UROLOGY QBANK PHARMACOLOGY NUR 635 STUDY GUIDE 2026/2027 | PRACTICE
QUESTIONS, VERIFIED ANSWERS & ADVANCED PHARMACOLOGY REVIEW
In the case of non-gonococcal urethritis, the patient should be treated with: - correct answer
✔✔Azithromycin (Zithromax) 1 gram orally
Urinary antispasmodic drugs used for the treatment of overactive bladder belong to a class of
medications known as? - correct answer ✔✔muscarinic receptor antagonists
Thiazide-type diuretics act in the? - correct answer ✔✔distal tubule and connecting segment
Tamsulosin (Flomax) may cause? - correct answer ✔✔orthostatic hypotension, dizziness
Patients taking mirabegron (Myrbetriq) should be monitored for? - correct answer
✔✔hypertension
An adverse reaction associated with loop diuretics is? - correct answer ✔✔hypokalemia
Which of the following treatments for urinary incontinence is NOT an anticholinergic? - correct
answer ✔✔Doxazosin (Cardura)
The mechanism of action of fluoroquinolones such as ciprofloxacin (Cipro) in the treatment of
urinary tract infections is to? - correct answer ✔✔inhibit the action of DNA gyrase preventing
the organism from replicating
Patients receiving thiazide diuretics should be monitored for hypokalemia and? - correct answer
✔✔hyperuricemia
, In the treatment of renal insufficiency, the loop diuretic that has the longest half-life is? - correct
answer ✔✔torsemide (Demadex)
Parents of children who are receiving desmopressin acetate (DDAVP) for the treatment of
enuresis should be educated that? - correct answer ✔✔that the medication should be held in
the presence of fever or diarrhea
In patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), regardless of race or diabetes status, the initial
recommended therapy for hypertension to improve kidney outcomes is? - correct answer
✔✔angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors
Treatment of asymptomatic bacteriuria should be initiate when? - correct answer ✔✔two
consecutive voided specimen cultures isolate the same species in quantitative counts of at least
100,000 colony forming units per mL of urine in a woman
Nitrofurantoin (Macrobid), an antimicrobial is NOT active against? - correct answer
✔✔Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Oxybutynin (Ditropan), used in the treatment of cystitis does what? - correct answer
✔✔decreases urgency
Patients should be informed that oxybutynin (Ditropan) used in the treatment of overactive
bladder may cause? - correct answer ✔✔edema of the laryngopharynx
Fluoroquinolones are associated with? - correct answer ✔✔tendinitis and hypoglycemia
Cefixime (Suprax) used for the treatment of urinary tract infections (UTIs) is a? - correct answer
✔✔third-generation cephalosporin
QUESTIONS, VERIFIED ANSWERS & ADVANCED PHARMACOLOGY REVIEW
In the case of non-gonococcal urethritis, the patient should be treated with: - correct answer
✔✔Azithromycin (Zithromax) 1 gram orally
Urinary antispasmodic drugs used for the treatment of overactive bladder belong to a class of
medications known as? - correct answer ✔✔muscarinic receptor antagonists
Thiazide-type diuretics act in the? - correct answer ✔✔distal tubule and connecting segment
Tamsulosin (Flomax) may cause? - correct answer ✔✔orthostatic hypotension, dizziness
Patients taking mirabegron (Myrbetriq) should be monitored for? - correct answer
✔✔hypertension
An adverse reaction associated with loop diuretics is? - correct answer ✔✔hypokalemia
Which of the following treatments for urinary incontinence is NOT an anticholinergic? - correct
answer ✔✔Doxazosin (Cardura)
The mechanism of action of fluoroquinolones such as ciprofloxacin (Cipro) in the treatment of
urinary tract infections is to? - correct answer ✔✔inhibit the action of DNA gyrase preventing
the organism from replicating
Patients receiving thiazide diuretics should be monitored for hypokalemia and? - correct answer
✔✔hyperuricemia
, In the treatment of renal insufficiency, the loop diuretic that has the longest half-life is? - correct
answer ✔✔torsemide (Demadex)
Parents of children who are receiving desmopressin acetate (DDAVP) for the treatment of
enuresis should be educated that? - correct answer ✔✔that the medication should be held in
the presence of fever or diarrhea
In patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), regardless of race or diabetes status, the initial
recommended therapy for hypertension to improve kidney outcomes is? - correct answer
✔✔angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors
Treatment of asymptomatic bacteriuria should be initiate when? - correct answer ✔✔two
consecutive voided specimen cultures isolate the same species in quantitative counts of at least
100,000 colony forming units per mL of urine in a woman
Nitrofurantoin (Macrobid), an antimicrobial is NOT active against? - correct answer
✔✔Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Oxybutynin (Ditropan), used in the treatment of cystitis does what? - correct answer
✔✔decreases urgency
Patients should be informed that oxybutynin (Ditropan) used in the treatment of overactive
bladder may cause? - correct answer ✔✔edema of the laryngopharynx
Fluoroquinolones are associated with? - correct answer ✔✔tendinitis and hypoglycemia
Cefixime (Suprax) used for the treatment of urinary tract infections (UTIs) is a? - correct answer
✔✔third-generation cephalosporin
