MN 553 Advanced Pharmacology Final Exam

Question options: 4oF (40.5oC) after previous DTaP vaccine of seizures after DTaP vaccine egnancy A provider may consider testing for CYP2D6 variants prior to starting tamoxifen for breast cancer to: Question options: ient will not have increased adverse drug reactions to the tamoxifen tial drug-drug interactions that may occur with tamoxifen metabolizers of tamoxifen Several classes of drugs have interactions with cholinergic blockers. Which of the following is true about these interactions? Question options: muscarinic effects may occur with antihistamines. lockers may decrease the sedative effects of hypnotics. lockers are contraindicated with antipsychotics. Absolute contraindications that clinicians must consider when initiating estrogen therapy include: Question options: dysfunctional uterine bleeding arterial thromboemboli within the prior year s ove First-line therapy for treating topical fungal infections such as tinea corporis (ringworm) or tinea pedis (athlete’s foot) would be: Question options: ine lvin microsize m or ointment Preventative therapy for cluster headaches includes: Question options: elaxation therapy ocaine four times a day during “clusters” of headaches Inderal) daily 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)? Question options: gest half-life and the withdrawal syndrome has a faster onset. dictive in the dopaminergic reward system. activating of SSRI medications and will cause the person to have sudden deep sadness. Sook has been prescribed gabapentin to treat neuropathic pain and is complaining of feeling depressed and having “strange” thoughts. The appropriate initial action would be: Question options: dose he medication immediately dose to half then slowly titrate up the dose The drug of choice for type 2 diabetics is metformin. Metformin: Question options: release of insulin from beta cells stinal uptake of glucose ght gain associated with hyperglycemia Gender differences between men and women in pharmacokinetics include: Question options: astric emptying so that drugs absorbed in the stomach have less exposure to absorption sites rtion of body fat so that lipophilic drugs have relatively greater volumes of distribution els of bile acids so that drugs metabolized in the intestine have higher concentrations blood flow rates so drugs tend to take longer to be excreted Lisa is a healthy nonpregnant adult woman who recently had a urinary tract infection (UTI). She is asking about drinking cranberry juice to prevent a recurrence of the UTI. The correct answer to give her would be: Question options: es per day of cranberry juice cocktail will prevent UTIs. rry juice or cranberry juice extract may decrease UTIs in some patients. vidence that cranberry juice helps prevent UTIs. ce only works to prevent UTIs in children. ACE inhibitors are contraindicated in pregnancy. While treatment of heart failure during pregnancy is best done by a specialist, which of the following drug classes is considered to be safe, at least in the later parts of pregnancy? Question options: s Which of the following holds true for the pharmacokinetics of women? Question options: ying is faster than