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NSG 6005 Week 7 Pharmacology Quiz
with 100% Verified Answers
Ashley comes to the clinic with a request for oral contraceptives. She has
successfully used oral contraceptives before and has recently started dating a
new boyfriend so would like to restart contraception. She denies recent
intercourse and has a negative urine pregnancy test in the clinic. An
appropriate plan of care would be:
A. Recommending she return to the clinic at the start of her next menses to
get a Depo Provera shot
B. Prescribing oral combined contraceptives and recommending that she start
them at the beginning of her next period and use a back-up method for the
first seven days
C. Prescribing oral contraceptives and having her start them the same day,
with a back-up method used for the first seven days
D. Discussing the advantages of using the topical birth control patch and
recommending she consider using the patch - -B. Prescribing oral
contraceptives and having her start them the same day, with a back-up
method used for the first seven days
Sallie has been diagnosed with osteoporosis and is asking about the once-a-
month pill to treat her condition. How do bisphosphonates treat
osteoporosis?
A. By selectively activating estrogen pathways in the bone
B. By reducing bone resorption by inhibiting PTH
, 2
C. By reducing bone resorption and inhibiting osteoclastic activity
D. By increasing PTH production - -B. By reducing bone resorption and
inhibiting osteoclastic activity
Shana is receiving her first medroxyprogesterone (Depo Provera) injection.
Shana will need to be monitored for:
A. Depression
B. Hypertension
C. Weight loss
D. Cataracts - -A. Depression
Infants with congenital hypothyroidism are treated with:
A. Levothyroxine
B. Liothyronine
C. Liotrix
D. Methimazole - -A. Levothyroxine
Prophylactic use of bisphosphonates is recommended for patients with early
osteopenia related to long-term use of which of the following drugs?
A. Selective estrogen-receptor modulators
B. Aspirin
NSG 6005 Week 7 Pharmacology Quiz
with 100% Verified Answers
Ashley comes to the clinic with a request for oral contraceptives. She has
successfully used oral contraceptives before and has recently started dating a
new boyfriend so would like to restart contraception. She denies recent
intercourse and has a negative urine pregnancy test in the clinic. An
appropriate plan of care would be:
A. Recommending she return to the clinic at the start of her next menses to
get a Depo Provera shot
B. Prescribing oral combined contraceptives and recommending that she start
them at the beginning of her next period and use a back-up method for the
first seven days
C. Prescribing oral contraceptives and having her start them the same day,
with a back-up method used for the first seven days
D. Discussing the advantages of using the topical birth control patch and
recommending she consider using the patch - -B. Prescribing oral
contraceptives and having her start them the same day, with a back-up
method used for the first seven days
Sallie has been diagnosed with osteoporosis and is asking about the once-a-
month pill to treat her condition. How do bisphosphonates treat
osteoporosis?
A. By selectively activating estrogen pathways in the bone
B. By reducing bone resorption by inhibiting PTH
, 2
C. By reducing bone resorption and inhibiting osteoclastic activity
D. By increasing PTH production - -B. By reducing bone resorption and
inhibiting osteoclastic activity
Shana is receiving her first medroxyprogesterone (Depo Provera) injection.
Shana will need to be monitored for:
A. Depression
B. Hypertension
C. Weight loss
D. Cataracts - -A. Depression
Infants with congenital hypothyroidism are treated with:
A. Levothyroxine
B. Liothyronine
C. Liotrix
D. Methimazole - -A. Levothyroxine
Prophylactic use of bisphosphonates is recommended for patients with early
osteopenia related to long-term use of which of the following drugs?
A. Selective estrogen-receptor modulators
B. Aspirin
