COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS LATEST 2026/2027
• Statin indications.
Answer: CAD, inhibits cholesterol synthesis in liver, lower
LDL/triglycerides
• Phenothiazines, like chlorpromazine, are used to treat___________..
Answer: Psychosis
• A1 Blockers have __________ as an adverse effect.. Answer: Hypotension
(They work too well)
• Statin medication names. Answer: ends in -statin
• Which drug works on the hypothalamus to reduce fevers?. Answer:
acetaminophen (Tylenol)
• Which drugs work to reduce symptoms of BPH?.
Answer: A1 Blockers such as tamsulosin (Flomax) and 5-Alpha Reductase
Inhibitors such as Proscar.
• Benzos and Antihistamines work to reduce__________.. Answer: Anxiety
• What are the signs and symptoms of a cholinergic crisis?. Answer:
Circulatory collapse Hypotension Bloody Diarrhea Bronchoconstriction
Shock Cardiac Arrest
• Clients with asthma or COPD should not receive
__________________________..
Answer: Non-selective Beta Blockers
• Statin contraindications.
Answer: grapefruit juice
• Hydroxzine hydrochloride (Atarax), Hydroxine pamoate (Vistaril) and
diphenhydramine (Benadryl) are all ______________________ and are
used to treat ______________..
Answer: Antihistamines Anxiety
, • Three catchecolamines are :.
Answer: Epinephrine Norepinephrine Dopamine
• B1 Beta Adrenergic Receptors are located in________..
Answer: The Heart--When it comes to Beta Receptors remember: You have
ONE heart and TWO lungs. Beta1 works in the heart and Beta2 works in the
lungs.
• Statin side effects.
Answer: Rhabdomyolysis (muscle breakdown), can present as muscle
cramping
• Cholinergic drugs mimic the ________ response which is __________ or
__________ ..
Answer: Parasympathetic rest digest
• statin nursing considerations.
Answer: risk of liver injury (check liver enzymes)
• Beta blocker drugs all end in what three letters?.
Answer: LOL Propranololol, atenolol, carvedilol
• Nicotinic Acid-Niacin (vitamin B) indication. Answer: CAD, lowers LDL,
VLDL
• Non-Benzos like Ambien can have ___________ as an adverse effect..
Answer: somnabulation (Sleep walking)
• Nicotinic Acid-Niacin (vitamin B) side effects.
Answer: Not well tolerated, flushing, warmth, hepatic injury
• Nicotinic Acid-Niacin (vitamin B) nursing considerations.
Answer: premeditate with aspirin (30 minutes before)
• ACE Inhibitors medication names. Answer: ends in -pril, -ril
• The dopaminergic drug for Parkinson's disease is _____________'. Answer:
carbida-levodopa (Sinemet)