Advanced Pharmacology Final Exam Review Practice
Exam Questions And Complete Answers With Verified
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Why are nitrate-free periods every 24 hours necessary for the patient on
nitroglycerin therapy? - ANSWER: To inhibit the development of tolerance
What does a low level of thyroid-stimulating hormone indicate? - ANSWER:
Hyperthroidism
What would be the best option to treat a newly diagnosed patient with a low TSH
level with? - ANSWER: Propanolol (Inderal)
Spironoaldactone (Aldactone) has what mechanism of action (MOA)? - ANSWER:
Aldosterone antagonist
Heparin exerts its therapeutic action by what? - ANSWER: Upregulating the activity
of one of the body's natural anticoagulant molecules, antithrombin III
What physiologic action happens when the offending drug is administered during an
anaphylactic reaction. - ANSWER: Mast cells liberate large doses of histamine.
What are two systemic psoriasis medications? - ANSWER: Photo-therapy and
topical corticosteroids
What is the first choice of drug therapy for the majority of patients with
uncomplicated stage I hypertension? - ANSWER: Thiazide diuretics
What is the effect of cardiac glycosides? - ANSWER: Digitalis glycosides have a
negative chronotropic effect on the cardiac muscle cells.
, Amenorrhea is the most common side effect of which birth control medication? -
ANSWER: Medroxyprogesterone (Depo-Provera)
What is an anti-hypertensive agent which competes with epinephrine for available
beta-receptor sites? - ANSWER: Atenolol (Tenormin)
What type of action does nitrates have on the body? - ANSWER: Reduction in
systemic venous tone.
What is the recommended level of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL) for
patients with known coronary artery disease? - ANSWER: 100mg/dl or less.
What is the MOA of group IV anti-dysrhythmia drugs? - ANSWER: Depressing phase
4 depolarization and lengthening phases 1 and 2 repolarization.
Which drug therapy should be used to lower the serum concentration of thyroid
hormones and re-establish eumetabolic state in a patient with Graves' disease? -
ANSWER: Anti-thyroid drugs.
Which type of diuretic would be used for a stage I hypertension in a patient with
renal insufficiency? - ANSWER: Loop diuretic.
What drug should be considered as first-line therapy for a client with hypertension
and heart failure? - ANSWER: Enalapril (Vasotec)
Which drug is considered safe for hypertension treatment during pregnancy? -
ANSWER: Methyldopa (Aldomet)
What drug will reduce afterload because it is an alpha-adrenergic blocker? -
ANSWER: Prazosin (Minipress)
What is an expected effect of the use of a beta-adrenergic blocker to control
angina? - ANSWER: Reduced force of cardiac contraction.
Exam Questions And Complete Answers With Verified
Solutions| Latest Version 2026.
Why are nitrate-free periods every 24 hours necessary for the patient on
nitroglycerin therapy? - ANSWER: To inhibit the development of tolerance
What does a low level of thyroid-stimulating hormone indicate? - ANSWER:
Hyperthroidism
What would be the best option to treat a newly diagnosed patient with a low TSH
level with? - ANSWER: Propanolol (Inderal)
Spironoaldactone (Aldactone) has what mechanism of action (MOA)? - ANSWER:
Aldosterone antagonist
Heparin exerts its therapeutic action by what? - ANSWER: Upregulating the activity
of one of the body's natural anticoagulant molecules, antithrombin III
What physiologic action happens when the offending drug is administered during an
anaphylactic reaction. - ANSWER: Mast cells liberate large doses of histamine.
What are two systemic psoriasis medications? - ANSWER: Photo-therapy and
topical corticosteroids
What is the first choice of drug therapy for the majority of patients with
uncomplicated stage I hypertension? - ANSWER: Thiazide diuretics
What is the effect of cardiac glycosides? - ANSWER: Digitalis glycosides have a
negative chronotropic effect on the cardiac muscle cells.
, Amenorrhea is the most common side effect of which birth control medication? -
ANSWER: Medroxyprogesterone (Depo-Provera)
What is an anti-hypertensive agent which competes with epinephrine for available
beta-receptor sites? - ANSWER: Atenolol (Tenormin)
What type of action does nitrates have on the body? - ANSWER: Reduction in
systemic venous tone.
What is the recommended level of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL) for
patients with known coronary artery disease? - ANSWER: 100mg/dl or less.
What is the MOA of group IV anti-dysrhythmia drugs? - ANSWER: Depressing phase
4 depolarization and lengthening phases 1 and 2 repolarization.
Which drug therapy should be used to lower the serum concentration of thyroid
hormones and re-establish eumetabolic state in a patient with Graves' disease? -
ANSWER: Anti-thyroid drugs.
Which type of diuretic would be used for a stage I hypertension in a patient with
renal insufficiency? - ANSWER: Loop diuretic.
What drug should be considered as first-line therapy for a client with hypertension
and heart failure? - ANSWER: Enalapril (Vasotec)
Which drug is considered safe for hypertension treatment during pregnancy? -
ANSWER: Methyldopa (Aldomet)
What drug will reduce afterload because it is an alpha-adrenergic blocker? -
ANSWER: Prazosin (Minipress)
What is an expected effect of the use of a beta-adrenergic blocker to control
angina? - ANSWER: Reduced force of cardiac contraction.
