MID-TERM PHARMACOLOGY QUESTIONS
1. Which of the following is a common cause of iron deficiency in
patient?
a. Rapid grown during adolescence
b. Vegetarian eating pattern
c. Decreased intestinal uptake of iron
d. Chronic blood loss through the gastrointestinal tract.
2. Which of the most common type of anemia?
a. Iron deficiency anemia
3. A patient is taking oral ketoconazole for a systemic fungal
infection. The medication administration record notes that
the patient is also taking ho MEPRAZOL for reflux disease .
What instruction will the provider give the patient to
maximize medication effectiveness?
a. Take the omeprazole one hour before the ketoconazole
b. Wear sunglasses when outdoors to manage photo sensitivity
c. Take omeprazole at least two hours after keto ketoconazole
d. Restrict intake of dietary products
4. A 70 year old patient with penicillin sensitivity is receiving digoxin
and warfarin therapy hey mark holiday antibiotic is required to
treat streptococcal infection which of the following medication
would be best for this patient
a. Clarithromycin
b. Telithromycin
c. Azithromycin
d. Erythromycin ???/
5. You are teaching a patient to promptly report any diarrhea
after prescribing which of the following drug is the patient
likely being prescribed. Clindamycin
6. which of the following is true about prescriptive authority
a. all the answers are correct
b. some MP's have restricted prescriptive authority
, c. some MP's have full prescriptive authority
d. prescriptive authority is the legal right to prescribe drugs
7. which patient statement suggests to the provider that the
patient nonadherence with their medication plan is related to
dissatisfaction with the therapy
I have been taking this medication for well ove a week and I lost
only a half a pound.
8. which was the first antibiotic class available for the treatment of
systemic bacterial infection
a. sulfonamides
b. cephalosporinase
c. penicillin’s
d. tetracycline
9. risk factors for extended spectrum beta lactamase producing
Organism include except
10. monitoring for patients who are on long term antifungal therapy
with ketoconazole Includes
a. platelet count
b. bun & creatinine
c. AST ALT, alkaline phosphate, and bilirubin
d. WBC
,11. Which antipyretic drug would you prescribe the patient of a child
with influenza
A. Acetaminophen ?
B. ibuprofen
C. none of the answers are correct
D. naproxen
E. aspirin
12. a patient comes to the clinic and receive valacyclovir for
herpes zoster virus when will the provider instruct the
patient to take the medication
a. Without regard to meals
b. without any dairy product
c. each morning
d. an empty stomach
13. A patient has been diagnosed with onychomycosis the patient
disliked the yellow discoloration of the toenails and request an
oral form of ketoconazole. How would you respond?
a. ketoconazole only treats viral infection
b. ketoconazole taken orally has a higher risk of liver injury
c. ketoconazole is only available in topical formulation
d. the discoloration will subside without treatments in the next
few days
14. The Beers criteria is utilized with which population of patient
A. Ob/gyn
B. Pediatrics
C. mental health
D. geriatris ?
15. a Pediatrics provider is teaching nursing student to calculate
medication doses for children using a formula based on body
surface area. which statement nursing student indicates
understanding of teaching?
a. This formula can determine medication dosing for a child of any
age
b. this formula accounts for pharmacokinetics factors that are
, different in children
c. this formula helps approximate the first dose other doses
should be based on clinical observations
d. using this formula will prevent side effects of medication and
children
16. A 6 month old infant is brought into the clinic with rash on the
face and eye. That consists of linear erythematous burrows.
An older sibling has similar rash on his wrist in between his
fingers and appropriate intervention would be?
a. mycitracin ointment
b. Permethrin 5% cream (elimite)?
c. bacitracin ointment
d. ACITRETIN (SORIATANE)
17. Patient on chronic long term corticosteroid therapy, needs
education regarding
a. Small amount of alcohol are generally tolerated
b. reporting black tarry stools or abdominal pain
c. receiving all vaccination specially delivered flu vaccine
d. eating high carbohydrate diet with plenty of fluids
1. Which of the following is a common cause of iron deficiency in
patient?
a. Rapid grown during adolescence
b. Vegetarian eating pattern
c. Decreased intestinal uptake of iron
d. Chronic blood loss through the gastrointestinal tract.
2. Which of the most common type of anemia?
a. Iron deficiency anemia
3. A patient is taking oral ketoconazole for a systemic fungal
infection. The medication administration record notes that
the patient is also taking ho MEPRAZOL for reflux disease .
What instruction will the provider give the patient to
maximize medication effectiveness?
a. Take the omeprazole one hour before the ketoconazole
b. Wear sunglasses when outdoors to manage photo sensitivity
c. Take omeprazole at least two hours after keto ketoconazole
d. Restrict intake of dietary products
4. A 70 year old patient with penicillin sensitivity is receiving digoxin
and warfarin therapy hey mark holiday antibiotic is required to
treat streptococcal infection which of the following medication
would be best for this patient
a. Clarithromycin
b. Telithromycin
c. Azithromycin
d. Erythromycin ???/
5. You are teaching a patient to promptly report any diarrhea
after prescribing which of the following drug is the patient
likely being prescribed. Clindamycin
6. which of the following is true about prescriptive authority
a. all the answers are correct
b. some MP's have restricted prescriptive authority
, c. some MP's have full prescriptive authority
d. prescriptive authority is the legal right to prescribe drugs
7. which patient statement suggests to the provider that the
patient nonadherence with their medication plan is related to
dissatisfaction with the therapy
I have been taking this medication for well ove a week and I lost
only a half a pound.
8. which was the first antibiotic class available for the treatment of
systemic bacterial infection
a. sulfonamides
b. cephalosporinase
c. penicillin’s
d. tetracycline
9. risk factors for extended spectrum beta lactamase producing
Organism include except
10. monitoring for patients who are on long term antifungal therapy
with ketoconazole Includes
a. platelet count
b. bun & creatinine
c. AST ALT, alkaline phosphate, and bilirubin
d. WBC
,11. Which antipyretic drug would you prescribe the patient of a child
with influenza
A. Acetaminophen ?
B. ibuprofen
C. none of the answers are correct
D. naproxen
E. aspirin
12. a patient comes to the clinic and receive valacyclovir for
herpes zoster virus when will the provider instruct the
patient to take the medication
a. Without regard to meals
b. without any dairy product
c. each morning
d. an empty stomach
13. A patient has been diagnosed with onychomycosis the patient
disliked the yellow discoloration of the toenails and request an
oral form of ketoconazole. How would you respond?
a. ketoconazole only treats viral infection
b. ketoconazole taken orally has a higher risk of liver injury
c. ketoconazole is only available in topical formulation
d. the discoloration will subside without treatments in the next
few days
14. The Beers criteria is utilized with which population of patient
A. Ob/gyn
B. Pediatrics
C. mental health
D. geriatris ?
15. a Pediatrics provider is teaching nursing student to calculate
medication doses for children using a formula based on body
surface area. which statement nursing student indicates
understanding of teaching?
a. This formula can determine medication dosing for a child of any
age
b. this formula accounts for pharmacokinetics factors that are
, different in children
c. this formula helps approximate the first dose other doses
should be based on clinical observations
d. using this formula will prevent side effects of medication and
children
16. A 6 month old infant is brought into the clinic with rash on the
face and eye. That consists of linear erythematous burrows.
An older sibling has similar rash on his wrist in between his
fingers and appropriate intervention would be?
a. mycitracin ointment
b. Permethrin 5% cream (elimite)?
c. bacitracin ointment
d. ACITRETIN (SORIATANE)
17. Patient on chronic long term corticosteroid therapy, needs
education regarding
a. Small amount of alcohol are generally tolerated
b. reporting black tarry stools or abdominal pain
c. receiving all vaccination specially delivered flu vaccine
d. eating high carbohydrate diet with plenty of fluids
