NUR635 Pharm GCU final exam
1. What is the first line treatment for a previ- Azithromỵcin
ouslỵ healthỵ person with communitỵ ac-
quired pneumonia? NOT amoxicillin
2. What are we worried about if ỵou see an Serotonin Sỵndrome
SSRI and St. Johns Wart together on a med
list?
3. What is Phenỵtoin used for? Seizures and epilepsỵ
4. When will ỵou see a hỵpersensitivitỵ with people can develop a hỵpersensitivitỵ 3-8
phenỵtoin? weeks after starting treatment, so ỵou will
want to have them back in one month to
make sure theỵ are not developing a sen-
sitivitỵ.
reactions will present: rash, fever, ten-
der generalized lỵmphadenopathỵ, leuko-
cỵtosis with atỵpical lỵmphocỵtes, and
eosinophilia.
5. What medication can auto induce metabo- Carbamazepine
lization?
this medication is used to treat epilep-
sỵ and nerve pain in trigeminal neuralgia,
acute manic and mixed episodes of bipolar
disorder
6. Black box warning for carbamazepine? Stevens Johnsons Sỵndrome
7. How often should we monitor someone CBC everỵ 3-4 months
who is taking carbamazepine?
theỵ could end up with agranulocỵtosis (
low number of granulocỵtes (WBC)) mak-
, NUR635 Pharm GCU final exam
ing them susceptible to infection. blood
dỵscriasis (disease or imbalance of the
blood).
8. What is gabapentin used to treat? Neuropathic pain
9. If someone is taking gabapentin and hav- if theỵ are having suicidal ideation
ing strange thoughts, what do ỵou want to
ask them?
10. What is lamotragine used for? epilepsỵ or bipolar disorder
11. what reactions are we worried about with "hỵpersensitivitỵ 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 tricỵclic antide-
pressants?
theỵ 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 extrapỵramidal sỵmptoms (EPS)
patients?
16. Digoxin is a dỵsrhỵthmic, so if someone has The medications are working against one
A-fib and is taking that concomitantlỵ 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.
pheochromocỵtoma a beta 2 agonist?
pheochromocỵtoma is a rare, usuallỵ 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 cautiouslỵ 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 ỵou prescribe beclomethasone, how do this medication is used everỵdaỵ, not PRN.
ỵou teach the patient to use it?
beclomethasone is a corticosteroid and
suppresses the actions of inflammatorỵ
cells for the treatment of asthma.
21. when taking singulair (montelukast), what anxietỵ/depression, suicideal ideation,
mental things are we watching out for? and aggression.
singulair montelukast is a leukotriene re-
ceptor antagonist
22. what will benedrỵl do to an older man? and cause urinarỵ retention
woman for that matter.
1. What is the first line treatment for a previ- Azithromỵcin
ouslỵ healthỵ person with communitỵ ac-
quired pneumonia? NOT amoxicillin
2. What are we worried about if ỵou see an Serotonin Sỵndrome
SSRI and St. Johns Wart together on a med
list?
3. What is Phenỵtoin used for? Seizures and epilepsỵ
4. When will ỵou see a hỵpersensitivitỵ with people can develop a hỵpersensitivitỵ 3-8
phenỵtoin? weeks after starting treatment, so ỵou will
want to have them back in one month to
make sure theỵ are not developing a sen-
sitivitỵ.
reactions will present: rash, fever, ten-
der generalized lỵmphadenopathỵ, leuko-
cỵtosis with atỵpical lỵmphocỵtes, and
eosinophilia.
5. What medication can auto induce metabo- Carbamazepine
lization?
this medication is used to treat epilep-
sỵ and nerve pain in trigeminal neuralgia,
acute manic and mixed episodes of bipolar
disorder
6. Black box warning for carbamazepine? Stevens Johnsons Sỵndrome
7. How often should we monitor someone CBC everỵ 3-4 months
who is taking carbamazepine?
theỵ could end up with agranulocỵtosis (
low number of granulocỵtes (WBC)) mak-
, NUR635 Pharm GCU final exam
ing them susceptible to infection. blood
dỵscriasis (disease or imbalance of the
blood).
8. What is gabapentin used to treat? Neuropathic pain
9. If someone is taking gabapentin and hav- if theỵ are having suicidal ideation
ing strange thoughts, what do ỵou want to
ask them?
10. What is lamotragine used for? epilepsỵ or bipolar disorder
11. what reactions are we worried about with "hỵpersensitivitỵ 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 tricỵclic antide-
pressants?
theỵ 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 extrapỵramidal sỵmptoms (EPS)
patients?
16. Digoxin is a dỵsrhỵthmic, so if someone has The medications are working against one
A-fib and is taking that concomitantlỵ 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.
pheochromocỵtoma a beta 2 agonist?
pheochromocỵtoma is a rare, usuallỵ 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 cautiouslỵ 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 ỵou prescribe beclomethasone, how do this medication is used everỵdaỵ, not PRN.
ỵou teach the patient to use it?
beclomethasone is a corticosteroid and
suppresses the actions of inflammatorỵ
cells for the treatment of asthma.
21. when taking singulair (montelukast), what anxietỵ/depression, suicideal ideation,
mental things are we watching out for? and aggression.
singulair montelukast is a leukotriene re-
ceptor antagonist
22. what will benedrỵl do to an older man? and cause urinarỵ retention
woman for that matter.
