RASMUSSEN PHARMACOLOGY EXAMINATION
TEST 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ Drug that PREVENT or block a response. Answer: antagonist
◉ Therapeutic WINDOW is what? Answer: level of the drug between
minimal effective concentration in the plasma for obtaining desired drug
response and the minimal toxic concentration
◉ The time it takes for one half of the drug concentration to be
eliminated from the body is called? Answer: half life
◉ what is a patient on two highly protein bound drugs at risk for?
Answer: accumulation and toxicity
◉ a decreased responsiveness over the course of therapy, which may
lead to the need to increase dosages to attain the same effect. Answer:
tolerance
◉ what is it called for drugs to share many common features. Answer:
classification or class
,◉ what makes drugs fit into the same "Class". Answer: -related by
chemical structure
-work in the same way
-used for the same purpose
◉ another name for antagonist. Answer: adrenergic blocker
◉ who do you NOT give antagonist or adrenergic blocker to? Answer:
asthma client
◉ Beta Blockers commonly seen in what clients? Answer: hypertension
◉ antagononist suffix. Answer: LOL
◉ antagonist S/S. Answer: decreased heart rate
rest and digest
bronchospasm
◉ agonist S/S. Answer: increased heart rate
fight or flight
vasoconstriction
,increased blood sugar
◉ Before administering antagonist what do you check. Answer: Heart
rate
Blood Pressure
◉ Cholinergic. Answer: salivate
lacrimation
urinate
deficate
decreased weight
◉ Anticholinergic. Answer: Cant see
Cant pee
Cant spit
Cant poop
increased heart rate
◉ what type of drug is Reglan? Answer: Cholinergic
◉ how do you treat cholinergic crisis. Answer: atropine
, ◉ cholinergic crisis S/S. Answer: flushing
sweating
nausea
abd cramping
◉ anticholinergic drugs are contradicted in who? Answer: -coronary
artery disease (Increase heart rate)
-GI obstruction (constipates)
-supraventricular tachycardia (increased heart rate)
◉ CNS stimulant drugs are contradicted in who? Answer: -coronary
artery disease (cause vasoconstriction=heart attack)
-Hypertension (additive hypertension=stroke)
◉ Hemorrhagic stroke. Answer: -increased B/P
-increased heart rate
-increased respiratory rate
-unresponsive to deep pain
◉ Anorexiants can leas to what? Answer: 16X greater for stroke
◉ Most common side effects of Ritalin. Answer: -irratability
TEST 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ Drug that PREVENT or block a response. Answer: antagonist
◉ Therapeutic WINDOW is what? Answer: level of the drug between
minimal effective concentration in the plasma for obtaining desired drug
response and the minimal toxic concentration
◉ The time it takes for one half of the drug concentration to be
eliminated from the body is called? Answer: half life
◉ what is a patient on two highly protein bound drugs at risk for?
Answer: accumulation and toxicity
◉ a decreased responsiveness over the course of therapy, which may
lead to the need to increase dosages to attain the same effect. Answer:
tolerance
◉ what is it called for drugs to share many common features. Answer:
classification or class
,◉ what makes drugs fit into the same "Class". Answer: -related by
chemical structure
-work in the same way
-used for the same purpose
◉ another name for antagonist. Answer: adrenergic blocker
◉ who do you NOT give antagonist or adrenergic blocker to? Answer:
asthma client
◉ Beta Blockers commonly seen in what clients? Answer: hypertension
◉ antagononist suffix. Answer: LOL
◉ antagonist S/S. Answer: decreased heart rate
rest and digest
bronchospasm
◉ agonist S/S. Answer: increased heart rate
fight or flight
vasoconstriction
,increased blood sugar
◉ Before administering antagonist what do you check. Answer: Heart
rate
Blood Pressure
◉ Cholinergic. Answer: salivate
lacrimation
urinate
deficate
decreased weight
◉ Anticholinergic. Answer: Cant see
Cant pee
Cant spit
Cant poop
increased heart rate
◉ what type of drug is Reglan? Answer: Cholinergic
◉ how do you treat cholinergic crisis. Answer: atropine
, ◉ cholinergic crisis S/S. Answer: flushing
sweating
nausea
abd cramping
◉ anticholinergic drugs are contradicted in who? Answer: -coronary
artery disease (Increase heart rate)
-GI obstruction (constipates)
-supraventricular tachycardia (increased heart rate)
◉ CNS stimulant drugs are contradicted in who? Answer: -coronary
artery disease (cause vasoconstriction=heart attack)
-Hypertension (additive hypertension=stroke)
◉ Hemorrhagic stroke. Answer: -increased B/P
-increased heart rate
-increased respiratory rate
-unresponsive to deep pain
◉ Anorexiants can leas to what? Answer: 16X greater for stroke
◉ Most common side effects of Ritalin. Answer: -irratability
