Pharmacotherapeutics latest exam questions and 100% correct answers|2025/2026

Pharmacotherapeutics latest exam questions and 100%
correct answers|2025/2026
Which type of therapy is used to treat someone based on the clinical probability that the drug will wor
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k based on patient's symptoms only?
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a. Empiric therapy
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b. Maintenance therapy
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c. Prophylactic therapy
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d. Supplemental therapy - ANSWER-a. Empiric therapy
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Which sentence describes a drug with a low therapeutic index?
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a. There is no need to draw a blood level of the drug with dosage change.
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b. A dosage change does not require a lot of monitoring.
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c. It is generally safe to increase the dose to a point.
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d. A slight change in dosage can mean toxicity. - ANSWER-
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d. A slight change in dosage can mean toxicity.
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Which factors are included in the pharmacotherapeutic evaluation of a drug? Select all that apply.
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1. Patient's social history
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2. Patient's medical history
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3. Peak, onset, duration
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4. Outcome goal for therapy
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5. Type of therapy needed - ANSWER-1. Patient's social history
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2. Patient's medical history
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4. Outcome goal for therapy
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5. Type of therapy needed
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Which type of therapy is a treatment used to prevent a high risk condition from occurring?
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a. Prophylactic therapy
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, b. Supplemental therapy
B B B




c. Maintenance therapy
B B B




d. Empiric therapy - ANSWER-a. Prophylactic therapy
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During an office visit, it is noted the patient's blood pressure has improved after starting the new bloo
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d pressure medication. What type of monitoring is this? - ANSWER-Physical Assessment
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A patient's spouse leaves a message saying that the patient seems a lot more drowsy after seeing the
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provider last week, he thinks it might be the new medication. What type of monitoring is this? -
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ANSWER-Family observation
B B




The patient calls the office and says they get dizzy after taking their morning medications. What type o
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f monitoring is this? - ANSWER-Patient report
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The nurse reports a protime of 1.9 for a patient on warfarin (Coumadin). The provider decides to incre
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ase the dosage. - ANSWER-Laboratory
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A _____ therapeutic index means that there is a small difference between a drugs active dose and its t
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oxic dosage. - ANSWER-Low
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A drug with a _____ therapeutic index has a higher likelihood of causing an adverse reaction. -
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ANSWER-Low
B




Warfarin has a _____ therapeutic index because a slight change in dose could be toxic. - ANSWER-Low
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Amoxicillin has a _____ therapeutic index because it is rarely toxic at a higher dose. - ANSWER-High
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Which conditions can cause drug toxicity? Select all that apply.
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1. Kidney failure
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2. Neurological impairment
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3. Liver failure
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4. Overdose B B