ADVANCED PHARMACOLOGY- EXAM #2 LATEST ACTUAL EXAM
TEST 2025 WITH LATEST UPDATED (QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS)
/ALREADY GRADED A+
Digoxin levels need to be monitored closely when the following medication is started:
1. Loratadine
2. Diphenhydramine
3. Ipratropium
4. Albuterol
Ans: Albuterol
Qiz Patients with pheochromocytoma should avoid which of the following classes of drugs
because of the possibility of developing hypertensive crisis?
1. Expectorants
2. Beta-2-agonists
3. Antitussives
4. Antihistamines
Ans: Beta-2-agonists
Qiz Harold, a 42-year-old African American, has moderate persistent asthma. Which of the
following asthma medications should be used cautiously, if at all?
,1. Betamethasone, an inhaled corticosteroid
2. Salmeterol, an inhaled long-acting beta-agonist
3. Albuterol, a short-acting beta-agonist
4. Montelukast, a leukotriene modifier
Ans: Salmeterol, an inhaled long-acting beta-agonist
Qiz Long-acting beta-agonists (LTBAs) received a Black Box Warning from the U.S. Food and
Drug Administration due to the:
1. Risk of life-threatening dermatological reactions
2. Increased incidence of cardiac events when LTBAs are used
3. Increased risk of asthma-related deaths when LTBAs are used
4. Risk for life-threatening alterations in electrolytes
Ans: Increased risk of asthma-related deaths when LTBAs are used
Qiz The bronchodilator of choice for patients taking propranolol is:
1. Albuterol
2. Pirbuterol
3. Formoterol
4. Ipratropium
Ans: Ipratropium
, Qiz James is a 52-year-old overweight smoker taking theophylline for his persistent asthma. He
tells his provider he is going to start the Atkin's diet for weight loss. The appropriate response
would be:
1. Congratulate him on making a positive change in his life.
2. Recommend he try stopping smoking instead of the Atkin's diet.
3. Schedule him for regular testing of serum theophylline levels during his diet due to increased
excretion of theophylline.
4. Decrease his theophylline dose because a high-protein diet may lead to elevated
theophylline levels.
Ans: Recommend he try stopping smoking instead of the Atkin's diet.
Qiz Li takes theophylline for his persistent asthma and calls the office with a complaint of
nausea, vomiting, and headache. The best advice for him would be to:
1. Reassure him this is probably a viral infection and should be better soon
2. Have him seen the same day for an assessment and theophylline level
3. Schedule him for an appointment in 2 to 3 days, which he can cancel if he is better
4. Order a theophylline level at the laboratory for him
Ans: Schedule him for an appointment in 2 to 3 days, which he can cancel if he is better
Qiz Tiotropium bromide (Spiriva) is an inhaled anticholinergic:
1. Used for the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
2. Used in the treatment of asthma
3. Combined with albuterol for treatment of asthma exacerbations
4. Combined with fluticasone for the treatment of persistent asthma
TEST 2025 WITH LATEST UPDATED (QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS)
/ALREADY GRADED A+
Digoxin levels need to be monitored closely when the following medication is started:
1. Loratadine
2. Diphenhydramine
3. Ipratropium
4. Albuterol
Ans: Albuterol
Qiz Patients with pheochromocytoma should avoid which of the following classes of drugs
because of the possibility of developing hypertensive crisis?
1. Expectorants
2. Beta-2-agonists
3. Antitussives
4. Antihistamines
Ans: Beta-2-agonists
Qiz Harold, a 42-year-old African American, has moderate persistent asthma. Which of the
following asthma medications should be used cautiously, if at all?
,1. Betamethasone, an inhaled corticosteroid
2. Salmeterol, an inhaled long-acting beta-agonist
3. Albuterol, a short-acting beta-agonist
4. Montelukast, a leukotriene modifier
Ans: Salmeterol, an inhaled long-acting beta-agonist
Qiz Long-acting beta-agonists (LTBAs) received a Black Box Warning from the U.S. Food and
Drug Administration due to the:
1. Risk of life-threatening dermatological reactions
2. Increased incidence of cardiac events when LTBAs are used
3. Increased risk of asthma-related deaths when LTBAs are used
4. Risk for life-threatening alterations in electrolytes
Ans: Increased risk of asthma-related deaths when LTBAs are used
Qiz The bronchodilator of choice for patients taking propranolol is:
1. Albuterol
2. Pirbuterol
3. Formoterol
4. Ipratropium
Ans: Ipratropium
, Qiz James is a 52-year-old overweight smoker taking theophylline for his persistent asthma. He
tells his provider he is going to start the Atkin's diet for weight loss. The appropriate response
would be:
1. Congratulate him on making a positive change in his life.
2. Recommend he try stopping smoking instead of the Atkin's diet.
3. Schedule him for regular testing of serum theophylline levels during his diet due to increased
excretion of theophylline.
4. Decrease his theophylline dose because a high-protein diet may lead to elevated
theophylline levels.
Ans: Recommend he try stopping smoking instead of the Atkin's diet.
Qiz Li takes theophylline for his persistent asthma and calls the office with a complaint of
nausea, vomiting, and headache. The best advice for him would be to:
1. Reassure him this is probably a viral infection and should be better soon
2. Have him seen the same day for an assessment and theophylline level
3. Schedule him for an appointment in 2 to 3 days, which he can cancel if he is better
4. Order a theophylline level at the laboratory for him
Ans: Schedule him for an appointment in 2 to 3 days, which he can cancel if he is better
Qiz Tiotropium bromide (Spiriva) is an inhaled anticholinergic:
1. Used for the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
2. Used in the treatment of asthma
3. Combined with albuterol for treatment of asthma exacerbations
4. Combined with fluticasone for the treatment of persistent asthma
