NUR 521 ADVANCED PHARMACOLOGY
EXAM 3 UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA
COMPREHENSIVE TEST PAPER 2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
⫸ Activated charcoal reacts with hydrochloric acid in the stomach to
form carbon dioxide and magnesium chloride thus neutralizing excess
acid in the stomach. Answer: False
⫸ Side effects of sodium bicarbonate include: Answer: bradypnea,
restlessness, unpleasant taste
⫸ Black/tarry stools are a side effect of what medication? Answer:
bismuth
⫸ What medication work on the opioid receptors? Answer: loperamide
⫸ A side effect of excessive lactobacillus acidophilus is: Answer:
fungemia
⫸ All of the following are hyperosmotic laxatives except: Answer:
fleets enema
⫸ The only FDA approved laxative for opioid induced constipation is:
Answer: lubiprostone
, ⫸ What hormone is blocked with the administration of
metoclopramide? Answer: dopamine
⫸ H2 receptors are located where in the stomach: Answer: gastric
parietal cells
⫸ All of the following are examples of non steroidal anti-inflammatory
medications except: Answer: acetaminophen
⫸ Opiates bind to inactivate opiate receptors on cells located in the
______ and ________. Answer: brain and spinal cord
⫸ QT prolongation is a side effect of what medication? Answer:
buprenorphine, haldol, quetiapine
⫸ Acetaminophen has analgesic, antipyretic, and anti-inflammatory
functions. Answer: false
⫸ Allopurinol is contraindicated in patients of Korean descent with
chronic kidney disease stage ____ or worse? Answer: 3
⫸ You are prescribing phenytoin to a young patient with new onset
seizure. She asked you to explain how the medication works? What is
the best response? Answer: The medication slows down nerve impulses
in the brain to control and prevent seizure activity
EXAM 3 UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA
COMPREHENSIVE TEST PAPER 2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
⫸ Activated charcoal reacts with hydrochloric acid in the stomach to
form carbon dioxide and magnesium chloride thus neutralizing excess
acid in the stomach. Answer: False
⫸ Side effects of sodium bicarbonate include: Answer: bradypnea,
restlessness, unpleasant taste
⫸ Black/tarry stools are a side effect of what medication? Answer:
bismuth
⫸ What medication work on the opioid receptors? Answer: loperamide
⫸ A side effect of excessive lactobacillus acidophilus is: Answer:
fungemia
⫸ All of the following are hyperosmotic laxatives except: Answer:
fleets enema
⫸ The only FDA approved laxative for opioid induced constipation is:
Answer: lubiprostone
, ⫸ What hormone is blocked with the administration of
metoclopramide? Answer: dopamine
⫸ H2 receptors are located where in the stomach: Answer: gastric
parietal cells
⫸ All of the following are examples of non steroidal anti-inflammatory
medications except: Answer: acetaminophen
⫸ Opiates bind to inactivate opiate receptors on cells located in the
______ and ________. Answer: brain and spinal cord
⫸ QT prolongation is a side effect of what medication? Answer:
buprenorphine, haldol, quetiapine
⫸ Acetaminophen has analgesic, antipyretic, and anti-inflammatory
functions. Answer: false
⫸ Allopurinol is contraindicated in patients of Korean descent with
chronic kidney disease stage ____ or worse? Answer: 3
⫸ You are prescribing phenytoin to a young patient with new onset
seizure. She asked you to explain how the medication works? What is
the best response? Answer: The medication slows down nerve impulses
in the brain to control and prevent seizure activity
