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PHARMACOLOGY FINAL EXAM
REVIEW!!!! GRADE A+ COMPLETE
EXAM QUESTIONS AND 100% VERIFIED
ANSWERS (2026/2027) PASS
GUARANTEE
AEpatientEaboutEtoEreceiveEhisEmorningEdoseEofEdigoxinEhasEanEapicalEpulseEofE70EbeatsEperEminute
.EWhatEwillEtheEnurseEdo?

A.EAdministerEtheEdose.

B.EAdministerEtheEdoseEandEnotifyEtheEphysician.

C.ECheckEtheEradialEpulseEforE1EfullEminute.

D.EWithholdEtheEdoseEandEnotifyEtheE-ECORRECTEANSWERA.EAdministerEtheEdose.



InEassessingEaEpatientEbeforeEadministrationEofEaEcardiacEglycoside,EtheEnurseEknowsEthatEwhatEco
nditionEcanEpredisposeEaEpatientEtoEdigitalisEtoxicity?

A.EHypokalemia

B.EHyperkalemia

C.EHypocalcemia

D.EHypernatremiaE-
ECORRECTEANSWERA.EHypokalemia;EcontrolEventricularEresponseEtoEatrialEfibrillationEandEaEderive


dEfromEfoxglove.EDigoxinEisEtheEonlyEavailableEcardiacEglycoside---positiveEinotropic---
inhibitsEsodiumEpotassiumEpumpE(adenosineEtripphophatase)ESodiumEandEcalciumErise.ECholinerg
icEstimulationEviaEtheEvagusEnerveEofEParasympatheticEnervousEsystem.E---NegativeEchronotropic--
-NegativeEDromotropicEeffect



WhileEassessingEaEpatientEwhoEisEreceivingEintravenousEdigitalis,EtheEnurseErecognizesEthatEtheEdru
gEhasEaEnegativeEchronotropicEeffect.EHowEwouldEthisEdrugEeffectEbeEevidentEinEtheEpatient?

A.EIncreasedEheartErate

B.EDecreasedEheartErate

,C.EDecreasedEconduction

D.EIncreasedEectopicEbeatsE-ECORRECTEANSWERB.EDecreasedEheartErate



AEpatientEhasEbeenEtakingEdigoxinEatEhomeEbutEhasEtakenEanEaccidentalEoverdoseEandEhasEdevelop
edEtoxicity.EHeEhasEbeenEadmittedEtoEtheEtelemetryEunitEwhereEtheEphysicianEhasEorderedEdigoxinEi
mmuneEFabE(Digibind).ETheEpatientEasksEtheEnurseEwhyEtheEmedicationEisEordered.EWhatEisEtheEnu
rse'sEbestEresponse?

A.E"ItEworksEfasterEthanEdigoxin."

B.E"ItEisEsaferEthanEdigoxinEandEcanEbeEtakenEorally."

C.E"ItEhelpsEtoEconvertEtheEirregularEheartErhythmEtoEaEmoreEnormalErhythm."

D.E"ThisEdrugEisEanEantidoteEtoEdigoxinEandEwillEhelpEtoElowerEtheEbloodElevels."E-
ECORRECTEANSWERD.E"ThisEdrugEisEanEantidoteEtoEdigoxinEandEwillEhelpEtoElowerEtheEbloodElevels.


"E(severeEbradycardia,EadvancedEheartEblock,EventricularrEtachycardia,Efibrillation,EandEhyperkale
mia);EavailableEinEparentalEform.EClinicalEsignsEandEsymptomsEareEmonitoredENOTEserumElevels----
usedEforEsystolicEheartEfailureEandEatrialEfibrillation.



5.EAEpatientEhasEbeenEplacedEonEaEmilrinoneEinfusionEasEpartEofEtheEtherapyEforEend-
stageEheartEfailure.EWhatErisksEinvolvedEwithEthisEdrugEwillEtheEnurseEkeepEinEmindEwhileEassessingE
thisEpatientEduringEtheEinfusion?

A.EHypertension

B.EHyperkalemia

C.ENauseaEandEvomiting

D.ECardiacEdysrhythmiasE-
ECORRECTEANSWERD.ECardiacEdysrhythmiasE(contraindictatedEwithEventricularEtachycardia,EandEfi


brillation)EusedEforEtreatmentEofEatrialEfibrillation.EAvailableEinEOralEandEinjectionEform.



6.EAEpatientEwithEatrialEfibrillationEwasEstartedEonEdigoxin,EandE1EweekElaterEaEdigoxinElevelEwasEdra
wn.EWhichEresultEisEwithinEnormalEtherapeuticElevelsEforEdigoxin?

A.E0.4Eng/mL

B.E0.7Eng/mL

,C.E2.1Eng/mL

D.E2.6Eng/mLEorEhigherE-ECORRECTEANSWERB.E0.7Eng/mLE(normalE0.5EtoE2.0Eng/mL



7.EWhenEreviewingEtheElistEofEmedicationsEtakenEbyEaEpatientEwhoEwillEbeEreceivingEaEnewEprescrip
tionEforEdigoxin,EtheEnurseEwouldEbeEconcernedEaboutEwhichEmedicationEthatEmayEinteractEwithEth
eEdigoxin?

A.Easpirin

B.EacetaminophenE(Tylenol)

C.EfurosemideE(Lasix)

D.EvitaminEKE-
ECORRECTEANSWERC.EfurosemideE(Lasix);E(loopEDiuretics);EnumerousEonesEonEpageE341




8.ETheEnurseEisEreviewingEdischargeEteachingEforEaEpatientEwhoEwillEbeEtakingEdigoxinE(Lanoxin)Ethe
rapy.ETheEpatientEshouldEbeEtaughtEtoEavoidEwhichEfoodsEwhenEtakingEtheEdigoxin?

A.ELeafyEgreenEvegetables

B.EDairyEproducts

C.EGrapefruitEjuice

D.EBranEmuffinsE-ECORRECTEANSWERD.EBranEmuffins



9.EInEassessingEaEpatientEbeforeEadministrationEofEaEcardiacEglycoside,EtheEnurseEknowsEthatEwhichE
labEresultEcanEincreaseEtheEtoxicityEofEtheEdrug?

A.EPotassiumElevelE2.8EmEq/L

B.EPotassiumElevelE4.9EmEq/L

C.ESodiumElevelE140EmEq/L

D.ECalciumElevelE10Emg/dLE-
ECORRECTEANSWERA.EPotassiumElevelE2.8EmEq/LE(lowEpotassiumEnormalEisE3.5EtoE5.0)

, 10.ETheEnurseEadministeringEtheEphosphodiesteraseEinhibitorEinamrinoneErecognizesEthatEthisEdru
gEshouldEhaveEaEpositiveEinotropicEeffect.EThisEeffectEwillEresultEinEincreased

A.EheartErate.

B.EbloodEvesselEdilation.

C.EforceEofEcardiacEcontraction.

D.EconductionEofEelectricalEimpulsesEacrossEtheEheart.E-
ECORRECTEANSWERC.EforceEofEcardiacEcontraction.E(increaseEcAMP)EpositiveEinotropicE(byEmoreEc


alciumEavailableEinESR)effectEandEvasodilation,E(inodilators)---
positiveEchornotropicEeffect);EUSEDEINEICU;EADVERSEEEFFECT...thrombocytopenia,Edysrhythmia,Ev
entricular,EhypotensionEandEangina,Ehypokalemia,Etremor.



11.ETheEnurseEnotesEinEaEpatient'sEmedicalErecordEthatEnesiritideEhasEbeenEordered.EBasedEonEthisE
order,EtheEnurseEinterpretsEthatEtheEpatientEhasEwhichEdisorder?

A.EAtrialEfibrillation

B.EAcutelyEdecompensatedEheartEfailureEwithEdyspneaEatErest

C.ESystolicEheartEfailure

D.ELong-termEtreatmentEofEheartEfailure.E-
ECORRECTEANSWERB.EAcutelyEdecompensatedEheartEfailureEwithEdyspneaEatErest




SELECTEALLETHATEAPPLY:



1.EWhenEaEpatientEisEexperiencingEdigoxinEtoxicity,EwhichEclinicalEsituationEwouldEnecessitateEtheE
E


useEofEdigoxinEimmuneEFabE(Digibind)?ESelectEallEthatEapply.

A.ETheEpatientEreportsEseeingEcolorfulEhalosEaroundElights.

B.ETheEpatient'sEserumEpotassiumElevelEisEaboveE5EmEq/L.

C.ETheEpatientEisEexperiencingEnauseaEandEanorexia.

D.ETheEpatientEisEexperiencingEsevereEsinusEbradycardiaEthatEdoesEnotErespondEtoEcardiacEpacing.

E.ETheEpatientEhasEtakenEanEoverdoseEofEgreaterEthanE10EmgEofEdigoxin.E-
ECORRECTEANSWERB.ETheEpatient'sEserumEpotassiumElevelEisEaboveE5EmEq/L.

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