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EXAM ACTUAL EXAM 200 QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
//A+ GRADED
1. __________ and _________ are examples of rectal administration methods
- correct answer Suppositories; enemas
2. _________, _________, and _______ type drug delivery methods are useful
in treating respiratory and reproductive ailments. - correct answer
Inhalation's; intimations; irrigations
3. `FOUR CLASSES OF ANTIARYTHMIC AGENTS:(Class I, II, III, & IV) - correct
answer Drugs that affect myocardial conduction (Class I, II, III, & IV)·
The etiology and type of arrythmia will dictate the choice of drug.·
Mechanisms of action of antiarrhythmic drugs vary widely, and a few drugs
exhibit properties common to more than one class
4. 3 Phases of Liberation - correct answer
Disintegration
Disaggregation
Dissolution
5. 3 Principle of Pharmacology - correct answer
Pharmacokinetics
Pharmacodynamics
Pharmacotherapeutics
,6. A ________ drug is the original, well-understood drug model from which
other drugs in a particular class have been deployed. - correct answer
Prototype
7. A 65-year-old male patient is prescribed an ACE inhibitor for the treatment
of hypertension. Which medication below is an ACE inhibitor?
a. Metoprolol
b. Benazepril
c. Losartan
d. Amlodipine - correct answer B. Benazepril
8. A drug of low molecular weight would most likely follow what distribution
pattern.
a. Drug distributes throughout body water
b. Drug concentrates in specific tissues
c. Drug distributes throughout body and tissue
d. Drug stays in vascular system
e. None of the above - correct answer A. Drug distributes throughout
body water
9. A drug with a large molecular weight that tightly binds to plasma proteins
would most likely follow what pattern of distribution.
a. Drug distributes throughout body water
b. Drug concentrates in specific tissues
c. Drug distributes throughout body and tissue
d. Drug stays in vascular system
e. None of the above - correct answer rD. Drug stays in vascular system
10.A drug's trade name is assigned by whom? - correct answer developing
pharmaceutical company
11.A patient has an order for metoprolol. Prior to medication administration,
what does the nurse need to assess?
a. Respirations
b. Temperature
c. Heart rate
d. Oxygen saturation - correct answer B. Temperature
,12.A patient in the clinic reports difficulty tolerating the current ACE inhibitor
medication, and questions if another medication could be used. The nurse
correctly suspects the prescriber will choose which medication, which
affects the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system?
a. atenolol
b. losartan
c. spironolactone
d. adenosine - correct answerC. spironolactone
13.A patient is admitted with right-sided heart failure. The patient is
prescribed Lisinopril, Metoprolol, and Furosemide. You prepare the
medications as ordered using the medication administration rights to
ensure patient safety. When assessing the "Right Reason" for Furosemide
you determine?*
a. This medication is a loop diuretic that will help increase urination and
remove extra fluid from the blood.
b. This medication is a nitrate that will help dilate the coronary arteries
and increase oxygen delivery to the myocardium.
c. This medication is a HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor and will help
decrease lipid levels in the blood.
d. This medication is an ACE inhibitor and will help decrease cardiac
output. - correct answerA. This medication is a loop diuretic that will
help increase urination and remove extra fluid from the blood
14.A patient is scheduled to take three medications at 1000. The nurse
confirms the following about each medication: right medication, right dose,
right time, and right route. When thinking of the first 8 Rights of
Medication Administration what "right" is the nurse missing?*
a. Right Site
b. Right Assessment
c. Right Documentation
d. Right Patient - correct answerD. Right Patient
15.A physician writes a new medication order for a patient who has
cardiovascular disease. The medication is an angiotensin II receptor blocker
, (ARB). What new medication on the patient's scheduled medication list is
an ARB?
a. Metoprolol
b. Losartan
c. Lisinopril
d. Nicardipine - correct answerB. Losartan
16.Absorption - correct answermovement of drug particles form GI tract to the
body fluid
17.Absorption Process - correct answerpassive diffusion, active transport,
filtration
18.Active - correct answerit requires carrier such as enzymes or protein to
move against concentration gradient
19.Adrenergic Agonist (Sympathomimetics agents) - correct answerdrug that
mimics/ stimulate the function of sympathetic nervous system that
increases HR, blood pressure, breathing, pupillary response.
20.Adverse effect - correct answeran undesirable effect other than the
intended therapeutic effect
21.Adverse reactions to class IB antiarrhythmics include: - correct answer•
drowsiness
i. light-headedness
ii. paresthesia
iii. sensory disturbances
iv. hypotension
v. bradycardia
22.After how many doses of a medication is the therapeutic effect
concentration commonly reached? - correct answer5 doses
23.All class I - correct answersuppress arrhythmias by blocking the sodium
channels in the cell membrane during an action potential, thereby
EXAM ACTUAL EXAM 200 QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
//A+ GRADED
1. __________ and _________ are examples of rectal administration methods
- correct answer Suppositories; enemas
2. _________, _________, and _______ type drug delivery methods are useful
in treating respiratory and reproductive ailments. - correct answer
Inhalation's; intimations; irrigations
3. `FOUR CLASSES OF ANTIARYTHMIC AGENTS:(Class I, II, III, & IV) - correct
answer Drugs that affect myocardial conduction (Class I, II, III, & IV)·
The etiology and type of arrythmia will dictate the choice of drug.·
Mechanisms of action of antiarrhythmic drugs vary widely, and a few drugs
exhibit properties common to more than one class
4. 3 Phases of Liberation - correct answer
Disintegration
Disaggregation
Dissolution
5. 3 Principle of Pharmacology - correct answer
Pharmacokinetics
Pharmacodynamics
Pharmacotherapeutics
,6. A ________ drug is the original, well-understood drug model from which
other drugs in a particular class have been deployed. - correct answer
Prototype
7. A 65-year-old male patient is prescribed an ACE inhibitor for the treatment
of hypertension. Which medication below is an ACE inhibitor?
a. Metoprolol
b. Benazepril
c. Losartan
d. Amlodipine - correct answer B. Benazepril
8. A drug of low molecular weight would most likely follow what distribution
pattern.
a. Drug distributes throughout body water
b. Drug concentrates in specific tissues
c. Drug distributes throughout body and tissue
d. Drug stays in vascular system
e. None of the above - correct answer A. Drug distributes throughout
body water
9. A drug with a large molecular weight that tightly binds to plasma proteins
would most likely follow what pattern of distribution.
a. Drug distributes throughout body water
b. Drug concentrates in specific tissues
c. Drug distributes throughout body and tissue
d. Drug stays in vascular system
e. None of the above - correct answer rD. Drug stays in vascular system
10.A drug's trade name is assigned by whom? - correct answer developing
pharmaceutical company
11.A patient has an order for metoprolol. Prior to medication administration,
what does the nurse need to assess?
a. Respirations
b. Temperature
c. Heart rate
d. Oxygen saturation - correct answer B. Temperature
,12.A patient in the clinic reports difficulty tolerating the current ACE inhibitor
medication, and questions if another medication could be used. The nurse
correctly suspects the prescriber will choose which medication, which
affects the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system?
a. atenolol
b. losartan
c. spironolactone
d. adenosine - correct answerC. spironolactone
13.A patient is admitted with right-sided heart failure. The patient is
prescribed Lisinopril, Metoprolol, and Furosemide. You prepare the
medications as ordered using the medication administration rights to
ensure patient safety. When assessing the "Right Reason" for Furosemide
you determine?*
a. This medication is a loop diuretic that will help increase urination and
remove extra fluid from the blood.
b. This medication is a nitrate that will help dilate the coronary arteries
and increase oxygen delivery to the myocardium.
c. This medication is a HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor and will help
decrease lipid levels in the blood.
d. This medication is an ACE inhibitor and will help decrease cardiac
output. - correct answerA. This medication is a loop diuretic that will
help increase urination and remove extra fluid from the blood
14.A patient is scheduled to take three medications at 1000. The nurse
confirms the following about each medication: right medication, right dose,
right time, and right route. When thinking of the first 8 Rights of
Medication Administration what "right" is the nurse missing?*
a. Right Site
b. Right Assessment
c. Right Documentation
d. Right Patient - correct answerD. Right Patient
15.A physician writes a new medication order for a patient who has
cardiovascular disease. The medication is an angiotensin II receptor blocker
, (ARB). What new medication on the patient's scheduled medication list is
an ARB?
a. Metoprolol
b. Losartan
c. Lisinopril
d. Nicardipine - correct answerB. Losartan
16.Absorption - correct answermovement of drug particles form GI tract to the
body fluid
17.Absorption Process - correct answerpassive diffusion, active transport,
filtration
18.Active - correct answerit requires carrier such as enzymes or protein to
move against concentration gradient
19.Adrenergic Agonist (Sympathomimetics agents) - correct answerdrug that
mimics/ stimulate the function of sympathetic nervous system that
increases HR, blood pressure, breathing, pupillary response.
20.Adverse effect - correct answeran undesirable effect other than the
intended therapeutic effect
21.Adverse reactions to class IB antiarrhythmics include: - correct answer•
drowsiness
i. light-headedness
ii. paresthesia
iii. sensory disturbances
iv. hypotension
v. bradycardia
22.After how many doses of a medication is the therapeutic effect
concentration commonly reached? - correct answer5 doses
23.All class I - correct answersuppress arrhythmias by blocking the sodium
channels in the cell membrane during an action potential, thereby
