NUR 334- PHARM EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS A
+ GRADED
What can usually be managed at home, symptoms include nausea and itching.
Side effects
What fluids are crystalloids, isotonic, and do not cause a major shift between
compartments?
Lactated Ringers and NS 0.9%
Medications may have one generic name and can have multiple, what?
Trade Names
What disease decreases drug excretion and increases the potential for drug
toxicity?
End-stage renal disease (ESRD)
What medication is used for fungal infections and is available as a capsule,
cream, oral, or powder?
Nystatin
The use of steroids can decrease the efficacy of this medication. (It is considered
an NSAID.)
Aspirin
This medication is an antibiotic and is taken with or without food. Antacids will
decrease absorption. It is used to treat anthrax.
Ciprofloxacin
0.45% NaCl is an example of this kind of solution?
hypotonic solution
Gentamicin is the prototype for?
Aminoglycosides
What is used to treat gout, taken with food, and it takes 1-3 weeks to lower uric
acid levels?
Allopurinol
PUD can be treated by this Proton Pump Inhibitor (PPI)...
Omeprazole (antiulcer drug)
What is an over the counter antiheartburn medicine that is used to treat GERD
and it can also be prescribed?
Famotidine (H2RA)
What medication stimulates labor and decreases hemorrhage post-birth?
Oxytocin
How do we know oxytocin has been effective?
Strong uterine contractions
When are interventions required when giving oxytocin?
If contractions are too frequent (more than five in 10 minutes), which can lead to fetal
distress.
What medication is used to treat opiate overdose?
Naloxone
What is the first sign of an opiate overdose?
Respiratory depression
, Symptoms of this include hives, severe rash, and anaphylaxis...
Adverse effect
What medication causes peripheral vasodilation, which can cause orthostatic
hypotension?
Morphine
We monitor this before, during, and after giving morphine. (document in med rec
prior to administration)
Respiratory rate
Concurrent use with which medication and other CNS depressants such as
alcohol, sedatives, and antidepressants can potentiate its action?
Morphine
What type of medication can cause foul-smelling diarrhea as an adverse effect?
Certain antibiotics
What substance can cause virilization due to secondary exposure?
Testosterone
What medication is contraindicated with the concurrent use of nitroglycerin due
to the risk of severe hypotension?
Sildenifil
What is the process called that involves moving a substance from the site of
administration across body membranes into circulating body fluids?
Absorption
What medication's effectiveness can be reduced by antibiotics and requires
consideration of the patient's smoking status?
Estradiol
What is the process called when a medication is metabolized in the liver, which
can be bypassed by the IV route and is particularly relevant in patients with liver
failure?
First-pass effect
What is the term for a large initial dose of medication given to rapidly achieve a
therapeutic concentration in the body?
Loading dose
What medication takes 12-24 hours for effectiveness, does not increase
peristalsis, and requires increased water, fiber intake and can cause esophageal
obstruction without enough water?
Psyllium
What term describes an agent that kills bacteria?
Bactericidal
What medication is used as an inhaled corticosteroid to reduce inflammation in
the airways and relieve symptoms such as nasal congestion?
Beclomethasone
What is an atypical antipsychotic with relatively few side effects that treats both
positive and negative symptoms but does not cure the underlying condition?
Risperidone
What antibiotic is used to treat MRSA, is nephrotoxic, and requires monitoring of
renal function, with oliguria being a concerning sign?
Vancomycin
+ GRADED
What can usually be managed at home, symptoms include nausea and itching.
Side effects
What fluids are crystalloids, isotonic, and do not cause a major shift between
compartments?
Lactated Ringers and NS 0.9%
Medications may have one generic name and can have multiple, what?
Trade Names
What disease decreases drug excretion and increases the potential for drug
toxicity?
End-stage renal disease (ESRD)
What medication is used for fungal infections and is available as a capsule,
cream, oral, or powder?
Nystatin
The use of steroids can decrease the efficacy of this medication. (It is considered
an NSAID.)
Aspirin
This medication is an antibiotic and is taken with or without food. Antacids will
decrease absorption. It is used to treat anthrax.
Ciprofloxacin
0.45% NaCl is an example of this kind of solution?
hypotonic solution
Gentamicin is the prototype for?
Aminoglycosides
What is used to treat gout, taken with food, and it takes 1-3 weeks to lower uric
acid levels?
Allopurinol
PUD can be treated by this Proton Pump Inhibitor (PPI)...
Omeprazole (antiulcer drug)
What is an over the counter antiheartburn medicine that is used to treat GERD
and it can also be prescribed?
Famotidine (H2RA)
What medication stimulates labor and decreases hemorrhage post-birth?
Oxytocin
How do we know oxytocin has been effective?
Strong uterine contractions
When are interventions required when giving oxytocin?
If contractions are too frequent (more than five in 10 minutes), which can lead to fetal
distress.
What medication is used to treat opiate overdose?
Naloxone
What is the first sign of an opiate overdose?
Respiratory depression
, Symptoms of this include hives, severe rash, and anaphylaxis...
Adverse effect
What medication causes peripheral vasodilation, which can cause orthostatic
hypotension?
Morphine
We monitor this before, during, and after giving morphine. (document in med rec
prior to administration)
Respiratory rate
Concurrent use with which medication and other CNS depressants such as
alcohol, sedatives, and antidepressants can potentiate its action?
Morphine
What type of medication can cause foul-smelling diarrhea as an adverse effect?
Certain antibiotics
What substance can cause virilization due to secondary exposure?
Testosterone
What medication is contraindicated with the concurrent use of nitroglycerin due
to the risk of severe hypotension?
Sildenifil
What is the process called that involves moving a substance from the site of
administration across body membranes into circulating body fluids?
Absorption
What medication's effectiveness can be reduced by antibiotics and requires
consideration of the patient's smoking status?
Estradiol
What is the process called when a medication is metabolized in the liver, which
can be bypassed by the IV route and is particularly relevant in patients with liver
failure?
First-pass effect
What is the term for a large initial dose of medication given to rapidly achieve a
therapeutic concentration in the body?
Loading dose
What medication takes 12-24 hours for effectiveness, does not increase
peristalsis, and requires increased water, fiber intake and can cause esophageal
obstruction without enough water?
Psyllium
What term describes an agent that kills bacteria?
Bactericidal
What medication is used as an inhaled corticosteroid to reduce inflammation in
the airways and relieve symptoms such as nasal congestion?
Beclomethasone
What is an atypical antipsychotic with relatively few side effects that treats both
positive and negative symptoms but does not cure the underlying condition?
Risperidone
What antibiotic is used to treat MRSA, is nephrotoxic, and requires monitoring of
renal function, with oliguria being a concerning sign?
Vancomycin
