer)Digitalis glycosides have a negative
chronotropic effect on the cardiac muscle cells.
Amenorrhea is the most common side effect of which birth control medication? -
(answer)Medroxyprogesterone (Depo-Provera)
What is an anti-hypertensive agent which competes with epinephrine for available beta-
receptor sites? - (answer)Atenolol (Tenormin)
What type of action does nitrates have on the body? - (answer)Reduction in systemic venous
tone.
,What is the recommended level of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL) for patients with
known coronary artery disease? - (answer)100mg/dl or less.
What is the MOA of group IV anti-dysrhythmia drugs? - (answer)Depressing phase 4
depolarization and lengthening phases 1 and 2 repolarization.
Which drug therapy should be used to lower the serum concentration of thyroid hormones and
re-establish eumetabolic state in a patient with Graves' disease? - (answer)Anti-thyroid drugs.
Which type of diuretic would be used for a stage I hypertension in a patient with renal
insufficiency? - (answer)Loop diuretic.
What drug should be considered as first-line therapy for a client with hypertension and heart
failure? - (answer)Enalapril (Vasotec)
Which drug is considered safe for hypertension treatment during pregnancy? -
(answer)Methyldopa (Aldomet)
, What drug will reduce afterload because it is an alpha-adrenergic blocker? - (answer)Prazosin
(Minipress)
What is an expected effect of the use of a beta-adrenergic blocker to control angina? -
(answer)Reduced force of cardiac contraction.
What side effect should be monitored closely in the elderly when taking Metformin
(Glucophage) for type 2 diabetes? - (answer)Lactic acidosis.
What is the primary role of cytochrome p-450 in the liver? - (answer)Deactivate and detoxify
medications and other substances.
What is a component of Vitamin K-dependent clotting factors? - (answer)Prothrombin
How are IV morphine and nitroglycerin beneficial in acute heart failure? - (answer)Decrease
preload.
What is the purpose of administering a vasodilating drug to a patient in heart failure? -
(answer)Decrease afterload.
