APEA QBank Practice Test
What lab values need to be monitored in a patient on Tizanidine? -
Correct Answer ✔ ✔ LFTs and BP at baseline and 1 month after
the max dose is achieved (can cause hepatotoxicity and hypotension)
What class of drug is dabigatran (pradaxa)? -Correct Answer ✔ ✔
direct thrombin inhibitor
The most effective treatments for acne related to increased sebum
production are what? -Correct Answer ✔ ✔ oral contraceptives
and isotretinoin
Oral contraceptive regimen in which both the estrogen and
progesterone concentrations vary throughout the cycle -Correct
Answer ✔ ✔ quadriphasic
Oral contraceptive regimen in which the estrogen and progestin doses
are fixed throughout the cycle -Correct Answer ✔ ✔ monophasic
,Oral contraceptive regimen in which in the estrogen dose remains the
same for the first 21 days of the cycle, while progestin is lower in the
first half and higher in the second half -Correct Answer ✔ ✔
biphasic
Oral contraceptive regimen in which the estrogen remains consistent
and the progestin dose varies -Correct Answer ✔ ✔ triphasic
Patients who are receiving beta blockers may find what treatment for
allergies ineffective? -Correct Answer ✔ ✔ treatments containing
epinephrine
For a patient on warfarin who needs to receive a tetracycline
antibiotic, how will we adjust their warfarin? -Correct Answer ✔ ✔
tetracyclines depress prothrombin activity, same as warfarin, so we
need to decrease the warfarin to avoid an increase in INR and
significant bleeding
, What is the herbal, valerian root often used for? -Correct Answer ✔
✔ insomnia/sleep, ADHD, anxiety, depression
What is the herbal, saw palmetto, often used for? -Correct Answer ✔
✔ BPH
What is the herbal, black kohosh, often used for? -Correct Answer ✔
✔ symptoms of menopause - hot flashes
What is the herbal, St. John's wart, often used for? -Correct Answer
✔ ✔ depression
What are the intrauterine transplacental infections that can be passed
from mother to infant? -Correct Answer ✔ ✔ think TORCH;
toxoplasmosis, Other (syphilis, varicella zoster, parvovirus) Rubella,
Cytomegalovirus and Herpes simplex, as well as tuberculosis. Note
that chlamydia is NOT transplacental, but rather transvaginal during
childbirth
What lab values need to be monitored in a patient on Tizanidine? -
Correct Answer ✔ ✔ LFTs and BP at baseline and 1 month after
the max dose is achieved (can cause hepatotoxicity and hypotension)
What class of drug is dabigatran (pradaxa)? -Correct Answer ✔ ✔
direct thrombin inhibitor
The most effective treatments for acne related to increased sebum
production are what? -Correct Answer ✔ ✔ oral contraceptives
and isotretinoin
Oral contraceptive regimen in which both the estrogen and
progesterone concentrations vary throughout the cycle -Correct
Answer ✔ ✔ quadriphasic
Oral contraceptive regimen in which the estrogen and progestin doses
are fixed throughout the cycle -Correct Answer ✔ ✔ monophasic
,Oral contraceptive regimen in which in the estrogen dose remains the
same for the first 21 days of the cycle, while progestin is lower in the
first half and higher in the second half -Correct Answer ✔ ✔
biphasic
Oral contraceptive regimen in which the estrogen remains consistent
and the progestin dose varies -Correct Answer ✔ ✔ triphasic
Patients who are receiving beta blockers may find what treatment for
allergies ineffective? -Correct Answer ✔ ✔ treatments containing
epinephrine
For a patient on warfarin who needs to receive a tetracycline
antibiotic, how will we adjust their warfarin? -Correct Answer ✔ ✔
tetracyclines depress prothrombin activity, same as warfarin, so we
need to decrease the warfarin to avoid an increase in INR and
significant bleeding
, What is the herbal, valerian root often used for? -Correct Answer ✔
✔ insomnia/sleep, ADHD, anxiety, depression
What is the herbal, saw palmetto, often used for? -Correct Answer ✔
✔ BPH
What is the herbal, black kohosh, often used for? -Correct Answer ✔
✔ symptoms of menopause - hot flashes
What is the herbal, St. John's wart, often used for? -Correct Answer
✔ ✔ depression
What are the intrauterine transplacental infections that can be passed
from mother to infant? -Correct Answer ✔ ✔ think TORCH;
toxoplasmosis, Other (syphilis, varicella zoster, parvovirus) Rubella,
Cytomegalovirus and Herpes simplex, as well as tuberculosis. Note
that chlamydia is NOT transplacental, but rather transvaginal during
childbirth
