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2025/2026 PHARMACOLOGY FINAL EXAM BANK
CURRENTLY TESTING QUESTIONS AND
DETAILED CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFED)
GUARANTEED PASS ALREADY TOP-RATED A+.
PHARMACOLOGY
Ace your Pharmacology final exam with this comprehensive guide,
designed to solidify your understanding of drug classifications,
mechanisms, and therapeutic applications. This resource provides
high-yield detailed practice questions that reinforce essential concepts
for safe medication administration.
Which classification of rugs works primarily to remove
secretion from the respiratory tract by making the secretions
thinner?
a) Anticholinergics
b) Expectorants
c) Oxygen
d) Antitussives ...... ANSWER ....... b) Expectorants
Which of the following drug classifications suppresses
coughing?
a) Antihistamines
b) Antitussives
c) Decongestants
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d) Expectorants
e) Oxygen ...... ANSWER ....... b) Antitussives
A common side effect of glucocorticoids is:
a) increased blood pressure
b) oral fungal infection
c) decreased heart rate
d) hyperthyroidism ...... ANSWER ....... b) Oral fungal
infection
Medications that liquify very thick lung secretions, which
results in a more productive cough, are:
a) mast cell stabilizers
b) glucocorticoids
c) mucolytics
d) beta-adrenergic agents ...... ANSWER ....... c)
Mucolytics
Which test looks for the presence of Mycobacterium
tuberculosis?
a) rheumatoid fever
b) viral load
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c) bone scan
d) PPD ...... ANSWER ....... d) PPD
All of the following are acceptable routes for oxygen
EXCEPT:
a) Mask
b) Nasogastric
c) Tent
d) Nasal cannula ...... ANSWER ....... b) Nasogastric
During respiration, oxygen (O2) is exchanged with which
waste product?
a) CO
b) CO2
c) PO
d) PO2 ...... ANSWER ....... b) CO2
The regulating organ of the rate and depth of breathing is the:
a) lungs
b) diaphragm
c) brain
d) liver ...... ANSWER ....... c) Brain
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The exchange of CO2 and O2 occurs in the:
a) alveoli
b) bronchi
c) bronchioles
d) trachea ...... ANSWER ....... a) Alveoli
An example of a mast cell stabilizer is:
a) Relenza
b) Atrovent
c) Slo-Bid
d) Intal ...... ANSWER ....... d) Intal
Which of the following statements about mast cell stabilizers
is true?
a) They should be taken at the first sign of an asthma attack
b) The inhibit allergy cells from bursting open and releasing
substances that cause inflammation
c) They increase the body's reaction to asthma triggers
d) They take about 60 minutes to start working ......
ANSWER ....... b) The inhibit a;allergy cells from
2025/2026 PHARMACOLOGY FINAL EXAM BANK
CURRENTLY TESTING QUESTIONS AND
DETAILED CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFED)
GUARANTEED PASS ALREADY TOP-RATED A+.
PHARMACOLOGY
Ace your Pharmacology final exam with this comprehensive guide,
designed to solidify your understanding of drug classifications,
mechanisms, and therapeutic applications. This resource provides
high-yield detailed practice questions that reinforce essential concepts
for safe medication administration.
Which classification of rugs works primarily to remove
secretion from the respiratory tract by making the secretions
thinner?
a) Anticholinergics
b) Expectorants
c) Oxygen
d) Antitussives ...... ANSWER ....... b) Expectorants
Which of the following drug classifications suppresses
coughing?
a) Antihistamines
b) Antitussives
c) Decongestants
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d) Expectorants
e) Oxygen ...... ANSWER ....... b) Antitussives
A common side effect of glucocorticoids is:
a) increased blood pressure
b) oral fungal infection
c) decreased heart rate
d) hyperthyroidism ...... ANSWER ....... b) Oral fungal
infection
Medications that liquify very thick lung secretions, which
results in a more productive cough, are:
a) mast cell stabilizers
b) glucocorticoids
c) mucolytics
d) beta-adrenergic agents ...... ANSWER ....... c)
Mucolytics
Which test looks for the presence of Mycobacterium
tuberculosis?
a) rheumatoid fever
b) viral load
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c) bone scan
d) PPD ...... ANSWER ....... d) PPD
All of the following are acceptable routes for oxygen
EXCEPT:
a) Mask
b) Nasogastric
c) Tent
d) Nasal cannula ...... ANSWER ....... b) Nasogastric
During respiration, oxygen (O2) is exchanged with which
waste product?
a) CO
b) CO2
c) PO
d) PO2 ...... ANSWER ....... b) CO2
The regulating organ of the rate and depth of breathing is the:
a) lungs
b) diaphragm
c) brain
d) liver ...... ANSWER ....... c) Brain
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The exchange of CO2 and O2 occurs in the:
a) alveoli
b) bronchi
c) bronchioles
d) trachea ...... ANSWER ....... a) Alveoli
An example of a mast cell stabilizer is:
a) Relenza
b) Atrovent
c) Slo-Bid
d) Intal ...... ANSWER ....... d) Intal
Which of the following statements about mast cell stabilizers
is true?
a) They should be taken at the first sign of an asthma attack
b) The inhibit allergy cells from bursting open and releasing
substances that cause inflammation
c) They increase the body's reaction to asthma triggers
d) They take about 60 minutes to start working ......
ANSWER ....... b) The inhibit a;allergy cells from
