NSG 6005 WEEK 6 PHARMACOLOGY EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS RATED A+ SURE PASS LATEST UPDATE

NSG 6005 WEEK 6 PHARMACOLOGY
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
RATED A+ SURE PASS LATEST
UPDATE
Jaylamismamnine-year-
oldmwhomhasmbeenmdiagnosedmwithmmigrainesmformalmostmtwomyears.mShemismmissingmupmtomamwe
ekmofmschoolmeachmmonth.mHermheadachemdiarymconfirmsmshemaveragesmfourmormfivemmigrainesmp
ermmonth.mWhichmofmthemfollowingmwouldmbemappropriate?



A.mPrescribemamitriptylinem(Elavil)mdaily,mstartmatmamlowmdosemandmincreasemthemdosemslowlymever
ymtwomweeksmuntilmeffectiveminmeliminatingmmigraines.

B.mEncouragemhermmothermtomgivemhermExcedrinmMigrainem(aspirin,macetaminophen,mandmcaffeine
)matmthemfirstmsignmofmamheadachemtomabortmthemheadache.

C.mPrescribempropranololm(Inderal)mtombemtakenmdailymformatmleastmthreemmonths.

D.mExplainmthatmitmismraremformamnine-year-
oldmtomgetmmigrainesmandmthatmshemneedsmanmMRImtomrulemoutmambrainmtumor.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERSmC.mPrescribempropranololm(Inderal)mtombemtakenmdailymformatmleastmthreemm


onths.



Whenmprescribedmanmopioidmanalgesicmsuchmasmacetaminophenmandmcodeinem(Tylenolm#3),mwhic
hmofmthemfollowingminstructionsmshouldmthempatientmfollow?



A.mThemmedicationmmaymcausemsedation,msomthempatientmshouldmnotmdrive.

B.mConstipationmismamcommonmsidemeffect,msomthempatientmshouldmincreasemfluidsmandmfiber.

C.mThempatientmshouldmnotmtakemanymothermacetaminophen-
containingmmedicationsmatmthemsamemtime.

D.mAllmthemgivenmoptionsmaremcorrect.m-mCORRECTmANSWERSmD.mAllmthemgivenmoptionsmaremcorrect

, Patientsmwhosemtotalmdosemofmprednisonemexceedm1mgrammwillmmostmlikelymneedmamsecondmpresc
riptionmform_________.



A.mmetformin,mambiguanidemtompreventmdiabetes

B.momeprazole,mamprotonmpumpminhibitormtompreventmpepticmulcermdisease

C.mnaproxen,manmNSAIDmtomtreatmjointmpain

D.mfurosemide,mamdiureticmtomtreatmfluidmretentionm-
mCORRECTmANSWERSmB.momeprazole,mamprotonmpumpminhibitormtompreventmpepticmulcermdisease




Themchemicalsmthatmpromotemthemspreadmofmpainmlocallymincludem_________.



A.mserotonin

B.mnorepinephrine

C.menkephalin

D.mneurokininmAm-mCORRECTmANSWERSmD.mneurokininmA



Differentmareasmofmthembrainmareminvolvedminmspecificmaspectsmofmpain.mThemreticularmandmlimbicm
systemsminmthembrainminfluencem______.



A.mthemsensorymaspectsmofmpain

B.mthemdiscriminativemaspectsmofmpain

C.mthemmotivationalmaspectsmofmpain

D.mthemcognitivemaspectsmofmpainm-mCORRECTmANSWERSmC.mthemmotivationalmaspectsmofmpain



Kaseymfracturedmhismankleminmtwomplacesmandmismaskingmformpainmmedication.mThemappropriatemfir
st-linemmedicationmwouldmbem_________.