MN 553 UNIT 8 EXAM
1. Rabi is being prescribed phenytoin for seizures. Monitoring includes assessing:
For phenytoin hypersensitivity syndrome 3 to 8 weeks after starting treatment
For pedal edema throughout therapy
Heart rate at each visit and consider altering therapy if heart rate is less
than 60 bpm
For vision changes, such as red-green blindness, at least annually
2. Which diuretic agents typically do not need potassium supplementation?
The loop diuretics
The thiazide diuretics
The aldosterone inhibitors
They all need supplementation
3. The dosage of Vitamin B12 to initially treat pernicious anemia is:
Nasal cyanocobalamin 1 gram spray in each nostril daily x 1 week then
weekly x 1 month
Vitamin B12 IM monthly
Vitamin B12 1,000 mcg IM daily x 1 week then 1,000 mg IM weekly for a
month
Oral cobalamin 1,000 mcg daily
4. Pharmacoeconomics is:
The study of the part of the U.S. economy devoted to drug use
The study of the impact of prescription drug costs on the overall economy
The analysis of the costs and consequences of any health-care-related
treatment or service
The analysis of the clinical efficacy of the drug
5. Why is the consistency of taking paroxetine (Paxil) and never running out of
medication more important than with most other selective serotonin reuptake
inhibitors (SSRIs)?
1. Rabi is being prescribed phenytoin for seizures. Monitoring includes assessing:
For phenytoin hypersensitivity syndrome 3 to 8 weeks after starting treatment
For pedal edema throughout therapy
Heart rate at each visit and consider altering therapy if heart rate is less
than 60 bpm
For vision changes, such as red-green blindness, at least annually
2. Which diuretic agents typically do not need potassium supplementation?
The loop diuretics
The thiazide diuretics
The aldosterone inhibitors
They all need supplementation
3. The dosage of Vitamin B12 to initially treat pernicious anemia is:
Nasal cyanocobalamin 1 gram spray in each nostril daily x 1 week then
weekly x 1 month
Vitamin B12 IM monthly
Vitamin B12 1,000 mcg IM daily x 1 week then 1,000 mg IM weekly for a
month
Oral cobalamin 1,000 mcg daily
4. Pharmacoeconomics is:
The study of the part of the U.S. economy devoted to drug use
The study of the impact of prescription drug costs on the overall economy
The analysis of the costs and consequences of any health-care-related
treatment or service
The analysis of the clinical efficacy of the drug
5. Why is the consistency of taking paroxetine (Paxil) and never running out of
medication more important than with most other selective serotonin reuptake
inhibitors (SSRIs)?
