PSA TOP EXAM QUESTIONS And CORRECT
Answers
Prescribing introduction. - CORRECT ANSWERS
What 8 different components make up the PSA? - CORRECT ANSWERS Prescribing
Prescription review
Planning management
Communicating information
Calculation skills
Adverse drug reactions
Drug monitoring
Data interpretation
How many marks are available in the PSA? - CORRECT ANSWERS Eight Sections = Total 200
marks, over 120 min.
What are some components required for an accurate prescription? - CORRECT
ANSWERS Legible
Unambiguous
Generic name
Capitals
Without abbreviation
Signed
Duration of treatment
Indication + stop/review date for antibiotics
,List the accronyms commonly used in the BNF? - CORRECT ANSWERS a. c. = ante cibum
(before food)
b. d. = bis die (twice daily)
o. d. = omni die (every day)
o. m. = omni mane (every morning)
o. n. = omni nocte (every night)
p. c. = post cibum (after food)
p. r. n. = pro re nata (when required)
q. d. s. = quater die sumendum (four times daily)
q. q. h. = quarta quaque hora (every four hours)
t. d. s. = ter die sumendum (three times daily)
t.i.d. = ter in die (three times daily)
What does a black triangle next to a medication mean in the BNF? - CORRECT
ANSWERS Limited experience of the use of this product and the MHRA requests that all
suspected adverse reactions should be reported
What does PoM mean in the BNF? - CORRECT ANSWERS Prescription-only medicine
What does the PReSCRIBER mnemonic stand for? - CORRECT ANSWERS Patient details
Reaction (i.e. allergy plus the reaction)
Sign the front of the chart
check for Contraindications to each drug
check Route for each drug
prescribe Intravenous fluids if needed
prescribe Blood clot prophylaxis if needed
,prescribe antiEmetic if needed and
prescribe pain Relief if needed.
Drug calculation - CORRECT ANSWERS
What does 1% mean in the context of drug calculations? - CORRECT ANSWERS 1 g in 100
mL (weight/volume) OR
1 g in 100 g for weight/weight
How many mg are in 1 mL of a 1% lidocaine solution? - CORRECT ANSWERS 10 mg
In patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), it might be necessary to administer the cardiac glycoside,
digoxin, by the IV route.
The IV preparation contains 250 micrograms/mL. Express this as a percentage. - CORRECT
ANSWERS 0.025%
An adult male patient is given an intramuscular injection of 0.5 mg of adrenaline 1 in 1000 for
the treatment of suspected anaphylaxis after being stung by a bee.
What volume of solution was he given? - CORRECT ANSWERS 0.5 ml
Blood results. - CORRECT ANSWERS
How can the causes of hyponatraemia be categorised? - CORRECT
ANSWERS Hypovolaemic:
, Fluid loss (D+V)
Addison's disease
Diuretics (any type)
Euvolaemic:
SIADH*
Psychogenic polydipsia
Hypothyroidism
Hypervolaemic:
Heart failure
Renal failure
Liver failure (causing hypoalbuminaemia)
Nutritional failure
Thyroid failure
What mnemonic can be used to remember the causes of SIADH? - CORRECT ANSWERS S
mall cell lung tumours
I nfection
A bscess
D rugs (carbamazepine and antipsychotics)
H ead injury.
Answers
Prescribing introduction. - CORRECT ANSWERS
What 8 different components make up the PSA? - CORRECT ANSWERS Prescribing
Prescription review
Planning management
Communicating information
Calculation skills
Adverse drug reactions
Drug monitoring
Data interpretation
How many marks are available in the PSA? - CORRECT ANSWERS Eight Sections = Total 200
marks, over 120 min.
What are some components required for an accurate prescription? - CORRECT
ANSWERS Legible
Unambiguous
Generic name
Capitals
Without abbreviation
Signed
Duration of treatment
Indication + stop/review date for antibiotics
,List the accronyms commonly used in the BNF? - CORRECT ANSWERS a. c. = ante cibum
(before food)
b. d. = bis die (twice daily)
o. d. = omni die (every day)
o. m. = omni mane (every morning)
o. n. = omni nocte (every night)
p. c. = post cibum (after food)
p. r. n. = pro re nata (when required)
q. d. s. = quater die sumendum (four times daily)
q. q. h. = quarta quaque hora (every four hours)
t. d. s. = ter die sumendum (three times daily)
t.i.d. = ter in die (three times daily)
What does a black triangle next to a medication mean in the BNF? - CORRECT
ANSWERS Limited experience of the use of this product and the MHRA requests that all
suspected adverse reactions should be reported
What does PoM mean in the BNF? - CORRECT ANSWERS Prescription-only medicine
What does the PReSCRIBER mnemonic stand for? - CORRECT ANSWERS Patient details
Reaction (i.e. allergy plus the reaction)
Sign the front of the chart
check for Contraindications to each drug
check Route for each drug
prescribe Intravenous fluids if needed
prescribe Blood clot prophylaxis if needed
,prescribe antiEmetic if needed and
prescribe pain Relief if needed.
Drug calculation - CORRECT ANSWERS
What does 1% mean in the context of drug calculations? - CORRECT ANSWERS 1 g in 100
mL (weight/volume) OR
1 g in 100 g for weight/weight
How many mg are in 1 mL of a 1% lidocaine solution? - CORRECT ANSWERS 10 mg
In patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), it might be necessary to administer the cardiac glycoside,
digoxin, by the IV route.
The IV preparation contains 250 micrograms/mL. Express this as a percentage. - CORRECT
ANSWERS 0.025%
An adult male patient is given an intramuscular injection of 0.5 mg of adrenaline 1 in 1000 for
the treatment of suspected anaphylaxis after being stung by a bee.
What volume of solution was he given? - CORRECT ANSWERS 0.5 ml
Blood results. - CORRECT ANSWERS
How can the causes of hyponatraemia be categorised? - CORRECT
ANSWERS Hypovolaemic:
, Fluid loss (D+V)
Addison's disease
Diuretics (any type)
Euvolaemic:
SIADH*
Psychogenic polydipsia
Hypothyroidism
Hypervolaemic:
Heart failure
Renal failure
Liver failure (causing hypoalbuminaemia)
Nutritional failure
Thyroid failure
What mnemonic can be used to remember the causes of SIADH? - CORRECT ANSWERS S
mall cell lung tumours
I nfection
A bscess
D rugs (carbamazepine and antipsychotics)
H ead injury.
