PHARMACOLOGY EXAM 4 PRACTICE
QUESTIONS CORRECTLY ANSWERED A+
GRADED.
Bailey is a 14-year-old patient who presents to the clinic with symptoms
consistent with mycoplasma pneumonia. What is the treatment for
suspected mycoplasma pneumonia in an adolescent?
Azithromycin
Drug resistant tuberculosis (TB) is defined as TB that is resistant to:
Rifampin and isoniazid
Goals when treating tuberculosis include:
Completion of recommended therapy
The principles of drug therapy for the treatment of tuberculosis include:
Drugs need to be taken on a regular basis for a sufficient amount of time to be
effective.
Lilliana has confirmed tuberculosis and is placed on a 6-month treatment
regimen. The 6-month regimen consists of:
Two months of four-drug therapy (INH, rifampin, pyrazinamide, and
ethambutol) followed by Four months of INH and rifampin
Jordan has extensively resistant tuberculosis (TB). Treatment for extensively
resistant TB would include:
Treatment with at least two drugs to which the TB is susceptible
Sunny is 24 weeks pregnant and has been diagnosed with tuberculosis (TB).
Treatment regimens for a pregnant patient with TB would include:
Pyridoxine
, Lola is a 5-year-old patient who has been diagnosed with tuberculosis. His
treatment would include:
Pyridoxine
Frankie is a 9-year-old patient who lives in a household with a family
member newly diagnosed with tuberculosis (TB). To prevent Ezekiel from
developing TB he should be treated with:
9 months of INH
Cidney is completing a 6-month regimen to treat tuberculosis (TB).
Monitoring of a patient on TB therapy includes:
Monthly sputum cultures
Compliance with directly observed therapy can be increased by:
Convenient clinic times
Incentives such as food, clothing, and transportation costs
Offering gifts for compliance
*All of the above*
Many patients self-medicate with antacids. Which patients should be
counseled to not take calcium carbonate antacids without discussing it with
their provider or a pharmacist first?
Avoided in patients with kidney stones
Patients taking antacids should be educated regarding these drugs,
including letting them know that:
They may cause constipation or diarrhea
Many are high in sodium
They should separate antacids from other medications by 1 hour
*All of the above*
Charlotte has diarrhea and is wondering if she can take loperamide
(Imodium) for the diarrhea. Loperamide:
QUESTIONS CORRECTLY ANSWERED A+
GRADED.
Bailey is a 14-year-old patient who presents to the clinic with symptoms
consistent with mycoplasma pneumonia. What is the treatment for
suspected mycoplasma pneumonia in an adolescent?
Azithromycin
Drug resistant tuberculosis (TB) is defined as TB that is resistant to:
Rifampin and isoniazid
Goals when treating tuberculosis include:
Completion of recommended therapy
The principles of drug therapy for the treatment of tuberculosis include:
Drugs need to be taken on a regular basis for a sufficient amount of time to be
effective.
Lilliana has confirmed tuberculosis and is placed on a 6-month treatment
regimen. The 6-month regimen consists of:
Two months of four-drug therapy (INH, rifampin, pyrazinamide, and
ethambutol) followed by Four months of INH and rifampin
Jordan has extensively resistant tuberculosis (TB). Treatment for extensively
resistant TB would include:
Treatment with at least two drugs to which the TB is susceptible
Sunny is 24 weeks pregnant and has been diagnosed with tuberculosis (TB).
Treatment regimens for a pregnant patient with TB would include:
Pyridoxine
, Lola is a 5-year-old patient who has been diagnosed with tuberculosis. His
treatment would include:
Pyridoxine
Frankie is a 9-year-old patient who lives in a household with a family
member newly diagnosed with tuberculosis (TB). To prevent Ezekiel from
developing TB he should be treated with:
9 months of INH
Cidney is completing a 6-month regimen to treat tuberculosis (TB).
Monitoring of a patient on TB therapy includes:
Monthly sputum cultures
Compliance with directly observed therapy can be increased by:
Convenient clinic times
Incentives such as food, clothing, and transportation costs
Offering gifts for compliance
*All of the above*
Many patients self-medicate with antacids. Which patients should be
counseled to not take calcium carbonate antacids without discussing it with
their provider or a pharmacist first?
Avoided in patients with kidney stones
Patients taking antacids should be educated regarding these drugs,
including letting them know that:
They may cause constipation or diarrhea
Many are high in sodium
They should separate antacids from other medications by 1 hour
*All of the above*
Charlotte has diarrhea and is wondering if she can take loperamide
(Imodium) for the diarrhea. Loperamide:
