MSN 571 PHARM COMPREHENSIVE EXAM
PREP QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
VERIFIED STUDY RESOURCE
●● Which of the following is true?
Answer: Asthma is associated with a reduction in expiratory air flow.
●● Which of the following is false?
Answer: Long acting beta-2 agonist are used to treat an acute attack.
●● Which of the following is true?
Answer: All of the above
●● Non-opioid analgesics (like aspirin and ibuprofen) work through
inhibition of prostaglandin synthesis.
Answer: True
●● Which of the following factors increases the pain threshold?
Answer: Sleep
●● Due to their effect on the COX-1 enzyme, NSAIA's may produce
which of the following adverse effects?
,Answer: Stomach upset
●● Which of the following is false regarding aspirin?
Answer: It is given to children to reduce fever.
●● In acute overdose, acetaminophen adversely affects the
Answer: Liver
●● Which statement is false regarding NSAIDs?
Answer: None of the above
●● One of the most common patient care considerations with the use of
antihypertensives is orthostatic hypotension.
Answer: True
●● Which of the following could not be considered an adverse reaction
associated with opioids?
Answer: Mydriasis
●● Osteonecrosis is death of the bone caused by the impairment of
blood supply resulting in collapse of structural architecture.
Answer: True
, ●● Nasal decongestants produce which of the following alpha receptor
agonist effects?
Answer: Vasoconstriction of blood vessels
●● Bisphosphonates are not retained in your bone and leave the body
quickly.
Answer: False
●● Adverse reactions of antineoplastic drugs include which of the
following?
Answer: All of the above (Gastrointestinal distress, alopecia, bone
marrow suppression, decreased immunity, and increased risk of
infection)
●● Which is not a contributing factor to osteonecrosis of the jaw?
Answer: Slower bone turnover rate
●● What percentage of patients that are allergic to penicillin may also be
allergic to cephalosporin?
Answer: 10%
●● Suprainfection is an infection that is caused by proliferation of
microorganisms different from those causing the original infection.
Answer: True
PREP QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
VERIFIED STUDY RESOURCE
●● Which of the following is true?
Answer: Asthma is associated with a reduction in expiratory air flow.
●● Which of the following is false?
Answer: Long acting beta-2 agonist are used to treat an acute attack.
●● Which of the following is true?
Answer: All of the above
●● Non-opioid analgesics (like aspirin and ibuprofen) work through
inhibition of prostaglandin synthesis.
Answer: True
●● Which of the following factors increases the pain threshold?
Answer: Sleep
●● Due to their effect on the COX-1 enzyme, NSAIA's may produce
which of the following adverse effects?
,Answer: Stomach upset
●● Which of the following is false regarding aspirin?
Answer: It is given to children to reduce fever.
●● In acute overdose, acetaminophen adversely affects the
Answer: Liver
●● Which statement is false regarding NSAIDs?
Answer: None of the above
●● One of the most common patient care considerations with the use of
antihypertensives is orthostatic hypotension.
Answer: True
●● Which of the following could not be considered an adverse reaction
associated with opioids?
Answer: Mydriasis
●● Osteonecrosis is death of the bone caused by the impairment of
blood supply resulting in collapse of structural architecture.
Answer: True
, ●● Nasal decongestants produce which of the following alpha receptor
agonist effects?
Answer: Vasoconstriction of blood vessels
●● Bisphosphonates are not retained in your bone and leave the body
quickly.
Answer: False
●● Adverse reactions of antineoplastic drugs include which of the
following?
Answer: All of the above (Gastrointestinal distress, alopecia, bone
marrow suppression, decreased immunity, and increased risk of
infection)
●● Which is not a contributing factor to osteonecrosis of the jaw?
Answer: Slower bone turnover rate
●● What percentage of patients that are allergic to penicillin may also be
allergic to cephalosporin?
Answer: 10%
●● Suprainfection is an infection that is caused by proliferation of
microorganisms different from those causing the original infection.
Answer: True
