Chamberlain University-Illinois NR 565
Advanced Pharmacology Final Exam
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Latest Updated 2026
Why are nitrate-free periods every 24 hours necessary To inhibit the development of tolerance
for the patient on nitroglycerin therapy?
What does a low level of thyroid-stimulating hormone Hyperthroidism
indicate?
What would be the best option to treat a newly Propanolol (Inderal)
diagnosed patient with a low TSH level with?
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, Spironoaldactone (Aldactone) has what mechanism of Aldosterone antagonist
action (MOA)?
Heparin exerts its therapeutic action by what? Upregulating the activity of one of the body's natural anticoagulant molecules,
antithrombin III
What physiologic action happens when the offending Mast cells liberate large doses of histamine.
drug is administered during an anaphylactic reaction.
What are two systemic psoriasis medications? Photo-therapy and topical corticosteroids
What is the first choice of drug therapy for the Thiazide diuretics
majority of patients with uncomplicated stage I
hypertension?
What is the effect of cardiac glycosides? Digitalis glycosides have a negative chronotropic effect on the cardiac muscle
cells.
Amenorrhea is the most common side effect of which Medroxyprogesterone (Depo-Provera)
birth control medication?
What is an anti-hypertensive agent which competes Atenolol (Tenormin)
with epinephrine for available beta-receptor sites?
What type of action does nitrates have on the body? Reduction in systemic venous tone.
What is the recommended level of low-density 100mg/dl or less.
lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL) for patients with known
coronary artery disease?
What is the MOA of group IV anti-dysrhythmia drugs? Depressing phase 4 depolarization and lengthening phases 1 and 2
repolarization.
Which drug therapy should be used to lower the serum Anti-thyroid drugs.
concentration of thyroid hormones and re-establish
eumetabolic state in a patient with Graves' disease?
Which type of diuretic would be used for a stage I Loop diuretic.
hypertension in a patient with renal insufficiency?
What drug should be considered as first-line therapy Enalapril (Vasotec)
for a client with hypertension and heart failure?
Which drug is considered safe for hypertension Methyldopa (Aldomet)
treatment during pregnancy?
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7
Advanced Pharmacology Final Exam
Review Questions Verified and
Provided with A+ Graded Answers
Latest Updated 2026
Why are nitrate-free periods every 24 hours necessary To inhibit the development of tolerance
for the patient on nitroglycerin therapy?
What does a low level of thyroid-stimulating hormone Hyperthroidism
indicate?
What would be the best option to treat a newly Propanolol (Inderal)
diagnosed patient with a low TSH level with?
1/
7
, Spironoaldactone (Aldactone) has what mechanism of Aldosterone antagonist
action (MOA)?
Heparin exerts its therapeutic action by what? Upregulating the activity of one of the body's natural anticoagulant molecules,
antithrombin III
What physiologic action happens when the offending Mast cells liberate large doses of histamine.
drug is administered during an anaphylactic reaction.
What are two systemic psoriasis medications? Photo-therapy and topical corticosteroids
What is the first choice of drug therapy for the Thiazide diuretics
majority of patients with uncomplicated stage I
hypertension?
What is the effect of cardiac glycosides? Digitalis glycosides have a negative chronotropic effect on the cardiac muscle
cells.
Amenorrhea is the most common side effect of which Medroxyprogesterone (Depo-Provera)
birth control medication?
What is an anti-hypertensive agent which competes Atenolol (Tenormin)
with epinephrine for available beta-receptor sites?
What type of action does nitrates have on the body? Reduction in systemic venous tone.
What is the recommended level of low-density 100mg/dl or less.
lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL) for patients with known
coronary artery disease?
What is the MOA of group IV anti-dysrhythmia drugs? Depressing phase 4 depolarization and lengthening phases 1 and 2
repolarization.
Which drug therapy should be used to lower the serum Anti-thyroid drugs.
concentration of thyroid hormones and re-establish
eumetabolic state in a patient with Graves' disease?
Which type of diuretic would be used for a stage I Loop diuretic.
hypertension in a patient with renal insufficiency?
What drug should be considered as first-line therapy Enalapril (Vasotec)
for a client with hypertension and heart failure?
Which drug is considered safe for hypertension Methyldopa (Aldomet)
treatment during pregnancy?
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7
