NSG5240 PHARM WK4 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS GUARANTEED SUCCESS!!
Question 1: A patient with a urinary tract infection is given a prescription for
TMP/SMZ. When reviewing the drug with the patient, the provider learns that the
patient has type 1 diabetes mellitus and consumes alcohol heavily. What action
will the provider take?
A) Educate the patient to monitor blood glucose less frequently.
B) Double the recommended dose of TMP/SMZ to ensure efficacy.
C) Prescribe a different antibiotic for this patient. ✔✔
D) Instruct the patient to consume alcohol only when taking the medication.
Question 2: A 20-year-old female patient presents with suprapubic discomfort,
pyuria, dysuria, and bacteriuria greater than 100,000/mL of urine. Which are the
most likely diagnosis and treatment?
A) Complicated upper urinary tract infection requiring long-term intravenous
therapy.
B) Uncomplicated lower urinary tract infection treatable with short-course therapy.
✔✔
C) Chronic interstitial cystitis requiring continuous surgical intervention.
D) Systemic urosepsis requiring immediate admission to the intensive care unit.
Question 3: Which drug is most effective for treating a Trichomonas vaginalis
infection?
, A) Amoxicillin
B) Metronidazole ✔✔
C) Ciprofloxacin
D) Fluconazole
Question 4: A patient is receiving tobramycin three times daily. The provider has
ordered a trough level with the 8:00 AM dose and will expect the level to be drawn
at what time?
A) 7:45 AM ✔✔
B) 8:30 AM
C) 9:00 AM
D) 12:00 PM
Which of the following drugs is most effective for treating Plasmodium falciparum
malaria? -ANSWER ✔✔Quinine
A patient who is taking doxycycline for a serious infection reports anal itching.
What action will the provider take? -ANSWER ✔✔Prescribing an antifungal drug
to treat a superinfection
Which of the following is the first-line treatment for tuberculosis? -ANSWER
✔✔Rifampin and isoniazid
Which patient diagnosed with a urinary tract infection will be hospitalization and
prescribed intravenous antibiotics? -ANSWER ✔✔An older adult man with a low-
grade fever, flank pain, and an indwelling catheter
ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS GUARANTEED SUCCESS!!
Question 1: A patient with a urinary tract infection is given a prescription for
TMP/SMZ. When reviewing the drug with the patient, the provider learns that the
patient has type 1 diabetes mellitus and consumes alcohol heavily. What action
will the provider take?
A) Educate the patient to monitor blood glucose less frequently.
B) Double the recommended dose of TMP/SMZ to ensure efficacy.
C) Prescribe a different antibiotic for this patient. ✔✔
D) Instruct the patient to consume alcohol only when taking the medication.
Question 2: A 20-year-old female patient presents with suprapubic discomfort,
pyuria, dysuria, and bacteriuria greater than 100,000/mL of urine. Which are the
most likely diagnosis and treatment?
A) Complicated upper urinary tract infection requiring long-term intravenous
therapy.
B) Uncomplicated lower urinary tract infection treatable with short-course therapy.
✔✔
C) Chronic interstitial cystitis requiring continuous surgical intervention.
D) Systemic urosepsis requiring immediate admission to the intensive care unit.
Question 3: Which drug is most effective for treating a Trichomonas vaginalis
infection?
, A) Amoxicillin
B) Metronidazole ✔✔
C) Ciprofloxacin
D) Fluconazole
Question 4: A patient is receiving tobramycin three times daily. The provider has
ordered a trough level with the 8:00 AM dose and will expect the level to be drawn
at what time?
A) 7:45 AM ✔✔
B) 8:30 AM
C) 9:00 AM
D) 12:00 PM
Which of the following drugs is most effective for treating Plasmodium falciparum
malaria? -ANSWER ✔✔Quinine
A patient who is taking doxycycline for a serious infection reports anal itching.
What action will the provider take? -ANSWER ✔✔Prescribing an antifungal drug
to treat a superinfection
Which of the following is the first-line treatment for tuberculosis? -ANSWER
✔✔Rifampin and isoniazid
Which patient diagnosed with a urinary tract infection will be hospitalization and
prescribed intravenous antibiotics? -ANSWER ✔✔An older adult man with a low-
grade fever, flank pain, and an indwelling catheter
