NURS 676 ADVANCED PHARMACOLOGY
FINAL EXAM REVIEW / QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS 2024/2025GRADED A+.
Why hare hnitrate-free hperiods hevery h24 hhours hnecessary hfor hthe hpatient hon hnitroglycerin
h therapy? h- hANS-To hinhibit hthe hdevelopment hof htolerance
What hdoes ha hlow hlevel hof hthyroid-stimulating hhormone hindicate? h- hANS-Hyperthroidism
What hwould hbe hthe hbest hoption hto htreat ha hnewly hdiagnosed hpatient hwith ha hlow hTSH hlevel
h with? h- hANS-Propanolol h(Inderal)
Spironoaldactone h(Aldactone) hhas hwhat hmechanism hof haction h(MOA)? h- hANS-Aldosterone
h antagonist
Heparin hexerts hits htherapeutic haction hby hwhat? h- hANS-Upregulating hthe hactivity hof hone hof
h the hbody's hnatural hanticoagulant hmolecules, hantithrombin hIII
What hphysiologic haction hhappens hwhen hthe hoffending hdrug his hadministered hduring han
h anaphylactic hreaction. h- hANS-Mast hcells hliberate hlarge hdoses hof hhistamine.
What hare htwo hsystemic hpsoriasis hmedications? h- hANS-Photo-therapy hand htopical
h corticosteroids
What his hthe hfirst hchoice hof hdrug htherapy hfor hthe hmajority hof hpatients hwith huncomplicated
h stage hI hhypertension? h- hANS-Thiazide hdiuretics
, What his hthe heffect hof hcardiac hglycosides? h- hANS-Digitalis hglycosides hhave ha hnegative
h chronotropic heffect hon hthe hcardiac hmuscle hcells.
Amenorrhea his hthe hmost hcommon hside heffect hof hwhich hbirth hcontrol hmedication? h- hANS-
Medroxyprogesterone h(Depo-Provera)
What his han hanti-hypertensive hagent hwhich hcompetes hwith hepinephrine hfor havailable hbeta-
receptor hsites? h- hANS-Atenolol h(Tenormin)
What htype hof haction hdoes hnitrates hhave hon hthe hbody? h- hANS-Reduction hin hsystemic
h venous htone.
What his hthe hrecommended hlevel hof hlow-density hlipoprotein hcholesterol h(LDL) hfor hpatients
h with hknown hcoronary hartery hdisease? h- hANS-100mg/dl hor hless.
What his hthe hMOA hof hgroup hIV hanti-dysrhythmia hdrugs? h- hANS-Depressing hphase h4
h depolarization hand hlengthening hphases h1 hand h2 hrepolarization.
Which hdrug htherapy hshould hbe hused hto hlower hthe hserum hconcentration hof hthyroid
h hormones hand hre-establish heumetabolic hstate hin ha hpatient hwith hGraves' hdisease? h- hANS-
Anti-thyroid hdrugs.
Which htype hof hdiuretic hwould hbe hused hfor ha hstage hI hhypertension hin ha hpatient hwith hrenal
h insufficiency? h- hANS-Loop hdiuretic.
What hdrug hshould hbe hconsidered has hfirst-line htherapy hfor ha hclient hwith hhypertension hand
h heart hfailure? h- hANS-Enalapril h(Vasotec)
Which hdrug his hconsidered hsafe hfor hhypertension htreatment hduring hpregnancy? h- hANS-
Methyldopa h(Aldomet)
FINAL EXAM REVIEW / QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS 2024/2025GRADED A+.
Why hare hnitrate-free hperiods hevery h24 hhours hnecessary hfor hthe hpatient hon hnitroglycerin
h therapy? h- hANS-To hinhibit hthe hdevelopment hof htolerance
What hdoes ha hlow hlevel hof hthyroid-stimulating hhormone hindicate? h- hANS-Hyperthroidism
What hwould hbe hthe hbest hoption hto htreat ha hnewly hdiagnosed hpatient hwith ha hlow hTSH hlevel
h with? h- hANS-Propanolol h(Inderal)
Spironoaldactone h(Aldactone) hhas hwhat hmechanism hof haction h(MOA)? h- hANS-Aldosterone
h antagonist
Heparin hexerts hits htherapeutic haction hby hwhat? h- hANS-Upregulating hthe hactivity hof hone hof
h the hbody's hnatural hanticoagulant hmolecules, hantithrombin hIII
What hphysiologic haction hhappens hwhen hthe hoffending hdrug his hadministered hduring han
h anaphylactic hreaction. h- hANS-Mast hcells hliberate hlarge hdoses hof hhistamine.
What hare htwo hsystemic hpsoriasis hmedications? h- hANS-Photo-therapy hand htopical
h corticosteroids
What his hthe hfirst hchoice hof hdrug htherapy hfor hthe hmajority hof hpatients hwith huncomplicated
h stage hI hhypertension? h- hANS-Thiazide hdiuretics
, What his hthe heffect hof hcardiac hglycosides? h- hANS-Digitalis hglycosides hhave ha hnegative
h chronotropic heffect hon hthe hcardiac hmuscle hcells.
Amenorrhea his hthe hmost hcommon hside heffect hof hwhich hbirth hcontrol hmedication? h- hANS-
Medroxyprogesterone h(Depo-Provera)
What his han hanti-hypertensive hagent hwhich hcompetes hwith hepinephrine hfor havailable hbeta-
receptor hsites? h- hANS-Atenolol h(Tenormin)
What htype hof haction hdoes hnitrates hhave hon hthe hbody? h- hANS-Reduction hin hsystemic
h venous htone.
What his hthe hrecommended hlevel hof hlow-density hlipoprotein hcholesterol h(LDL) hfor hpatients
h with hknown hcoronary hartery hdisease? h- hANS-100mg/dl hor hless.
What his hthe hMOA hof hgroup hIV hanti-dysrhythmia hdrugs? h- hANS-Depressing hphase h4
h depolarization hand hlengthening hphases h1 hand h2 hrepolarization.
Which hdrug htherapy hshould hbe hused hto hlower hthe hserum hconcentration hof hthyroid
h hormones hand hre-establish heumetabolic hstate hin ha hpatient hwith hGraves' hdisease? h- hANS-
Anti-thyroid hdrugs.
Which htype hof hdiuretic hwould hbe hused hfor ha hstage hI hhypertension hin ha hpatient hwith hrenal
h insufficiency? h- hANS-Loop hdiuretic.
What hdrug hshould hbe hconsidered has hfirst-line htherapy hfor ha hclient hwith hhypertension hand
h heart hfailure? h- hANS-Enalapril h(Vasotec)
Which hdrug his hconsidered hsafe hfor hhypertension htreatment hduring hpregnancy? h- hANS-
Methyldopa h(Aldomet)
