NR 508 Week 7 Quiz
NR 508: ADVANCED PHARMACOLOGY
, Digoxin levels need to be monitored closely when the following medication is started:
1. Loratadine
2. Diphenhydramine
3. Ipratropium
4. Albuterol
Patients with pheochromocytoma should avoid which of the following classes of drugs because
of the possibility of developing hypertensive crisis?
1. Expectorants
2. Beta-2-agonists
3. Antitussives
4. Antihistamines
A patient has been prescribed silver sulfadiazine (Silvadene) cream to treat burns on his leg.
Normal adverse effects of silver sulfadiazine cream include:
1. Transient leukopenia on days 2 to 4 that should resolve
2. Worsening of burn symptoms briefly before resolution
3. A red, scaly rash that will resolve with continued use
4. Hypercalcemia
Long-acting beta-agonists (LTBAs) received a Black Box Warning from the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration due to the:
1. Risk of life-threatening dermatological reactions
2. Increased incidence of cardiac events when LTBAs are used
3. Increased risk of asthma-related deaths when LTBAs are used
4. Risk for life-threatening alterations in electrolytes
*********** ASTHMA ***********************
Harold, a 42-year-old African American, has moderate persistent asthma. Which of the
following asthma medications should be used cautiously, if at all?
1. Betamethasone, an inhaled corticosteroid
2. Salmeterol, an inhaled long-acting beta-agonist
3. Albuterol, a short-acting beta-agonist
4. Montelukast, a leukotriene modifier
Prior to developing a plan for the treatment of asthma, the patient's asthma should be classified
according to the NHLBI Expert Panel 3 guidelines. In adults mild-persistent asthma is classified
as asthma symptoms that occur:
1. Daily
2. Daily and limit physical activity
3. Less than twice a week
4. More than twice a week and less than once a day
In children age 5 to 11 years mild-persistent asthma is diagnosed when asthma symptoms occur:
1. At nighttime one to two times a month
2. At nighttime three to four times a month
NR 508: ADVANCED PHARMACOLOGY
, Digoxin levels need to be monitored closely when the following medication is started:
1. Loratadine
2. Diphenhydramine
3. Ipratropium
4. Albuterol
Patients with pheochromocytoma should avoid which of the following classes of drugs because
of the possibility of developing hypertensive crisis?
1. Expectorants
2. Beta-2-agonists
3. Antitussives
4. Antihistamines
A patient has been prescribed silver sulfadiazine (Silvadene) cream to treat burns on his leg.
Normal adverse effects of silver sulfadiazine cream include:
1. Transient leukopenia on days 2 to 4 that should resolve
2. Worsening of burn symptoms briefly before resolution
3. A red, scaly rash that will resolve with continued use
4. Hypercalcemia
Long-acting beta-agonists (LTBAs) received a Black Box Warning from the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration due to the:
1. Risk of life-threatening dermatological reactions
2. Increased incidence of cardiac events when LTBAs are used
3. Increased risk of asthma-related deaths when LTBAs are used
4. Risk for life-threatening alterations in electrolytes
*********** ASTHMA ***********************
Harold, a 42-year-old African American, has moderate persistent asthma. Which of the
following asthma medications should be used cautiously, if at all?
1. Betamethasone, an inhaled corticosteroid
2. Salmeterol, an inhaled long-acting beta-agonist
3. Albuterol, a short-acting beta-agonist
4. Montelukast, a leukotriene modifier
Prior to developing a plan for the treatment of asthma, the patient's asthma should be classified
according to the NHLBI Expert Panel 3 guidelines. In adults mild-persistent asthma is classified
as asthma symptoms that occur:
1. Daily
2. Daily and limit physical activity
3. Less than twice a week
4. More than twice a week and less than once a day
In children age 5 to 11 years mild-persistent asthma is diagnosed when asthma symptoms occur:
1. At nighttime one to two times a month
2. At nighttime three to four times a month
