PHARMACOLOGY EXAM 2 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025.

PHARMACOLOGY EXAM 2
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS 2025/2026
Epinephrine,AasAanAadrenergicA(sympathomimetic)Adrug,AproducesAwhichAtherapeuticAeffect?

a.AUrinaryAretention
A



b.BronchialAconstriction
A



c.IncreasedAheartArateAandAcontractilityA
A



d.ADecreasedAintestinalAmotilityA-AcorrectAanswersc.IncreasedAheartArateAandAcontractility
A



TheAphysicianAhasAorderedAdopamineAtoAtreatAtheApatient'sAhypovolemicAshockAsecondaryAtoA
severeAbloodAloss.AForAtheAmedicationAtoAbeAeffective,AtheAphysicianAmustAalsoAorder

A.AfluidAreplacement.A
A



B.Abeta-stimulatingAdrugs.
A



C.Aantibodies.
A



D.fluidArestriction.A-AcorrectAanswersA.AfluidAreplacment
A



YourApatientAisAtoAreceiveAdopamineA5Amcg/kg/min.AHeAweighsA176Alb.AYouAhaveAdopamineA40
0AmgAinA500AmLAD5W.AYouAwillAinfuseAthisAatAwhichArate?

A.A20AmL/hr
A



B.A30AmL/hr
A



C.A35AmL/hr
A



D.A50AmL/hrA-AcorrectAanswersB.A30AmL/hr
A



WhenAassessingAforAcardiovascularAeffectsAofAanAadrenergicA(sympathomimetic)Adrug,AtheAnur
seAunderstandsAthatAtheseAdrugsAproduce

A.aApositiveAinotropic,ApositiveAchronotropic,AandApositiveAdromotropicAeffect.
A



B.AaApositiveAinotropic,AnegativeAchronotropic,AandAnegativeAdromotropicAeffect.
A



C.AaAnegativeAinotropic,ApositiveAchronotropic,AandApositiveAdromotropicAeffect.
A



D.AaAnegativeAinotropic,AnegativeAchronotropic,AandAnegativeAdromotropicAeffect.A-
AcorrectAanswersA.AaApositiveAinotropic,ApositiveAchronotropic,AandApositiveAdromotropicAeffe


ct.

AAhypertensiveAcrisisAmayAoccurAifAadrenergicA(sympathomimetic)AdrugsAareAgivenAalongAwith

,A.betaAblockers.

B.Adiuretics.

C.Aalpha1Ablockers.

D.AmonoamineAoxidaseA(MAO)Ainhibitors.A-
AcorrectAanswersD.AmonoamineAoxidaseA(MAO)Ainhibitors



TheAnurseAassessesAtheAintravenousAinfusionAsiteAofAaApatientAreceivingAdopamineAandAfindsAit
AisAinfiltrated.ATheAnurseAwillAprepareAwhichAmedicationAtoAtreatAthisAinfiltration?



A.AlidocaineA(Xylocaine)

B.AphentolamineA(Regitine)

C.AnitroprussideA(Nipride)

D.AnaloxoneA(Narcan)A-AcorrectAanswersB.phentolamineA(Regitine)

AApatientAusingAAfrinAnasalAsprayAcomplainsAofAworseningAcoldAsymptomsAandAtellsAtheAnurse,
A"IAdon'tAunderstandAwhyAthisAisAnotAworking.AIAamAusingAitAalmostAeveryA3Ahours!"ATheAnurse's


AresponseAisAbasedAonAknowledgeAthat



A.AAfrinAnasalAsprayAisAnotAanAeffectiveAnasalAdecongestant.

B.AtheAmedicationAneedsAtoAbeAusedAeveryA30AminutesAforAmaximumAeffectiveness.

C.AtheApatientAisAsufferingAfromAreboundAcongestionArelatedAtoAexcessiveAuseAofAtheAAfrinAnas
alAspray.A

D.AadrenergicAdecongestantsAshouldAonlyAbeAusedAprophylactically,AnotAtoAtreatAacuteAcongest
ion.A-
AcorrectAanswersC.AtheApatientAisAsufferingAfromAreboundAcongestionArelatedAtoAexcessiveAuseA


ofAtheAAfrinAnasalAspray.

ourApatientAisAreceivingAdobutamineAasAaAcontinuousAinfusion.ATitrationAofAthisAmedicationAisA
basedAuponAwhichAfactors?A(SelectAallAthatAapply.)

AAtHeartArate

BABloodApressure

CAUrineAoutput

DALiverAenzymes

EARespiratoryArateA-AcorrectAanswersA,B,C

nonselectiveAbetaAblockersAmayAbeAusedAtoAtreatAhypertensionAand

A.chronicAobstructiveApulmonaryAdiseaseA(COPD).A

, B.AheartAfailure.

C.heartAblock.

D.AsupraventricularAdysrhythmias.A-AcorrectAanswersD.AsupraventricularAdysrhythmias.

AnAexampleAofAaAcardioselectiveAbetaAblockerAincludes

A.ApropranololA(Inderal).A
A



B.AlabetalolA(Normodyne).

C.AatenololA(Tenormin).

D.AsotalolA(Betapace).A-AcorrectAanswersC.AatenololA(Tenormin).

WhenAteachingAaApatientAaboutAbetaAblockersAsuchAasAatenololA(Tenormin)AandAmetoprololA(L
opressor),AitAisAimportantAtoAinformAtheApatientAthat

A.AtheseAmedicationsAmayAbeAtakenAwithAantacidsAtoAminimizeAgastrointestinalAdistress.

B.AhotAbathsAandAshowersAwillAhelpAenhanceAtheAtherapeuticAeffectsAandAareAencouraged.
A



C.AalcoholAintakeAisAencouragedAforAitsAvasodilatingAeffects.

D.AabruptAmedicationAwithdrawalAmayAleadAtoAaAreboundAhypertensiveAcrisis.A-
AcorrectAanswersD.AabruptAmedicationAwithdrawalAmayAleadAtoAaAreboundAhypertensiveAcrisis.



ropranololA(Inderal)AisAanAeffective

A.AselectiveAalpha-adrenergicAantagonist.

B.AnonselectiveAbeta-adrenergicAantagonist.

C.Abeta1-adrenergicAantagonist.

D.Abeta2-adrenergicAantagonist.A-AcorrectAanswersB.AnonselectiveAbeta-adrenergicAantagonist.

DuringAassessmentAofAaApatientAdiagnosedAwithApheochromocytoma,AtheAnurseAauscultatesAa
AbloodApressureAofA210/110AmmAHg.ATheAnurseAwouldAexpectAtoAadministerAwhichAmedication


?

A.AnadololA(Corgard)

B.AphentolamineA(Regitine)A

C.AdobutamineA(Dobutrex)

D.AverapamilA(Calan)A-AcorrectAanswersB.AphentolamineA(Regitine)

WhenAassessingAforAcardiovascularAeffectsAofAaAbetaAblocker,AtheAnurseAunderstandsAthatAthes
eAdrugsAproduce