NR565 – Advanced Pharmacology Fundamentals Exam Study Guide – Midterm Exam

NR565 – Advanced Pharmacology Fundamentals

Exam Study Guide – Midterm Exam



Exam Format: Non-Cumulative exam
Question Type: Multiple Choice
Number of Questions: 100
Time Allotted: 120 minutes (1.2 minutes per question)
Testing Timeframe: The midterm exam will be available starting on
Wednesday week #4 at 12:01 am MT until Saturday week #4 at 11:59 pm
MT.


1. Exam Coverage

Content Areas:

 Week 1: Foundations in Pharmacology

 Week 2: Pharmacotherapy for Cardiovascular Conditions

 Week 3: Pharmacotherapy for Pain

 Week 4: Pharmacotherapy for Musculoskeletal and Rheumatologic
Conditions



2. Key Concepts to Study

Week 1: Chapters 1–10 – Foundations in Pharmacology

 Prescriptive authority

 Prescription writing

 Prescribing considerations

 Medication education

 Drug absorption

 Drug distribution

,  Drug metabolism

 Renal drug excretion

 Agonists and antagonists

 Drug interactions

 Hepatic drug metabolism

 Half-life

 Ways to minimize adverse drug reactions

 Boxed warnings

 Special considerations in drug metabolism

 Drug therapy during pregnancy

 Pregnancy risk categories

 Age-related pharmacokinetic changes

 Prescribing for elderly populations

 Pharmacokinetics in elderly and infants

 Beers Criteria medications

 Pharmacogenomics ancestry

 Potentially inappropriate drugs in pediatric patients

 Hepatotoxic drugs

 Drug selection



Week 2: Chapters 36-39 & 41-46 – Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy

 Hypertension treatment

 indication

 medication selection

 Beta Blockers