DRUG THERAPY TO DECREASE PAIN,
FEVER AND INFLAMMATION
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS 2025/2026
AAmanAarrivesAinAtheAemergencyAdepartmentAwithAaAswollenArightAankleAfromAaAfall.AHeAisAcom
plainingAofApainAandAlimitedAmobility.AWhatAfactorAisAcontributingAtoAtheApainAinAtheArightAankl
e?A(SelectAallAthatAapply.)
A.AblockingAofAcyclooxygenae-1A(COXA1)
B.AblockingAofACOX-1AandACOX-2
C.AreleaseAofAprostaglandinAE2
D.AreleaseAofAcytochromeAP450
E.AreleaseAofAarachidonicAacidA-
AcorrectAanswersCAandAE.AInflammationAisAtheAnormalAbodyAresponseAtoAtissueAdamageAfromAa
nyAsource,AandAitAmayAoccurAinAanyAtissueAorAorgan.AProstaglandinsAE2,AD2,AF2alpha,AandAI2Ain
duceAinflammationAandAalsoAenhanceAtheAeffectsAofAotherAmediatorsAofAtheAinfammatoryAresp
onse.AInAaddition,AthereAisAaAreleaseAofAarachidonicAacid.
AAhomeAcareAnurseAisAvisitingAanA88-year-
oldAman,AwhoAisAtakingAacetaminophenAforAarthriticApainAinAhisAknees.AWhichAofAtheAfollowing
ApatientAteachingAstatementsAisAmostAappropriateAtoAimplement?
A.A"AcetaminophenAwillAonlyAreliveApainAbutAnotAtheAinflammationAfromAarthritis."
B.A"AcetaminophenAisAappropriateAforAtheAtreatmentAofAinflammationAfromAarthritis."
C.A"YourAprimaryAhealthAcareAproviderAshouldAconsiderAaAprescriptionAofAVicodinA(acetaminop
hen/hydrocodone)."
D.A"TheAacetaminophenAshouldAbeAadministeredAonAanAemptyAstomach."A-
AcorrectAanswersA.AAcetaminophenAisAeffectiveAinAreducingApainAbutAnotAdecreasingAinflamma
tion.
AApatientAisAadmittedAtoAtheAemergencyAdepartmentAwithAdehydration.AWhichAofAtheAfollowin
gAassessmentsAofAtheApatient'sAvitalAsignsAdoesAtheAnurseAexpectAtoAassess?
, A.AelevatedAbloodApressure
B.AdiminishedApulse
C.AdiminishedArespiration
D.AelevatedAtemperatureA-
AcorrectAanswersD.AAAclientAwhoAisAdehydratedAhasAaAfeverAwithAanAelevationAinAbodyAtempera
ture.
AAnurseAisAteachingAaAchildcareAclassAtoAprospectiveAgrandparents.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAme
dicationsAisAcontraindicatedAinAchildren?
A.Aibuprofen
B.Aacetaminophen
C.Aamoxicillin
D.AaspirinA-
AcorrectAanswersD.ATheAnurseAshouldAinstructAtheAgrandparentsAthatAaspirinAincreasesAchildre
n'sAriskAofAdevelopingAReye'sAsyndrome,AandAtheyAshouldAnotAgiveAtheAdrugAtoAchildren.
AnAautomobileAworkerAvisitsAanAoccupationalAhealthAnurse.AHeAhasApainAinAhisArightAhandAdueA
toArepetitiveAmomentsAforAwhichAheAhasAbeenAtakingAaspirinA650AmgAeveryA2Ahours.AWhichAofA
theAfollowingAsymptomsAisAindicativeAofAsalicylateAtoxicity?
A.AringingAinAtheAears
B.AhalosAaroundAlights
C.Aedema
D.AdysrhythmiaA-
AcorrectAanswersA.ATinnitusAisAringingAinAtheAearsAandAisAindicativeAofAsalicylateAtoxicity,AalsoAk
nownAasAsalicylism.
AAphysicianAtellsAaApatientAtoAtakeAaspirinAforAbackApain.AItAisAmostAimportantAtoAinstructAtheAp
atientAto
A.AtakeAtheAmedicationAonAanAemptyAstomachAtoAenhanceAabsorption.
B.AtakeAtheAmedicationAafterAaAmealAtoApreventAgastricAirritation.
C.AcrushAtheAenteric-coatedAtabletAforAincreasedAeffectiveness.
FEVER AND INFLAMMATION
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS 2025/2026
AAmanAarrivesAinAtheAemergencyAdepartmentAwithAaAswollenArightAankleAfromAaAfall.AHeAisAcom
plainingAofApainAandAlimitedAmobility.AWhatAfactorAisAcontributingAtoAtheApainAinAtheArightAankl
e?A(SelectAallAthatAapply.)
A.AblockingAofAcyclooxygenae-1A(COXA1)
B.AblockingAofACOX-1AandACOX-2
C.AreleaseAofAprostaglandinAE2
D.AreleaseAofAcytochromeAP450
E.AreleaseAofAarachidonicAacidA-
AcorrectAanswersCAandAE.AInflammationAisAtheAnormalAbodyAresponseAtoAtissueAdamageAfromAa
nyAsource,AandAitAmayAoccurAinAanyAtissueAorAorgan.AProstaglandinsAE2,AD2,AF2alpha,AandAI2Ain
duceAinflammationAandAalsoAenhanceAtheAeffectsAofAotherAmediatorsAofAtheAinfammatoryAresp
onse.AInAaddition,AthereAisAaAreleaseAofAarachidonicAacid.
AAhomeAcareAnurseAisAvisitingAanA88-year-
oldAman,AwhoAisAtakingAacetaminophenAforAarthriticApainAinAhisAknees.AWhichAofAtheAfollowing
ApatientAteachingAstatementsAisAmostAappropriateAtoAimplement?
A.A"AcetaminophenAwillAonlyAreliveApainAbutAnotAtheAinflammationAfromAarthritis."
B.A"AcetaminophenAisAappropriateAforAtheAtreatmentAofAinflammationAfromAarthritis."
C.A"YourAprimaryAhealthAcareAproviderAshouldAconsiderAaAprescriptionAofAVicodinA(acetaminop
hen/hydrocodone)."
D.A"TheAacetaminophenAshouldAbeAadministeredAonAanAemptyAstomach."A-
AcorrectAanswersA.AAcetaminophenAisAeffectiveAinAreducingApainAbutAnotAdecreasingAinflamma
tion.
AApatientAisAadmittedAtoAtheAemergencyAdepartmentAwithAdehydration.AWhichAofAtheAfollowin
gAassessmentsAofAtheApatient'sAvitalAsignsAdoesAtheAnurseAexpectAtoAassess?
, A.AelevatedAbloodApressure
B.AdiminishedApulse
C.AdiminishedArespiration
D.AelevatedAtemperatureA-
AcorrectAanswersD.AAAclientAwhoAisAdehydratedAhasAaAfeverAwithAanAelevationAinAbodyAtempera
ture.
AAnurseAisAteachingAaAchildcareAclassAtoAprospectiveAgrandparents.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAme
dicationsAisAcontraindicatedAinAchildren?
A.Aibuprofen
B.Aacetaminophen
C.Aamoxicillin
D.AaspirinA-
AcorrectAanswersD.ATheAnurseAshouldAinstructAtheAgrandparentsAthatAaspirinAincreasesAchildre
n'sAriskAofAdevelopingAReye'sAsyndrome,AandAtheyAshouldAnotAgiveAtheAdrugAtoAchildren.
AnAautomobileAworkerAvisitsAanAoccupationalAhealthAnurse.AHeAhasApainAinAhisArightAhandAdueA
toArepetitiveAmomentsAforAwhichAheAhasAbeenAtakingAaspirinA650AmgAeveryA2Ahours.AWhichAofA
theAfollowingAsymptomsAisAindicativeAofAsalicylateAtoxicity?
A.AringingAinAtheAears
B.AhalosAaroundAlights
C.Aedema
D.AdysrhythmiaA-
AcorrectAanswersA.ATinnitusAisAringingAinAtheAearsAandAisAindicativeAofAsalicylateAtoxicity,AalsoAk
nownAasAsalicylism.
AAphysicianAtellsAaApatientAtoAtakeAaspirinAforAbackApain.AItAisAmostAimportantAtoAinstructAtheAp
atientAto
A.AtakeAtheAmedicationAonAanAemptyAstomachAtoAenhanceAabsorption.
B.AtakeAtheAmedicationAafterAaAmealAtoApreventAgastricAirritation.
C.AcrushAtheAenteric-coatedAtabletAforAincreasedAeffectiveness.