NAPLEX EXAM 2024 WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS

Name three examples of at-home tests that can be purchased OTC? - correct answer pregnancy, ovulation, HIV, herpes, fecal occult blood, drug tests lifespan of platelets? - correct answer 7-10 days -- reason you have to hold aspirin 10 days prior to surgery When would a CMP be helpful? - correct answer getting baseline electrolyte labs and liver function tests in one blood draw These are the three white blood cells (leukocytes) classified further as granulocytes - correct answer neutrophils, basophils, eosinophils Drug-induced agranulocytosis caused by what drugs? - correct answer clozapine, propylthiouracil, methimazole, procainamide, carbamazepine, bactrim, isoniazid For what lab values does JCO require a specific institution protocol? - correct answer critical lab values and in that protocol, physicians are required to have a time frame to manage them Define "myelosuppression" - correct answer a reduction in all hematopoietic cells (RBCs, platelets, leukocytes) What medications increase serum calcium ? - correct answer vitamin D, thiazides What medications DECREASE serum calcium? - correct answer corticosteroids, long-term heparin, loops, bisphosphonates, cinacalcet, topiramate, calcitonin T/F You mu