C HAPTER 31: D RUGS U SED TO T REAT O RAL
D ISORDERS
Willihnganz: Clayton’s Basic Pharmacology for Nurses, 19th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which medication helps prevent or reduce mucositis in patients undergoing
chemotherapy or radiation treatment?
a. Amlexanox paste (Aphthasol)
b. Palifermin (Kepivance)
c. Docosanol (Abreva)
d. Nystatin (Mycostatin)
ANS: B
Palifermin is a recombinant human keratinocyte growth factor approved
specificall y for preventing and treating the mucositis that develops in
leukemia or l ymphoma patients undergoing chemotherapy before bone
marrow transplantation. Amlexanox paste is used to treat canker sores.
Docosanol is used to treat cold sores. Nystatin is used to treat thrush.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 510 | p. 511
OBJ: 2 NAT: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Physiological
Integrit y
TOP: Nursing Process Step: Planning
CON: Clinical Judgment | Inflammation | Health Promotion
, 2. Which infection is often called the―disease of the diseased‖ because it
appears in debilitated patients?
a. Aspergillosis
b. Candidiasis
c. Trichomoniasis
d. Brucellosis
ANS: B
Candidiasis is a fungal infection caused by C. albicans, the most common
organism associated with oral infections. It is often called the “disease of the
diseased” because it appears in debilitated patients and patients taking a
variet y of medicines. Aspergillosis is caused by the fungus Aspergillus,
which is commonl y found growing on dea d leaves, stored grain, or compost
piles, or in other decaying vegetation. Although it is similar to candidiasis in
its occurrence in debilitated patients, it is not as common. Trichomoniasis is
a common parasitic sexuall y transmitted disease. Brucellosis is a zoonotic
infection transmitted from animals to humans by the ingestion of infected
food products, direct contact with an infected animal, or inhalation of
aerosols.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p. 508 OBJ: 1
NAT: NCLEX Client Needs Cate gory: Physiological Integrit y
TOP: Nursing Process Step: Assessment
CON: Clinical Judgment | Infection
3. Which cause is the most common associated to tooth, gum, and periodontal
disease?
a. Sugar
b. Halitosis
c. Plaque
d. Smoking
D ISORDERS
Willihnganz: Clayton’s Basic Pharmacology for Nurses, 19th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which medication helps prevent or reduce mucositis in patients undergoing
chemotherapy or radiation treatment?
a. Amlexanox paste (Aphthasol)
b. Palifermin (Kepivance)
c. Docosanol (Abreva)
d. Nystatin (Mycostatin)
ANS: B
Palifermin is a recombinant human keratinocyte growth factor approved
specificall y for preventing and treating the mucositis that develops in
leukemia or l ymphoma patients undergoing chemotherapy before bone
marrow transplantation. Amlexanox paste is used to treat canker sores.
Docosanol is used to treat cold sores. Nystatin is used to treat thrush.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 510 | p. 511
OBJ: 2 NAT: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Physiological
Integrit y
TOP: Nursing Process Step: Planning
CON: Clinical Judgment | Inflammation | Health Promotion
, 2. Which infection is often called the―disease of the diseased‖ because it
appears in debilitated patients?
a. Aspergillosis
b. Candidiasis
c. Trichomoniasis
d. Brucellosis
ANS: B
Candidiasis is a fungal infection caused by C. albicans, the most common
organism associated with oral infections. It is often called the “disease of the
diseased” because it appears in debilitated patients and patients taking a
variet y of medicines. Aspergillosis is caused by the fungus Aspergillus,
which is commonl y found growing on dea d leaves, stored grain, or compost
piles, or in other decaying vegetation. Although it is similar to candidiasis in
its occurrence in debilitated patients, it is not as common. Trichomoniasis is
a common parasitic sexuall y transmitted disease. Brucellosis is a zoonotic
infection transmitted from animals to humans by the ingestion of infected
food products, direct contact with an infected animal, or inhalation of
aerosols.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p. 508 OBJ: 1
NAT: NCLEX Client Needs Cate gory: Physiological Integrit y
TOP: Nursing Process Step: Assessment
CON: Clinical Judgment | Infection
3. Which cause is the most common associated to tooth, gum, and periodontal
disease?
a. Sugar
b. Halitosis
c. Plaque
d. Smoking
