Pharmacotherapeutics exam questions and answers|2025/2026|100% correct|graded A+

Pharmacotherapeutics exam questions and
answers|2025/2026|100% correct|graded A+
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? - ANSWER-Empiric therapy
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Which sentence describes a drug with a low therapeutic index? - ANSWER-
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a slight change in dosage could 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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ANSWER-Outcome goal for therapy
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type of therapy B B




patient's social B B




medical history B




Which type of therapy is a treatment used to prevent a high risk condition from occurring? - ANSWER-
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prophylactic therapy B




Drag and drop the type of monitoring that was used in each of the situations - ANSWER-
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A nurse using the results of lab values to adjust a patient's medication is a form of laboratory monitori
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ng. A patient reporting symptoms to the office is a form of patient reporting. Blood pressure is a physi
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cal assessment finding. A family member notifying the office includes family observation.
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Therapeutic index - ANSWER- B B B


A low therapeutic index means that there is a small difference between a drugs active dose and its tox
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ic dosage. A drug with a low therapeutic index has a higher likelihood of causing an adverse reaction.
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Warfarin has a low therapeutic index because a slight change in dose could be toxic. Amoxicillin has a
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high therapeutic index because it is rarely toxic at a higher dose.
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Which conditions can cause drug toxicity? Select all that apply - ANSWER-
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Kidney failure, liver failure, and overdosage
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Fred says that when he doesn't take his morphine, he gets a sweaty, a runny nose, and nauseous with
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vomiting. Once he takes it, the symptoms go away. - ANSWER-Physical dependence
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Sara says that when she doesn't take her tramadol, it is all she thinks about and craves. She will do any
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thing to get her tramadol. - ANSWER-psychological dependence
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