Nsg 6005 week 6 pharmacology mock exam
Patients with RA who are on chronic low-dose prednisone will need co-treatment with which
medications to prevent further adverse effects?
A. A bisphosphonate
B. Calcium supplementation
C. Vitamin D
D. All of the above - ANSD. All of the above
Amber is a twenty-four-year-old who has had migraines for ten years. She reports a migraine on average
of once a month. The migraines are effectively aborted with naratriptan (Amerge). When refilling
Amber's naratriptan education would include which of the following?
A. Naratriptan will interact with antidepressants, including selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and St
John's Wort, and she should inform any providers she sees that she has migraines.
B. Continue to monitor her headaches; if the migraine is consistently happening around her menses,
then there is preventive therapy available.
C. Pregnancy is contraindicated when taking a triptan.
D. All the given options are correct. - ANSD. All the given options are correct.
Kirk sprained his ankle and is asking for pain medication for his mild-to-moderate pain. The appropriate
first-line medication would be __________.
A. ibuprofen (Advil)
B. acetaminophen with hydrocodone (Vicodin)
C. oxycodone (OxyContin)
D. oral morphine (Roxanol) - ANSA. ibuprofen (Advil)
Sallie has been taking 10 mg of prednisone per day for the past six months. She should be assessed for
________.
, A. gout
B. iron deficiency anemia
C. osteoporosis
D. renal dysfunction - ANSC. osteoporosis
Henry is eighty-two years old and takes two aspirin every morning to treat the arthritis pain in his back.
He states that the aspirin helps him to "get going" each day. Lately, he has had some heartburn from the
aspirin. After ruling out an acute GI bleed, what would be an appropriate course of treatment for Henry?
A. Add an H2 blocker such as ranitidine to his therapy.
B. Discontinue the aspirin and switch him to Vicodin for the pain.
C. Decrease the aspirin dose to one tablet daily.
D. Have Henry take an antacid fifteen minutes before taking the aspirin each day. - ANSA. Add an H2
blocker such as ranitidine to his therapy.
Juanita presents to clinic with a complaint of headaches off and on for months. She reports she feels like
someone is "squeezing" her head. She occasionally takes Tylenol for the pain but usually just "toughs it
out." Initial treatment for tension headache includes asking her to keep a headache diary and a
prescription for ________.
A. sumatriptan (Imitrex)
B. naproxen (Aleve)
C. ergotamine (Ergostat)
D. Tylenol with codeine (Tylenol #3) - ANSB. naproxen (Aleve)
Narcotics are exogenous opiates. They act by ______.
A. inhibiting pain transmission in the spinal cord
B. attaching to receptors in the afferent neuron to inhibit the release of substance P
C. blocking neurotransmitters in the midbrain
Patients with RA who are on chronic low-dose prednisone will need co-treatment with which
medications to prevent further adverse effects?
A. A bisphosphonate
B. Calcium supplementation
C. Vitamin D
D. All of the above - ANSD. All of the above
Amber is a twenty-four-year-old who has had migraines for ten years. She reports a migraine on average
of once a month. The migraines are effectively aborted with naratriptan (Amerge). When refilling
Amber's naratriptan education would include which of the following?
A. Naratriptan will interact with antidepressants, including selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and St
John's Wort, and she should inform any providers she sees that she has migraines.
B. Continue to monitor her headaches; if the migraine is consistently happening around her menses,
then there is preventive therapy available.
C. Pregnancy is contraindicated when taking a triptan.
D. All the given options are correct. - ANSD. All the given options are correct.
Kirk sprained his ankle and is asking for pain medication for his mild-to-moderate pain. The appropriate
first-line medication would be __________.
A. ibuprofen (Advil)
B. acetaminophen with hydrocodone (Vicodin)
C. oxycodone (OxyContin)
D. oral morphine (Roxanol) - ANSA. ibuprofen (Advil)
Sallie has been taking 10 mg of prednisone per day for the past six months. She should be assessed for
________.
, A. gout
B. iron deficiency anemia
C. osteoporosis
D. renal dysfunction - ANSC. osteoporosis
Henry is eighty-two years old and takes two aspirin every morning to treat the arthritis pain in his back.
He states that the aspirin helps him to "get going" each day. Lately, he has had some heartburn from the
aspirin. After ruling out an acute GI bleed, what would be an appropriate course of treatment for Henry?
A. Add an H2 blocker such as ranitidine to his therapy.
B. Discontinue the aspirin and switch him to Vicodin for the pain.
C. Decrease the aspirin dose to one tablet daily.
D. Have Henry take an antacid fifteen minutes before taking the aspirin each day. - ANSA. Add an H2
blocker such as ranitidine to his therapy.
Juanita presents to clinic with a complaint of headaches off and on for months. She reports she feels like
someone is "squeezing" her head. She occasionally takes Tylenol for the pain but usually just "toughs it
out." Initial treatment for tension headache includes asking her to keep a headache diary and a
prescription for ________.
A. sumatriptan (Imitrex)
B. naproxen (Aleve)
C. ergotamine (Ergostat)
D. Tylenol with codeine (Tylenol #3) - ANSB. naproxen (Aleve)
Narcotics are exogenous opiates. They act by ______.
A. inhibiting pain transmission in the spinal cord
B. attaching to receptors in the afferent neuron to inhibit the release of substance P
C. blocking neurotransmitters in the midbrain
