PCU COMMON MEDICATIONS Exam Questions and answers 2025.

PCU COMMON MEDICATIONS Exam
Questions and answers 2025



Albumin .25% ./ .5% .- .ANS✓✓-INDICATION: .25%-Ascites, .post .paracentesis/HD
.5%- .Hypovolemia .r/t .burns, .hypovolemic .shock, .post .paracentesis .
MONITOR .FOR: .Nephrotoxicity, .renal .failure

Albuterol .- .ANS✓✓-INDICATION: .Bronchospasm, .wheezing, .shortness .of
.breath
MONITOR .FOR: .Tachycardia, .N/V, .backache, .HA, .UTI, .cough, .chest .pain,
.bronchospasm, .hyperglycemia.


Allopurinol .- .ANS✓✓-INDICATION: .Gout, .calcium .renal .calculus, .increased .uric
.acid
MONITOR .FOR: .Maculopapular .eruption, .renal .failure, .hepatotoxicity, .aplastic
.anemia.


Alteplase .- .ANS✓✓-INDICATION: .Acute .MI, .Ischemic .CVA, .PE, .Central .Venous
.Catheter .Occlusion
MONITOR .FOR: .Dysrhythmia, .signs .and .symptoms .of .bleeding .(especially .GI),
.anaphylaxis, .CVA, .stroke, .pleural .effusion .and .pulmonary .edema


Amiodarone .- .ANS✓✓-INDICATION: .Afib, .cardiopulmonary .resuscitation, .SVT,
.ventricular .arrhythmia
MONITOR .FOR: .Bradyarrhythmias, .hypotension, .photosensitivity, .constipation,
.inc. .liver .enzymes, .malaise, .fatigue, .abnormal .gait


Amitriptyline .- .ANS✓✓-INDICATION: .Depression, .MAOI
MONITOR .FOR: .Weight .gain, .constipation, .dizziness, .HA, .SI .thoughts,
.somnolence, .blurred .vision, .prolonged .QT, .hepatotoxicity


Amlodipine .- .ANS✓✓-INDICATION: .HTN, .Stable .angina, .Raynaud's, .MI. .
MONITOR .FOR: .Flushing, .hypotension, .palpitations, .peripheral .edema, .abd.
.pain, .nausea, .HA, .dizziness, .fatigue


Carbamazepine .- .ANS✓✓-INDICATION: .Bipolar .1, .epilepsy, .trigeminal .neuralgia
MONITOR .FOR: .Hypotension, .pruritus, .constipation, .N/V, .ataxia, .blurred .vision

Carvedilol .- .ANS✓✓-INDICATION: .Acute .STEMI, .angina .pectoris, .heart .failure,
.HTN

, MONITOR .FOR: .Bradyarrhythmias, .hypotension, .peripheral .edema, .weight .gain,
.hyperglycemia, .dizziness, .ED, .fatigue


Cinacalcet .- .ANS✓✓-INDICATION: .CKD, .hypercalcemia, .primary
.hyperparathyroidism
MONITOR .FOR: .Hypotension, .hypercalcemia, .abd. .Pain, .constipation, .anemia,
.arthralgia, .depression, .cough, .dehydration


Clonidine .- .ANS✓✓-INDICATION: .Essential .HTN
MONITOR .FOR: .Contact .dermatitis, .hypotension, .xerostomia, .dizziness, .HA,
.fatigue, .AV .block


Clopidogrel .- .ANS✓✓-INDICATION: .Acute .STEMI, .STEMI .with .percutaneous
.intervention
MONITOR .FOR: .Signs .and .symptoms .of .bleeding, .coronary .artery .stent, .colitis,
.hepatotoxicity, .epidural .hematoma, .intraocular .hemorrhage


Cyclobenzaprine .- .ANS✓✓-INDICATION: .Fibromyalgia, .skeletal .muscle .spasm
MONITOR .FOR: .Constipation, .dizziness, .dysrhythmia, .anaphylaxis, .psychotic
.disorder


Digoxin .- .ANS✓✓-INDICATION: .Afib, .heart .failure
MONITOR .FOR: .N/V, .dizziness, .HA, .mental .disorder, .dysrhythmia,
.thrombocytopenia


Diltiazem .- .ANS✓✓-INDICATION: .Atrial .arrhythmia .(Afib), .HTN, .p. .SVT,
.pulmonary .HTN
MONITOR .FOR: .Bradyarrhythmias, .hypotension, .peripheral .edema, .dizziness,
.HA, .cough, .fatigue, .CHF, .hepatotoxicity


Divalproex .- .ANS✓✓-INDICATION: .Seizure, .bipolar, .migraine .prophylaxis
MONITOR .FOR: .Abd. .Pain, .backache, .dizziness, .blurred .vision, .palpitations,
.tachycardia


Dobutamine .- .ANS✓✓-INDICATION: .Decreased .cardiac .output, .HF
MONITOR .FOR: .Angina .pectoris, .HTN, .tachyarrhythmia, .HA, .dyspnea

Donepezil .- .ANS✓✓-INDICATION: .Alzheimer's, .dementia
MONITOR .FOR: .HTN, .syncope, .dec. .weight, .diarrhea, .N/V, .AV .block,
.ecchymosis, .cramps, .depression, .fatigue, .Torsades


Dopamine .- .ANS✓✓-INDICATION: .Bradyarrhythmia, .hypotension, .cardiogenic
.shock, .inc. .renal .perfusion
MONITOR .FOR: .Chest .pain, .HTN, .tachyarrhythmia, .N/V, .ectopic .beats, .HA,
.anxiety, .dyspnea, .oliguria, .wide .QRS


Enoxaparin .- .ANS✓✓-INDICATION: .Acute .STEMI, .DVT, .PE, .ischemia, .bridge .to
.warfarin .therapy