PHARMACOLOGY - FNP EXAM- 3P PREP ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS LATEST UPDATED (GRADED A+)

PHARMACOLOGY - FNP EXAM- 3P PREP
ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
LATEST UPDATED 2024/2025 (GRADED A+)

MacrolidesM(erythro,Mclarithro,Mpediazole),MAntifungalsM(ketoconazole,Mfluconazole),MCisaprideM(Propulsi
d)M*BeenMpulled,MCimetidineM(Tagament),MCitalopramM(Celexa)M-McorrectManswer-
CausesMtheMmostMinteractions



CauseMorMexacerbateMCHFMinMsomeMpatient.MDoMnotMuseMinMClassMIIIMorMIVMheartMfailure;MStopMActosMifMc
/oMdyspnea,MweightMgain,McoughM(heartMfailure)M-McorrectManswer-ThiazolidinedionesM(TZDs)M-
MPioglitazoneM(Actos)




HighMriskMofMweightMgain,MmetabolicMsyndrome,MandMtypeM2;M

MonitorMweightMeveryM3Mmonths,MhigherMmortalityMinMelderlyMpatients

MonitorMTSH,Mlipids,Mweight/BMIM-McorrectManswer-AtypicalMantipsychoticsM-M

RisperidoneM(Risperdal)

OlanzapineM(Zyprexa)

QuietipineM(Seroquel)



JawMpainM(jawMnecrosis),MchestMpain,MdifficultyMswallowing,MburningMmid-backM(perforation).

TakeMaloneMuponMawakeningMwithM8MozMglassMofMwaterMnotMjuiceMbeforeMbreakfast.

DoMnotMlieMdownMxM30Mmin.Mafterwards,MdoMnotMmixMwithMotherMmeds.M-McorrectManswer-
Bisposphonates-

AlendronateM(Fosamax)

RisedronateM(Actonel)



DoMnotMmixMwithMgrapefruitMjuice

DrugMinducedMhepatitisMorMrhabdomyolysisMhigherMifMmixedMwithMazoleMantifungals

HighMdoseMZocorM(80mg)MhasMhighestMriskMforMrhabdoM(muscleMpain,Mtenderness)

CKM(creatineMkinase)MlevelMgoesMupM-McorrectManswer-Statin-

,AtorvastatinM(Lipitor)

LovastatinM(Mevacor)

RosuvastatinM(Crestor)

SimvastatinM(Zocor)



HighMriskMofMC.MdiffMassociatedMdiarrhea

MetronidazoleM(Flagyl)MPOMTIDMxM10-14Mdays

ProbioticsMdailyM-MBIDMxMfewMweeksM-McorrectManswer-Lincosamides-

ClindamycinM(Cleocin)



TreatsMa-fib

Overdose:Manorexia,MN/V,MabdMpain,Marrhythmias,Mconfusion,MyellowishMgreenMtinged-
colorMvision,MscotomasM(paritialMlossMofMvisionMorMblindMspot)

Treatment:MDigibind

Labs:MPotassium,MMagnesium,MCalcium,MCreatinine,MserialMEKGsM-McorrectManswer-CardiacMGlycosidesM-M

DigoxinM(Lanoxin)



HoldMwarfarinMforM1MtoM2MdosesM,MrecheckMINRMeveryM2MtoM3MdaysMuntilMitMisMstableM(btwM2.0-3.0)

OR

HoldMwarfarinMandMaddMaMsmallMdoseMofMoralMvit.MK

AfterMstableMrecheckMmonthlyM-McorrectManswer-INRMbetweenM5.0MandM9.0M(withoutMbleeding)



greenMleafyMvegetables,Mbroccoli,MbrusselMsprouts,McabbageM(ALLMGREEN)

Mayonnaise,McanolaMoil,MandMsoybeanMoilM-McorrectManswer-FoodsMhighMinMVitaminMK



increasesMstrokeM6-foldM-McorrectManswer-INRMbelowM2.0



riskMforMhemorrhageMinMelderlyM(>70)M-McorrectManswer-INRMhigh

, FirstMlineMforMuncomplicatedMhypertension,MheartMfailure,MedemaM-McorrectManswer-ThiazideMdiurecticsM-
M


HydrochlorothiazideM(HCTZ)

ChlorthalidoneM(longerMactingMandMmoreMpotentMthanMHCTZ)

Indapamide



Hyperglycemia

ElevatedMTGMandMLDL

ElevatesMuricMacid

HypokalemiaM-McorrectManswer-ThiazideMdiurecticsMadverseMeffects



DecreaseMcalciumMexcretionMbyMkidneysMandMstimulateMosteoclastMformationM-McorrectManswer-
ThiazideMdiurecticsMbenefits



seriousMsulfaMallergyMandMuseMpotassium-sparingMdiureticsM(triamterene,Mamiloride)M-McorrectManswer-
AvoidMThiazideMdiurecticsMif



Hypertension

AlternativeMdiureticMforMptMwithMsevereMsulfaMallergyM-McorrectManswer-Potassium-SparingMDiureticsM-M

TriamtereneM(Dyrenium)

AmilorideM(Midamor)



HyperkalemiaM(fatal)

HigherMriskMforMthoseMwith:

RenalMimpairment

Diabetes

Elderly

SeverlyMill