PHARMACOLOGY pre-assessment 1 Exam 2025 Questions and Answers

PHARMACOLOGY pre-assessment 1
Exam 2025 Questions and Answers


Antidote for Warfarin (Coumadin) - ....ANSWER ...-Vitamin K


antidote for heparin - ....ANSWER ...-protamine sulfate


lab value to monitor for warfarin - ....ANSWER ...-Prothrombin time (PT)

and the INR


lab value to monitor for heparin - ....ANSWER ...-partial thromblastin time

PTT ( or aPTT)


ciprofloxacin - ....ANSWER ...-Fluoroquinolone


Ondansetron - ....ANSWER ...-antiemetic


serotonin antagonist


Captopril - ....ANSWER ...-ACE inhibitor


Atenolol - ....ANSWER ...-Beta adrenergic blocker


Prednisone - ....ANSWER ...-Glucocorticoid


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, Terazosin - ....ANSWER ...-alpha adrenergic blocker


Glipizide - ....ANSWER ...-oral hypoglycemic, sulfonylurea


Amiodarone - ....ANSWER ...-Antiarrhythmic


Clonidine - ....ANSWER ...-centrally acting alpha 2 agonist


Osmotic Diuretics MOA - ....ANSWER ...-reduce intracranial pressure &

intraocular pressure by raising serum osmolality & drawing fluid back into the

vascular & extravascular space


Loop Diuretics MOA - ....ANSWER ...-work on the ascending limb of the

loop of Henle to block reabsorption of Na & Cl & to prevent reabsorbtion of

H2O


Thiazide diuretics MOA - ....ANSWER ...-work in the warly distal

convoluted tubule to block teh reabsorption of Na & Cl & prevent the

reabsorption of H2O at this site


Potassium sparing diuretics MOA - ....ANSWER ...-block teh action of

aldosterone (Na & H20 retention) which result in potassium retention & secretion

of Na & H20


epoetin alfa pharmacological action - ....ANSWER ...-Erythropoietic growth

factor that acts on the bone marrow to increase production of red blood cells


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