NGR5172 ADVANCED PHARMACOLOGY FINAL EXAM |
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | VERIFIED AND WELL DETAILED
ANSWERS | LATEST EXAM
What is extremely resistant TB resistant to?
a. ) One of the second line injectable second line drugs and all
fluoroquinolones
b. ) All Fluoroquinolones ; Isoniazid [INH] and rifampin; and at least one
of the injectable second line drugs.
c.) One of the second line injectable second line drugs and rifampin and
INH
d.) INH and rifampin, and all fluroroquinolones
b. ) All Fluoroquinolones ; Isoniazid [INH] and rifampin; and at least one
of the injectable second line drugs.
What is multidrug resistant TB?
a.) Resistant to both Isoniazid (INH) and fluoroquinolones
b.) Resistant to both rifampin and fluoroquinolones
c. ) Resistant to Pyrazinamide and ethambutol
d.) Resistant to both Isoniazid (INH) and Rifampin
d.) Resistant to both Isoniazid (INH) and Rifampin
Which medications create problematic interactions with other HIV
antiviral drugs?
a.) Rifampin and Rifabutin
b.) Rifampin and Amantadine
c.) Rifampin and Isoniazid [INH]
d.) Rifampin and Pyrazinamide (PZA)
a.) Rifampin and Rifabutin
Treating one infection interferes with treatment of the other in patients
with both TB and HIV.
a.) True
b.) False
a.) True
,John has HIV and has just been diagnosed with TB. What is
the minimum amount of time he will need therapy?
a.) 3 months
b.) 6 months
c.) 9 months
d.) 1 year
b.) 6 months
Which information should the nurse include when teaching a patient about
INH therapy?
a.) Tubercle bacilli cannot develop resistance to isoniazid during treatment.
b.) Isoniazid is administered intravenously.
c.) An adverse effect of isoniazid therapy is peripheral neuropathy, which
can be reversed with pyridoxine.
d.) The dose of INH should be lowered if the patient is also taking
phenytoin
c.) An adverse effect of isoniazid therapy is peripheral neuropathy, which
can be reversed with pyridoxine.
A group of college students are traveling to a chloroquine-resistant malaria
area for a mission trip. Which of the following medications can be used for
both prevention and treatment of malaria in these students?
Malaria not covered in text. Will need to look this up.
a.) Pyrimethamine
b.) Artemisinin
c.) Atoraquone-proguanil
d.) Melarsoprol
c.) Atoraquone-proguanil
Which information should be included when teaching about rifampin?
a.) Rifampin is safe to use in patients who have hepatic disease
b.) Rifampin can change the color of body fluids to reddish orange
c.) Rifampin cannot be given IV
d.) Oral contraceptives are safe to use with rifampin therapy
b.) Rifampin can change the color of body fluids to reddish orange
Which TB medication can cause decrease in vision?
a.) Ethambutol
,b.) Rifampin
c.) Isoniazid (INH)
d.) Pyrazinamide
a.) Ethambutol
Linda has onychomychosis of the toenail. Which of the following is the
appropriate treatment?
a.) Ketoconazole daily for 6 months
b.) Ketoconazole daily for 3months
c.) Terbinafine daily for 6 months
d.) Terbinafine daily for 3 months
d.) Terbinafine daily for 3 months
Lisa is taking terbinafine daily for toenail fungus. Which of the following
labs does the NP need to monitor?
a.) Liver enzymes baseline and monthly
b.) Basic metabolic panel in 3 months
c.) BUN/Cr monthly
d.) CBC once only
a.) Liver enzymes baseline and monthly
Jonathan has athlete's foot. Which of the following should be prescribed
initially?
a.) Terbinafine topical
b.) Ketoconazole topical
c.) Griseofulvin orally
d.) Terbinafine orally
a.) Terbinafine topical
Jade comes in with vaginal Candidiasis. What is the NP going to prescribe?
a.) Metronidazole 150 mg by mouth for 7 days
b.) Metronidazole 150 mg by mouth once
c.) Fluconazole 150 mg by month once
d.) Fluconazole 150 mg by mouth daily for 5 days
c.) Fluconazole 150 mg by month once
Sally comes in for the treatment of tinea capitis? What is the NP going to
prescribe?
a.) Grisofulvin by mouth daily
b. )Terbinafine cream
, c.) Ketoconazole by mouth daily
d.) Econazole cream
a.) Grisofulvin by mouth daily
Brittany is a 23 year old female and culture is positive for bacterial
vaginosis. Which of the following would be the appropriate treatment?
a.) Clotrimazole 1% cream intravaginally daily for 7-14 days
b.) Metronidazole gel 0.75% , one full applicator intravaginally once daily
for 5 days
c.) Fluconazole 150 mg by mouth once
d.) Metronidazole 1000 mg twice daily by mouth for 7 days
b.) Metronidazole gel 0.75% , one full applicator intravaginally once daily
for 5 days
Randy is a 19 year old male and has been diagnosed with chlamydia.
Which of the following is the appropriate treatment?
a.) Nitrofurantoin 100 mg by mouth twice daily for 7 days
b.) Doxycycline 100 mg po twice daily for 7 days
c.) Amoxicillin 250 mg by mouth daily for 5 days
d.) Azithromycin 2 g by mouth in a single dose
b.) Doxycycline 100 mg po twice daily for 7 days
Madeline is a 29 year old with genital herpes and would like suppressive
therapy. Which of the following is the appropriate treatment?
a.) Valacyclovir 500 mg by mouth daily for 1 year
b.) Acyclovir 200 mg daily for 6 months
c.) Famciclovir 250mg daily for 6 months
d.) There are no medications for suppressive therapy
a.) Valacyclovir 500 mg by mouth daily for 1 year
Treatment for an 18 year old non pregnant female with uncomplicated
cervix infection with gonorrhea and chlamydial infection has not been
excluded is:
a.) Ceftriaxone 500 mg IM once
b.) Ceftriaxone 500 mg IM plus Doxycycline 100 mg po twice daily for 7
days
c.) Ceftriaxone 250 mg IM plus Azithromycin 1 gm PO orally
d.) Azithromycin 1 gram by mouth once
b.) Ceftriaxone 500 mg IM plus Doxycycline 100 mg po twice daily for 7
days
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | VERIFIED AND WELL DETAILED
ANSWERS | LATEST EXAM
What is extremely resistant TB resistant to?
a. ) One of the second line injectable second line drugs and all
fluoroquinolones
b. ) All Fluoroquinolones ; Isoniazid [INH] and rifampin; and at least one
of the injectable second line drugs.
c.) One of the second line injectable second line drugs and rifampin and
INH
d.) INH and rifampin, and all fluroroquinolones
b. ) All Fluoroquinolones ; Isoniazid [INH] and rifampin; and at least one
of the injectable second line drugs.
What is multidrug resistant TB?
a.) Resistant to both Isoniazid (INH) and fluoroquinolones
b.) Resistant to both rifampin and fluoroquinolones
c. ) Resistant to Pyrazinamide and ethambutol
d.) Resistant to both Isoniazid (INH) and Rifampin
d.) Resistant to both Isoniazid (INH) and Rifampin
Which medications create problematic interactions with other HIV
antiviral drugs?
a.) Rifampin and Rifabutin
b.) Rifampin and Amantadine
c.) Rifampin and Isoniazid [INH]
d.) Rifampin and Pyrazinamide (PZA)
a.) Rifampin and Rifabutin
Treating one infection interferes with treatment of the other in patients
with both TB and HIV.
a.) True
b.) False
a.) True
,John has HIV and has just been diagnosed with TB. What is
the minimum amount of time he will need therapy?
a.) 3 months
b.) 6 months
c.) 9 months
d.) 1 year
b.) 6 months
Which information should the nurse include when teaching a patient about
INH therapy?
a.) Tubercle bacilli cannot develop resistance to isoniazid during treatment.
b.) Isoniazid is administered intravenously.
c.) An adverse effect of isoniazid therapy is peripheral neuropathy, which
can be reversed with pyridoxine.
d.) The dose of INH should be lowered if the patient is also taking
phenytoin
c.) An adverse effect of isoniazid therapy is peripheral neuropathy, which
can be reversed with pyridoxine.
A group of college students are traveling to a chloroquine-resistant malaria
area for a mission trip. Which of the following medications can be used for
both prevention and treatment of malaria in these students?
Malaria not covered in text. Will need to look this up.
a.) Pyrimethamine
b.) Artemisinin
c.) Atoraquone-proguanil
d.) Melarsoprol
c.) Atoraquone-proguanil
Which information should be included when teaching about rifampin?
a.) Rifampin is safe to use in patients who have hepatic disease
b.) Rifampin can change the color of body fluids to reddish orange
c.) Rifampin cannot be given IV
d.) Oral contraceptives are safe to use with rifampin therapy
b.) Rifampin can change the color of body fluids to reddish orange
Which TB medication can cause decrease in vision?
a.) Ethambutol
,b.) Rifampin
c.) Isoniazid (INH)
d.) Pyrazinamide
a.) Ethambutol
Linda has onychomychosis of the toenail. Which of the following is the
appropriate treatment?
a.) Ketoconazole daily for 6 months
b.) Ketoconazole daily for 3months
c.) Terbinafine daily for 6 months
d.) Terbinafine daily for 3 months
d.) Terbinafine daily for 3 months
Lisa is taking terbinafine daily for toenail fungus. Which of the following
labs does the NP need to monitor?
a.) Liver enzymes baseline and monthly
b.) Basic metabolic panel in 3 months
c.) BUN/Cr monthly
d.) CBC once only
a.) Liver enzymes baseline and monthly
Jonathan has athlete's foot. Which of the following should be prescribed
initially?
a.) Terbinafine topical
b.) Ketoconazole topical
c.) Griseofulvin orally
d.) Terbinafine orally
a.) Terbinafine topical
Jade comes in with vaginal Candidiasis. What is the NP going to prescribe?
a.) Metronidazole 150 mg by mouth for 7 days
b.) Metronidazole 150 mg by mouth once
c.) Fluconazole 150 mg by month once
d.) Fluconazole 150 mg by mouth daily for 5 days
c.) Fluconazole 150 mg by month once
Sally comes in for the treatment of tinea capitis? What is the NP going to
prescribe?
a.) Grisofulvin by mouth daily
b. )Terbinafine cream
, c.) Ketoconazole by mouth daily
d.) Econazole cream
a.) Grisofulvin by mouth daily
Brittany is a 23 year old female and culture is positive for bacterial
vaginosis. Which of the following would be the appropriate treatment?
a.) Clotrimazole 1% cream intravaginally daily for 7-14 days
b.) Metronidazole gel 0.75% , one full applicator intravaginally once daily
for 5 days
c.) Fluconazole 150 mg by mouth once
d.) Metronidazole 1000 mg twice daily by mouth for 7 days
b.) Metronidazole gel 0.75% , one full applicator intravaginally once daily
for 5 days
Randy is a 19 year old male and has been diagnosed with chlamydia.
Which of the following is the appropriate treatment?
a.) Nitrofurantoin 100 mg by mouth twice daily for 7 days
b.) Doxycycline 100 mg po twice daily for 7 days
c.) Amoxicillin 250 mg by mouth daily for 5 days
d.) Azithromycin 2 g by mouth in a single dose
b.) Doxycycline 100 mg po twice daily for 7 days
Madeline is a 29 year old with genital herpes and would like suppressive
therapy. Which of the following is the appropriate treatment?
a.) Valacyclovir 500 mg by mouth daily for 1 year
b.) Acyclovir 200 mg daily for 6 months
c.) Famciclovir 250mg daily for 6 months
d.) There are no medications for suppressive therapy
a.) Valacyclovir 500 mg by mouth daily for 1 year
Treatment for an 18 year old non pregnant female with uncomplicated
cervix infection with gonorrhea and chlamydial infection has not been
excluded is:
a.) Ceftriaxone 500 mg IM once
b.) Ceftriaxone 500 mg IM plus Doxycycline 100 mg po twice daily for 7
days
c.) Ceftriaxone 250 mg IM plus Azithromycin 1 gm PO orally
d.) Azithromycin 1 gram by mouth once
b.) Ceftriaxone 500 mg IM plus Doxycycline 100 mg po twice daily for 7
days
