2026/l 2027l Update)l Advancedl
Pharmacologyl forl thel AGACNPl Reviewl
|Q/Al |l Gradel A|l 100%l Correctl (Verifiedl
Answers)l -Chamberlain
Q:l Whatl shouldl youl teachl patientsl aboutl mastl celll stabilizersl forl conjunctivitis?
Answer:
Severall daysl tol seel onsetl ofl effectl andl mayl takel upl tol twol weeksl forl maxl effect
Q:l Whatl medicationl groupsl decreasel aqueousl humorl production?
Answer:
betal blockers,l alphal 2l agonists,l carbonicl anhydrasel inhibitors
Q:l Whatl medicationl groupsl increasel aqueousl humorl outflow?
Answer:
Prostaglandinl analogs,l cholinergicl drugs,l Rhol kinasel inhibitors
Q:l Whatl cholinergicl medicationl groupsl arel usedl tol treatl glaucoma?
Answer:
muscarinicl (pilocarpine),l cholinesterasel inhibitorsl (echothiophate)
Q:l Whatl otherl groupsl ofl medicationsl arel usedl tol treatl glaucoma?
,Answer:
Carbonicl anhydrasel inhibitors,l rhol kinasel inhibitors
Q:l Examplesl ofl carbonicl anhydrasel inhibitorsl forl glaucoma
Answer:
acetazolamide,l dorzolamide,l methazolamide
Q:l Examplesl ofl rhol kinasel inhibitorsl forl glaucoma
Answer:
netarsudil
Q:l Patientl teachingl forl prostaglandinl analogs
Answer:
possiblel irreversiblel heightenedl pigmentationl ofl iris,l eyelidl andl eyelashes
Q:l Whatl glaucomal medicationl groupl hasl al relationshipl tol sulfasl andl canl producel al
crossl allergy?l (rare)
Answer:
carbonicl anhydrasel inhibitors
Q:l latanoprostl (prostaglandin)l MOA
Answer:
facilitatesl outflowl ofl aqueousl humorl throughl thel relaxationl ofl thel ciliaryl muscle
Q:l latanoprostl (prostaglandin)l SE
,Answer:
blurredl vision,l severel recurrentl headaches,l discolorationl ofl iris,l eyelidl andl eyelashes
Q:l echothiophatel (cholinesterasel inhibitor)l MOA
Answer:
inhibitsl breakdownl ofl AChl byl cholinesterase,l leadingl tol increasedl AChl inl muscarinicl
receptors,l whichl leadsl tol increasedl aqueousl humorl outflow
Q:l echothiophatel (cholinesterasel inhibitor)l SE
Answer:
myopial (inducel nearsightednessl secondaryl tol contractionl ofl ciliaryl muscle),l cataractsl
withl longl terml use,l systemicl parasympatheticl effectsl (bradycardia,l bronchospasms,l
diarrhea)
Q:l dorzolamidel (carbonicl anhydrasel inhibitor)l MOA
Answer:
reducel IOPl byl inhibitingl carbonicl anhydrase,l whichl decreasesl aqueousl humor
Q:l dorzolamidel (carbonicl anhydrasel inhibitor)l SE
Answer:
blurredl vision,l increasedl tearing,l photophobia,l bitterl taste,l hypersensitivityl reaction
Q:l otitisl medial definition
Answer:
fluidl trappedl inl middlel earl developingl al bacteriall infection
, Q:l otitisl medial manifestations
Answer:
earl pain,l pressure,l hearingl loss,l fever,l purulentl dischargel (ifl tympanicl membranel
ruptures)
Q:l otitisl medial commonlyl causedl by....
Answer:
streptococcusl pnemoniae,l haemophilusl influenzae,l orl morazellal catarrhalis
Q:l otitisl medial antibioticsl forl patientl withoutl PCNl allergy,l nol abt'sl inl lastl 30l days,l
nol concurrentl purulentl conjunctivitis
Answer:
amoxicillinl POl 5-10l days
Q:l otitisl medial antibioticsl forl patientl withl PCNl allergyl thatl isl notl severe
Answer:
al cephalosporinl (cefdinirl orl cefuroxime)
Q:l otitisl medial antibioticsl forl patientl withl severel PCNl allergy
Answer:
azithromycinl orl clarithromycin
Q:l antibioticsl forl drugl resistantl otitisl medial causedl byl s.l pneumoniae
Answer:
highl dosel amoxicillin