NUR635 Pharm GCU final exam
1. What is the first line treatment for a previ- Azithromycin
ously healthy person with community ac-
quired pneumonia? NOT amoxicillin
2. What are we worried about if you see an Serotonin Syndrome
SSRI and St. Johns Wart together on a med
list?
3. What is Phenytoin used for? Seizures and epilepsy
4. When will you see a hypersensitivity with people can develop a hypersensitivity 3-8
phenytoin? weeks after starting treatment, so you will
want to have them back in one month to
make sure they are not developing a sen-
sitivity.
reactions will present: rash, fever, ten-
der generalized lymphadenopathy, leuko-
cytosis with atypical lymphocytes, and
eosinophilia.
5. What medication can auto induce metabo- Carbamazepine
lization?
this medication is used to treat epilep-
sy and nerve pain in trigeminal neuralgia,
acute manic and mixed episodes of bipolar
disorder
6. Black box warning for carbamazepine? Stevens Johnsons Syndrome
7. How often should we monitor someone CBC every 3-4 months
who is taking carbamazepine?
they could end up with agranulocytosis (
low number of granulocytes (WBC)) mak-
, NUR635 Pharm GCU final exam
ing them susceptible to infection. blood
dyscriasis (disease or imbalance of the
blood).
8. What is gabapentin used to treat? Neuropathic pain
9. If someone is taking gabapentin and hav- if they are having suicidal ideation
ing strange thoughts, what do you want to
ask them?
10. What is lamotragine used for? epilepsy or bipolar disorder
11. what reactions are we worried about with "hypersensitivity reaction that would lead
someone that is taking lamotragine/lamic- to MOD"
tal?
12. what does lamotragine/lamictal do to oral oral contraceptives reduce the levels of
contraceptives? lamotragine, so lamotragine needs to be
increased.
13. What co morbidities do we need to con- cardiac disease
sider before administering tricyclic antide-
pressants?
they reduce HR and prolong QT.
14. How long will it take to see improvement or 2-6 weeks
results with after starting an SSRI?
15. what side effect does haloperidol cause in extrapyramidal symptoms (EPS)
patients?
16. Digoxin is a dysrhythmic, so if someone has The medications are working against one
A-fib and is taking that concomitantly also another. beta agonist increase the HR and
digoxin decreases the HR.
, NUR635 Pharm GCU final exam
taking a beta agonist like albuterol? what is
happening?
17. What happens if we give people with Puts them at risk for a HTN crisis.
pheochromocytoma a beta 2 agonist?
pheochromocytoma is a rare, usually non-
cancerous benign tumor that develops in
an adrenal gland.
18. Which medication has a black box warning Salmeterol (beta 2 adrenergic agonsit)
against using it as a singular agent in per- should be used cautiously or if not at all,
sistent asthma? there is an increased risk of asthma related
deaths with long acting bronchodilators.
19. What is Spiriva/tiotropium bromide a long acting antimuscarinic antagonist
(LAMA) used in the treatment for COPD.
20. if you prescribe beclomethasone, how do this medication is used everyday, not PRN.
you teach the patient to use it?
beclomethasone is a corticosteroid and
suppresses the actions of inflammatory
cells for the treatment of asthma.
21. when taking singulair (montelukast), what anxiety/depression, suicideal ideation,
mental things are we watching out for? and aggression.
singulair montelukast is a leukotriene re-
ceptor antagonist
22. what will benedryl do to an older man? and cause urinary retention
woman for that matter.
1. What is the first line treatment for a previ- Azithromycin
ously healthy person with community ac-
quired pneumonia? NOT amoxicillin
2. What are we worried about if you see an Serotonin Syndrome
SSRI and St. Johns Wart together on a med
list?
3. What is Phenytoin used for? Seizures and epilepsy
4. When will you see a hypersensitivity with people can develop a hypersensitivity 3-8
phenytoin? weeks after starting treatment, so you will
want to have them back in one month to
make sure they are not developing a sen-
sitivity.
reactions will present: rash, fever, ten-
der generalized lymphadenopathy, leuko-
cytosis with atypical lymphocytes, and
eosinophilia.
5. What medication can auto induce metabo- Carbamazepine
lization?
this medication is used to treat epilep-
sy and nerve pain in trigeminal neuralgia,
acute manic and mixed episodes of bipolar
disorder
6. Black box warning for carbamazepine? Stevens Johnsons Syndrome
7. How often should we monitor someone CBC every 3-4 months
who is taking carbamazepine?
they could end up with agranulocytosis (
low number of granulocytes (WBC)) mak-
, NUR635 Pharm GCU final exam
ing them susceptible to infection. blood
dyscriasis (disease or imbalance of the
blood).
8. What is gabapentin used to treat? Neuropathic pain
9. If someone is taking gabapentin and hav- if they are having suicidal ideation
ing strange thoughts, what do you want to
ask them?
10. What is lamotragine used for? epilepsy or bipolar disorder
11. what reactions are we worried about with "hypersensitivity reaction that would lead
someone that is taking lamotragine/lamic- to MOD"
tal?
12. what does lamotragine/lamictal do to oral oral contraceptives reduce the levels of
contraceptives? lamotragine, so lamotragine needs to be
increased.
13. What co morbidities do we need to con- cardiac disease
sider before administering tricyclic antide-
pressants?
they reduce HR and prolong QT.
14. How long will it take to see improvement or 2-6 weeks
results with after starting an SSRI?
15. what side effect does haloperidol cause in extrapyramidal symptoms (EPS)
patients?
16. Digoxin is a dysrhythmic, so if someone has The medications are working against one
A-fib and is taking that concomitantly also another. beta agonist increase the HR and
digoxin decreases the HR.
, NUR635 Pharm GCU final exam
taking a beta agonist like albuterol? what is
happening?
17. What happens if we give people with Puts them at risk for a HTN crisis.
pheochromocytoma a beta 2 agonist?
pheochromocytoma is a rare, usually non-
cancerous benign tumor that develops in
an adrenal gland.
18. Which medication has a black box warning Salmeterol (beta 2 adrenergic agonsit)
against using it as a singular agent in per- should be used cautiously or if not at all,
sistent asthma? there is an increased risk of asthma related
deaths with long acting bronchodilators.
19. What is Spiriva/tiotropium bromide a long acting antimuscarinic antagonist
(LAMA) used in the treatment for COPD.
20. if you prescribe beclomethasone, how do this medication is used everyday, not PRN.
you teach the patient to use it?
beclomethasone is a corticosteroid and
suppresses the actions of inflammatory
cells for the treatment of asthma.
21. when taking singulair (montelukast), what anxiety/depression, suicideal ideation,
mental things are we watching out for? and aggression.
singulair montelukast is a leukotriene re-
ceptor antagonist
22. what will benedryl do to an older man? and cause urinary retention
woman for that matter.
