NURS 1140 PHARM FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS GRADED A+
Which medication class can be used in combination with antimicrobial agents to eradicate a
Helicobacter pylori infectio?
A. Antacids
B. Prokinetic agents
C. Proton pump inhibitors
D. Gastrointestinal prostaglandins ✔✔C. Proton pump inhibitors
Which medication may cause breast soreness and gynecomastia?
A. Cimetidine (Tagamet)
B. Misoprostol (Cytotec)
C. Lansoprazole (Prevacid)
D. Metoclopramide (Reglan) ✔✔A. Cimetidine (Tagamet)
Which medication when given to a patient taking a proton pump inhibitor may cause nystagmus?
A. Clopidogrel (Plavix)
B. Phenytoin (Dilantin)
C. Sucralfate (Carafate)
D. Warfarin (Coumadin) ✔✔B. Phenytoin (Dilantin)
Which laboratory test does the nurse review before a patient takes a magnesium-based OTC
antacid for heartburn?
A. Gastric pH
B. Electrolytes
C. Liver function
D. Renal function ✔✔D. Renal function
Which medication could be beneficial for the treatment of intermittent heartburn?
, NURS 1140 PHARM FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS GRADED A+
A. Misoprostol
B. Esomeprazole
C. Metoclopramide
D. Sucralfate ✔✔B. Esomeprazole
Which type of ulcer has misoprostol been known to reduce?
A. Stress
B. Esophageal
C. Helicobacter pylori
D. Nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug (NSAID)-induced ✔✔D. Nonsteroidal
antiinflammatory drug (NSAID)-induced
Which antiulcer medications act by antagonizing histamine-2 (H2) receptors? Select all that apply.
A. Nizatidine (Axid)
B. Famotidine (Pepcid)
C. Misoprostol (Cytotec)
D. Cimetidine (Tagamet)
E. Esomeprazole (Nexium) ✔✔A, B, D
Which medications reduce gastric ulcers by inhibiting hydrogen ion pumps? Select all that apply.
A. Amoxicillin (Amoxil)
B. Cimetidine (Tagamet)
C. Misoprostol (Cytotec)
D. Pantoprazole (Protonix)
E. Dexlansoprazole (Dexilant) ✔✔D, E
Which class of medication is beneficial for the treatment of Zollinger-Ellison syndrome?
A. Antacids
B. Coating agents
C. Gastrointestinal prostaglandin
ANSWERS GRADED A+
Which medication class can be used in combination with antimicrobial agents to eradicate a
Helicobacter pylori infectio?
A. Antacids
B. Prokinetic agents
C. Proton pump inhibitors
D. Gastrointestinal prostaglandins ✔✔C. Proton pump inhibitors
Which medication may cause breast soreness and gynecomastia?
A. Cimetidine (Tagamet)
B. Misoprostol (Cytotec)
C. Lansoprazole (Prevacid)
D. Metoclopramide (Reglan) ✔✔A. Cimetidine (Tagamet)
Which medication when given to a patient taking a proton pump inhibitor may cause nystagmus?
A. Clopidogrel (Plavix)
B. Phenytoin (Dilantin)
C. Sucralfate (Carafate)
D. Warfarin (Coumadin) ✔✔B. Phenytoin (Dilantin)
Which laboratory test does the nurse review before a patient takes a magnesium-based OTC
antacid for heartburn?
A. Gastric pH
B. Electrolytes
C. Liver function
D. Renal function ✔✔D. Renal function
Which medication could be beneficial for the treatment of intermittent heartburn?
, NURS 1140 PHARM FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS GRADED A+
A. Misoprostol
B. Esomeprazole
C. Metoclopramide
D. Sucralfate ✔✔B. Esomeprazole
Which type of ulcer has misoprostol been known to reduce?
A. Stress
B. Esophageal
C. Helicobacter pylori
D. Nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug (NSAID)-induced ✔✔D. Nonsteroidal
antiinflammatory drug (NSAID)-induced
Which antiulcer medications act by antagonizing histamine-2 (H2) receptors? Select all that apply.
A. Nizatidine (Axid)
B. Famotidine (Pepcid)
C. Misoprostol (Cytotec)
D. Cimetidine (Tagamet)
E. Esomeprazole (Nexium) ✔✔A, B, D
Which medications reduce gastric ulcers by inhibiting hydrogen ion pumps? Select all that apply.
A. Amoxicillin (Amoxil)
B. Cimetidine (Tagamet)
C. Misoprostol (Cytotec)
D. Pantoprazole (Protonix)
E. Dexlansoprazole (Dexilant) ✔✔D, E
Which class of medication is beneficial for the treatment of Zollinger-Ellison syndrome?
A. Antacids
B. Coating agents
C. Gastrointestinal prostaglandin
