Question 1.Patients with pheochromocytoma should avoid which of the following classes of
drugs due to the possibility of developing hypertensive crisis?
Expectorants
Beta 2 agonists
Antitussives
Antihistamines
Question 2. Harold, a forty-two-year-old African American, has moderate persistent asthma.
Which of the following asthma medications should he use cautiously, if at all?
Betamethasone, an inhaled corticosteroid
Salmeterol, an inhaled long-acting beta-agonist
, Albuterol, a short-acting beta-agonist
Montelukast, a leukotriene modifier
Question 3. Patients with allergic rhinitis may benefit from a prescription of:
Fluticasone (Flonase)
Cetirizine (Zyrtec)
OTC cromolyn nasal spray (Nasalcrom)
Any of the above
Question 4.Howard is a seventy-two-year-old male who occasionally takes diphenhydramine for
his seasonal allergies. Monitoring for this patient taking diphenhydramine would include
assessing for:
Urinary retention
Cardiac output
Peripheral edema
Skin for rash
, Question 5.Montelukast (Singulair) may be prescribed for:
A six-year-old with exercise-induced asthma.
A two-year-old with moderate persistent asthma.
An eighteen-month-old with seasonal allergic rhinitis.
None of the above; montelukast is not approved for use in children.
Question 6. Christy has exercise and mild persistent asthma and is prescribed two puffs of
albuterol fifteen minutes before exercise and as needed for wheezing. One puff per day of
beclomethasone (Qvar) is also prescribed. Teaching regarding her inhalers includes which one
of the following?