Straighterline Pharmacology Exam 1
Questions With Correct Answers
Select |the |volume |of |a |drug |that |should |be |administered |to |a |patient |in |order |for |the |patient |
to |receive |90 |mg |of |meperidine |(Demerol). |The |meperidine |is |to |be |administered |
intramuscularly |(IM). |Demerol |is |supplied |as |a |5 |percent |solution |(W/V). |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-1.8 |ml
What |effect |do |amphetamines |have |on |the |human |body? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-They |
increase |the |amounts |of |norepinephrine |(NE) |and |dopamine |(DA) |within |the |brain.
Identify |the |clinical |use |of |a |sedative. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Reduction |of |the |desire |for |
physical |activity
Identify |the |neurotransmitter |found |at |the |autonomic |ganglia |that |stimulates |the |nicotinic-
neural |(Nn) |receptors. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Acetylcholine
A |patient |education |program |should |include |educating |patients |on |the |effective |administration
|of |drugs. |How |should |patients |be |instructed |to |take |enteric-coated |products? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-All |of |these |are |correct.
Mrs. |Breaux, |a |patient |at |St. |Anthony's |Hospital, |almost |became |comatose |after |receiving |an |
overdose |of |morphine. |In |order |to |reverse |this |effect, |the |doctor |ordered |the |administration |
of |naloxone, |which |served |as |a(n): |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-antagonist.
Identify |the |recommended |drug |for |a |patient |with |partial |seizures |who |must |be |prescribed |a |
liquid |medication. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Carbamazepine, |phenytoin, |or |valproic |acid
Questions With Correct Answers
Select |the |volume |of |a |drug |that |should |be |administered |to |a |patient |in |order |for |the |patient |
to |receive |90 |mg |of |meperidine |(Demerol). |The |meperidine |is |to |be |administered |
intramuscularly |(IM). |Demerol |is |supplied |as |a |5 |percent |solution |(W/V). |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-1.8 |ml
What |effect |do |amphetamines |have |on |the |human |body? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-They |
increase |the |amounts |of |norepinephrine |(NE) |and |dopamine |(DA) |within |the |brain.
Identify |the |clinical |use |of |a |sedative. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Reduction |of |the |desire |for |
physical |activity
Identify |the |neurotransmitter |found |at |the |autonomic |ganglia |that |stimulates |the |nicotinic-
neural |(Nn) |receptors. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Acetylcholine
A |patient |education |program |should |include |educating |patients |on |the |effective |administration
|of |drugs. |How |should |patients |be |instructed |to |take |enteric-coated |products? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-All |of |these |are |correct.
Mrs. |Breaux, |a |patient |at |St. |Anthony's |Hospital, |almost |became |comatose |after |receiving |an |
overdose |of |morphine. |In |order |to |reverse |this |effect, |the |doctor |ordered |the |administration |
of |naloxone, |which |served |as |a(n): |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-antagonist.
Identify |the |recommended |drug |for |a |patient |with |partial |seizures |who |must |be |prescribed |a |
liquid |medication. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Carbamazepine, |phenytoin, |or |valproic |acid
