NR566/NR 566 FINAL EXAM Questions with Verified Answers
(Correct Update)
Question 1: What is the first line treatment for Chlamydia that is taken BID for 7 days?
Answer: Doxycycline 100mg
Question 2: What is the IM treatment for uncomplicated gonorrhea?
Answer: Ceftriaxone 500mg
Question 3: What are two treatments for bacterial vaginosis in a pregnant patient.
Answer: Vaginal metronidazole 2% for 7 days. Clindamycin 1% for 7 days.
Question 4: What are doxazosin side effects?
Answer: hypotension, dizziness, nasal congestion
Question 5: What is doxazosin used to treat?
Answer: BPH
Question 6: Dutasteride (Avodart) is used to treat what?
Answer: BPH
Question 7: How long does it take to see effects of Dutasteride (Avodart)?
Answer: May take months. Patient should continue to take it even if improvement is not seen
right away.
Question 8: What are side effects of Dutasteride (Avodart)?
Answer: May lower ejaculatory volume. May lower libido.
Question 9: How do you know that Terazosin (Hytrin) is working?
Answer: Symptoms of dysuria, urgency, UTI, and hesitancy improve.
Question 10: When is it not safe to prescribe progesterone?
Answer: If a patient is pregnant or has had a hysterectomy. Breast cancer. Arterial disease.
Previous diagnosis of depression.
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, Question 11: What are side effects of progestin oral contraceptives?
Answer: irregular bleeding
Question 12: Benefits of using medroxyprogesterone acetate? (Depo-Provera)
Answer: Does not cause thrombolytic disorders, headache, nausea, or other adverse effects
associated with combo OC's.
Question 13: What are teaching points about testosterone patch?
Answer: Wash hands after applying Cover site after dried Wash application site before skin to
skin contact May cause rash at application site
Question 14: When is androgen therapy appropriate for short term use?
Answer: Pressure of delayed sexual maturation causes significant distress.
Question 15: When is androgen therapy appropriate for long term use?
Answer: Delayed puberty related to hypogonadism.
Question 16: What is alprostadil used for?
Answer: erectile dysfunction
Question 17: How does carbamazepine impact OC's?
Answer: Accelerate the metabolism reducing the effect.
Question 18: How would an OC be prescribed with carbamazepine?
Answer: Increase the estrogen dose, combine with a second form of birth control, or switch to an
alternate birth control.
Question 19: What is carbamazepine used to treat?
Answer: Seizure disorders
Question 20: What are the benefits of the etonogestrel sub-dermal implant (Nexplanon)?
Answer: Very effective Long-term option- 5 years Reversible after removed Women with a
history of thrombosis can use this
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(Correct Update)
Question 1: What is the first line treatment for Chlamydia that is taken BID for 7 days?
Answer: Doxycycline 100mg
Question 2: What is the IM treatment for uncomplicated gonorrhea?
Answer: Ceftriaxone 500mg
Question 3: What are two treatments for bacterial vaginosis in a pregnant patient.
Answer: Vaginal metronidazole 2% for 7 days. Clindamycin 1% for 7 days.
Question 4: What are doxazosin side effects?
Answer: hypotension, dizziness, nasal congestion
Question 5: What is doxazosin used to treat?
Answer: BPH
Question 6: Dutasteride (Avodart) is used to treat what?
Answer: BPH
Question 7: How long does it take to see effects of Dutasteride (Avodart)?
Answer: May take months. Patient should continue to take it even if improvement is not seen
right away.
Question 8: What are side effects of Dutasteride (Avodart)?
Answer: May lower ejaculatory volume. May lower libido.
Question 9: How do you know that Terazosin (Hytrin) is working?
Answer: Symptoms of dysuria, urgency, UTI, and hesitancy improve.
Question 10: When is it not safe to prescribe progesterone?
Answer: If a patient is pregnant or has had a hysterectomy. Breast cancer. Arterial disease.
Previous diagnosis of depression.
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, Question 11: What are side effects of progestin oral contraceptives?
Answer: irregular bleeding
Question 12: Benefits of using medroxyprogesterone acetate? (Depo-Provera)
Answer: Does not cause thrombolytic disorders, headache, nausea, or other adverse effects
associated with combo OC's.
Question 13: What are teaching points about testosterone patch?
Answer: Wash hands after applying Cover site after dried Wash application site before skin to
skin contact May cause rash at application site
Question 14: When is androgen therapy appropriate for short term use?
Answer: Pressure of delayed sexual maturation causes significant distress.
Question 15: When is androgen therapy appropriate for long term use?
Answer: Delayed puberty related to hypogonadism.
Question 16: What is alprostadil used for?
Answer: erectile dysfunction
Question 17: How does carbamazepine impact OC's?
Answer: Accelerate the metabolism reducing the effect.
Question 18: How would an OC be prescribed with carbamazepine?
Answer: Increase the estrogen dose, combine with a second form of birth control, or switch to an
alternate birth control.
Question 19: What is carbamazepine used to treat?
Answer: Seizure disorders
Question 20: What are the benefits of the etonogestrel sub-dermal implant (Nexplanon)?
Answer: Very effective Long-term option- 5 years Reversible after removed Women with a
history of thrombosis can use this
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