NR 565 Ch 51 Women as Patients Practice Quiz Pharmacology QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS (2022 / 2023)

Prescribing for women during their childbearing years requires constant awareness of the possibility of: a. Pregnancy unless the women is on birth control b. Risk for silent bacterial or viral infections of the genitalia c. High risk for developmental disorders in their infants d. Decreased risk for abuse during this time 2. Intimate partner violence is a serious public health problem. It should be screened for: a. At every encounter within the health-care system b. When a women is being seen for symptoms of depression c. Throughout pregnancy d. If a sexually transmitted disease is diagnosed 3. Because of their longer life expectancy, women are more likely than men to experience a disabling condition. Common conditions in older women that can produce disability include: a. Depression b. Panic disorders c. Dementia d. All of the above 4. Gender differences between men and women in pharmacokinetics include: a. Women have more rapid gastric emptying so that drugs absorbed in the stomach have less exposure to absorption sites b. Women have a higher proportion of body fat so that lipophilic drugs have relatively greater volumes of distribution c. Women have increased levels of bile acids so that drugs metabolized in the intestine have higher concentrations d. Women have slower organ blood flow rates so drugs tend to take longer to be excreted 5. Which of the following drug classes is associated with significant differences in metabolism based on gender? a. Beta blockers b. Antibiotics c. Serotonin reuptake inhibitors