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GALEN COLLEGE PHARM EXAM 1 LATEST 2026 ACTUAL EXAM
WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(100% VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR
VERIFIED|| ||BRANDNEW!!!||
symptoms that can come with aspirin if given to children can
include?
A. N/V, coma
B. drowsiness, headache
C. Seizures, death
D. change in LOC - ANSWER-A, C, D
if a med is upsetting a pt stomach what is a nursing teaching point
to advise the pt to do?
A. have pt lay down for 15 mins
B. take an antacid
C. encourage them to eat food
D. tell pt it is normal and will wear off in 30 mins - ANSWER-C
what meds do we not crush, cut, etc?
A. enteric
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B. extended release
C. we don't crush any pill
D. you can crush, cut any pill - ANSWER-A
when you start by giving a large initial dose that is significantly
higher than maintenance dose this is known as?
A. therapeutic
B. loading dose
C. preload
D. toxicity - ANSWER-B
What is the most widely used NSAID? - ANSWER-Ibuprofen
What is the NSAID ibuprofen used for?
A. analgesic
B. osteoarthritis, RA (antiinflammatory)
C. antipyretic
D. anticoagulant - ANSWER-A, B, C
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The following side effects go with which drug: dizzy, headache,
gastric distress, peripheral edema.
A. aspirin
B. tylenol
C. ibuprofen
D. naloxone - ANSWER-C
Interactions of ibuprofen?
contraindication? - ANSWER-drugs/herbs that cause bleeding,
other protein binding drugs
bleeding disorders
COX-2 Inhibitors: Celecoxib (NSAID) is used for what?
A. dysmenorrhea
B. osteoarthritis, RA
C. pain
D. ankylosing spondylitis - ANSWER-A, B, C, D
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with aspirin & ibuprofen what are nursing interventions to watch
for? - ANSWER-bleeding (gums, petechiae, ecchymoses, black
tarry stools)
Side effects of celecoxib
adverse reactions?
what is a contraindication of celecoxib? - ANSWER-dizzy,
headache
GI distress/ulcers, HTN, peripheral edema, renal dysfunction
hx of heart disease
With aspirin & ibuprofen what are important things to tell the pt to
do? - ANSWER-stop taking 7 days prior to surgery, take with food,
don't give to children for flu/virus symptoms (reye's syndrome)
GALEN COLLEGE PHARM EXAM 1 LATEST 2026 ACTUAL EXAM
WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(100% VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR
VERIFIED|| ||BRANDNEW!!!||
symptoms that can come with aspirin if given to children can
include?
A. N/V, coma
B. drowsiness, headache
C. Seizures, death
D. change in LOC - ANSWER-A, C, D
if a med is upsetting a pt stomach what is a nursing teaching point
to advise the pt to do?
A. have pt lay down for 15 mins
B. take an antacid
C. encourage them to eat food
D. tell pt it is normal and will wear off in 30 mins - ANSWER-C
what meds do we not crush, cut, etc?
A. enteric
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B. extended release
C. we don't crush any pill
D. you can crush, cut any pill - ANSWER-A
when you start by giving a large initial dose that is significantly
higher than maintenance dose this is known as?
A. therapeutic
B. loading dose
C. preload
D. toxicity - ANSWER-B
What is the most widely used NSAID? - ANSWER-Ibuprofen
What is the NSAID ibuprofen used for?
A. analgesic
B. osteoarthritis, RA (antiinflammatory)
C. antipyretic
D. anticoagulant - ANSWER-A, B, C
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The following side effects go with which drug: dizzy, headache,
gastric distress, peripheral edema.
A. aspirin
B. tylenol
C. ibuprofen
D. naloxone - ANSWER-C
Interactions of ibuprofen?
contraindication? - ANSWER-drugs/herbs that cause bleeding,
other protein binding drugs
bleeding disorders
COX-2 Inhibitors: Celecoxib (NSAID) is used for what?
A. dysmenorrhea
B. osteoarthritis, RA
C. pain
D. ankylosing spondylitis - ANSWER-A, B, C, D
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with aspirin & ibuprofen what are nursing interventions to watch
for? - ANSWER-bleeding (gums, petechiae, ecchymoses, black
tarry stools)
Side effects of celecoxib
adverse reactions?
what is a contraindication of celecoxib? - ANSWER-dizzy,
headache
GI distress/ulcers, HTN, peripheral edema, renal dysfunction
hx of heart disease
With aspirin & ibuprofen what are important things to tell the pt to
do? - ANSWER-stop taking 7 days prior to surgery, take with food,
don't give to children for flu/virus symptoms (reye's syndrome)
