Regis NU641 Adv Clinical
Pharmacology Midterm Exam
Questions and Answers Updated
2026
Angina,BCoronaryBArteryBDisease,B&BMigrainesB-
BAnswerBPatientsBthatBareBatBhighestBriskBforBabruptlyBstoppingBaBbetaBblockerBareB
thoseBwith
Angiotensin-convertingBenzymeB(ACE)BinhibitorsB-
BAnswerBTheBmedicationBthatBhelpsBtheBimbalanceBbetweenBmyocardialBoxygenBsuppl
yBandBmyocardialBoxygenBdemandBinBtheBmyocardiumBbyBincreasingBtheBmyocardialB
oxygenBsupply
improvesBinsulinBsensitivity
improvesBrenalBhemodynamics
reduceBproductionBofBangiotensinBIIB-BAnswerBRolesBofBAngiotensin-
convertingBenzymeB(ACE)BinhibitorsBinBDMBpatients
ActivationBofBtheBsympatheticBnervousBsystemBthatBincreasesBheartBrateBandBpreload
B-
BAnswerBTheBpathologicalBchangeBthatBtakesBplaceBinBHFBthatBisBnotBaddressedBbyB
ACEBinhibitors
bluntedBcoronaryBarteryBdilationBdueBtoBcalcifiedBplaqueB-
BAnswerBReasonBwhyBnitroBglycerinBtabletsB"doBnotBworkBwell"BinBpatientBwithBhyp
erlipidemiaBandBanginaBage
factoringBinBtheBcostBtoBtheBpatientBofBtheBmedicationBprescribedB-
BAnswerBClinicalBjudgementBinBprescribingBincludes
decreasedBrenalBfunctionB-
BAnswerBPriorBtoBprescribingBanBACEBinhibitorBtheBNPBshouldBaccessBfor
, statinsB-BAnswerBFirst-lineBpharmacologicBtherapyBforBhyperlipidemia
AnyBend-
organBdamage,BdirectBeffectsBonBlifestyle,BorBinabilityBtoBperformBtheBtasksBofBdailyBl
ivingB-BAnswerBWhenBisBconsultationBwithBorBreferralBtoBaBcardiologistBappropriate?
DiureticsB-
BAnswerBIfBnotBchosenBasBtheBfirstBdrugBinBhypertensionBtreatment,BwhichBdrugBclas
sBshouldBbeBaddedBasBaBsecondBstepBbecauseBitBwillBenhanceBtheBeffectsBofBmostBo
therBagents?
DetermineBtheirBotherBriskBfactorsB-BAnswerBAB65-year-
oldBpatientBwhoBhasBbeenBonBaBlipid-
loweringBdietBandBisBusingBplantBsterolBmargarineBdailyBforBtheBpastBthreeBmonths.B
HerBLDLBisB135mg/dL.BWhatBwouldBanBappropriateBtreatmentBforBthemBbe?
promoteBsmoothBmuscleBdilationBbyBstoppingBintracellularBentryBofBcalciumBintoBtheB
cell,BwhichBincreasesBcontractility,BwhichBincreaseBtheBactivityBofBtheBNA+/K+/ATPaseB
pumpBindirectlyB-
BAnswerBCalciumBChannelBBlocker'sBhelpsBcontrolBbloodBpressureBbecauseBit
discussionBofBexpectedBadverseBdrugBreactionsB-
BAnswerBPatientBeducationBregardingBprescribedBmedicationsBincludes
DoBnotBtakeBanyBherbalBproductsBwithoutBfirstBdiscussingBthisBwithBtheBproviderB-
BAnswerBPatientBeducationBwhenBprescribingBclopidogrelBincludesBwhichBofBtheBfollo
wingBstatements?
IfBtheyBstopBtheBmedication,BtheirBlipidBlevelsBwillBreturnBtoBpretreatmentBlevels;Bme
dicationBisBaBsupplementBtoBdietBtherapyBandBexercise;BandBifBtheyBhaveBmuscleBach
esBorBpain,BtheyBshouldBcontractBtheirBproviderB-
BAnswerBWhenBstartingBaBpatientBonBaBstatin,BwhatBwouldBeducationBinclude?
Pharmacology Midterm Exam
Questions and Answers Updated
2026
Angina,BCoronaryBArteryBDisease,B&BMigrainesB-
BAnswerBPatientsBthatBareBatBhighestBriskBforBabruptlyBstoppingBaBbetaBblockerBareB
thoseBwith
Angiotensin-convertingBenzymeB(ACE)BinhibitorsB-
BAnswerBTheBmedicationBthatBhelpsBtheBimbalanceBbetweenBmyocardialBoxygenBsuppl
yBandBmyocardialBoxygenBdemandBinBtheBmyocardiumBbyBincreasingBtheBmyocardialB
oxygenBsupply
improvesBinsulinBsensitivity
improvesBrenalBhemodynamics
reduceBproductionBofBangiotensinBIIB-BAnswerBRolesBofBAngiotensin-
convertingBenzymeB(ACE)BinhibitorsBinBDMBpatients
ActivationBofBtheBsympatheticBnervousBsystemBthatBincreasesBheartBrateBandBpreload
B-
BAnswerBTheBpathologicalBchangeBthatBtakesBplaceBinBHFBthatBisBnotBaddressedBbyB
ACEBinhibitors
bluntedBcoronaryBarteryBdilationBdueBtoBcalcifiedBplaqueB-
BAnswerBReasonBwhyBnitroBglycerinBtabletsB"doBnotBworkBwell"BinBpatientBwithBhyp
erlipidemiaBandBanginaBage
factoringBinBtheBcostBtoBtheBpatientBofBtheBmedicationBprescribedB-
BAnswerBClinicalBjudgementBinBprescribingBincludes
decreasedBrenalBfunctionB-
BAnswerBPriorBtoBprescribingBanBACEBinhibitorBtheBNPBshouldBaccessBfor
, statinsB-BAnswerBFirst-lineBpharmacologicBtherapyBforBhyperlipidemia
AnyBend-
organBdamage,BdirectBeffectsBonBlifestyle,BorBinabilityBtoBperformBtheBtasksBofBdailyBl
ivingB-BAnswerBWhenBisBconsultationBwithBorBreferralBtoBaBcardiologistBappropriate?
DiureticsB-
BAnswerBIfBnotBchosenBasBtheBfirstBdrugBinBhypertensionBtreatment,BwhichBdrugBclas
sBshouldBbeBaddedBasBaBsecondBstepBbecauseBitBwillBenhanceBtheBeffectsBofBmostBo
therBagents?
DetermineBtheirBotherBriskBfactorsB-BAnswerBAB65-year-
oldBpatientBwhoBhasBbeenBonBaBlipid-
loweringBdietBandBisBusingBplantBsterolBmargarineBdailyBforBtheBpastBthreeBmonths.B
HerBLDLBisB135mg/dL.BWhatBwouldBanBappropriateBtreatmentBforBthemBbe?
promoteBsmoothBmuscleBdilationBbyBstoppingBintracellularBentryBofBcalciumBintoBtheB
cell,BwhichBincreasesBcontractility,BwhichBincreaseBtheBactivityBofBtheBNA+/K+/ATPaseB
pumpBindirectlyB-
BAnswerBCalciumBChannelBBlocker'sBhelpsBcontrolBbloodBpressureBbecauseBit
discussionBofBexpectedBadverseBdrugBreactionsB-
BAnswerBPatientBeducationBregardingBprescribedBmedicationsBincludes
DoBnotBtakeBanyBherbalBproductsBwithoutBfirstBdiscussingBthisBwithBtheBproviderB-
BAnswerBPatientBeducationBwhenBprescribingBclopidogrelBincludesBwhichBofBtheBfollo
wingBstatements?
IfBtheyBstopBtheBmedication,BtheirBlipidBlevelsBwillBreturnBtoBpretreatmentBlevels;Bme
dicationBisBaBsupplementBtoBdietBtherapyBandBexercise;BandBifBtheyBhaveBmuscleBach
esBorBpain,BtheyBshouldBcontractBtheirBproviderB-
BAnswerBWhenBstartingBaBpatientBonBaBstatin,BwhatBwouldBeducationBinclude?