Pharmacology | preview | recap
|exam prep
1. Effect of anticholinergic drugs - C) Urinary retention
2. Safe anti-seizure medication during pregnancy - C) Levetiracetam
3. Drug commonly used for status epilepticus - B) Diazepam
4. Seizure medication associated with gingival hyperplasia - A) Phenytoin
5. Most common cause of seizures - C) Idiopathic
6. When to draw a trough level - C) 15 minutes before the next dose
7. Reason to infuse vancomycin slowly - C) To avoid Red Man Syndrome
8. True statement about rifampin - A) It causes urine and body fluids to turn
orange/red
9. Cross-sensitivity with penicillin allergy - C) Cephalosporins
10. Therapeutic INR range for warfarin - C) 2.0 - 3.0
11. Antihypertensive class associated with dry cough and hyperkalemia - B) ACE
inhibitors
12. Antidote for heparin overdose - A) Protamine sulfate
13. Sign indicating digoxin toxicity - B) Yellow vision
14. Correct inhaler technique - B) Shake inhaler, take a deep breath in, press
canister, then inhale
15. Reason to rinse mouth after glucocorticoid inhalers - A) To prevent oral
candidiasis (thrush)
16. What to avoid while taking theophylline - B) Caffeine
17. Primary concern with loop diuretics like furosemide - C) Hypokalemia
|exam prep
1. Effect of anticholinergic drugs - C) Urinary retention
2. Safe anti-seizure medication during pregnancy - C) Levetiracetam
3. Drug commonly used for status epilepticus - B) Diazepam
4. Seizure medication associated with gingival hyperplasia - A) Phenytoin
5. Most common cause of seizures - C) Idiopathic
6. When to draw a trough level - C) 15 minutes before the next dose
7. Reason to infuse vancomycin slowly - C) To avoid Red Man Syndrome
8. True statement about rifampin - A) It causes urine and body fluids to turn
orange/red
9. Cross-sensitivity with penicillin allergy - C) Cephalosporins
10. Therapeutic INR range for warfarin - C) 2.0 - 3.0
11. Antihypertensive class associated with dry cough and hyperkalemia - B) ACE
inhibitors
12. Antidote for heparin overdose - A) Protamine sulfate
13. Sign indicating digoxin toxicity - B) Yellow vision
14. Correct inhaler technique - B) Shake inhaler, take a deep breath in, press
canister, then inhale
15. Reason to rinse mouth after glucocorticoid inhalers - A) To prevent oral
candidiasis (thrush)
16. What to avoid while taking theophylline - B) Caffeine
17. Primary concern with loop diuretics like furosemide - C) Hypokalemia
