Final Exam V1: NR 567 / NR567 Questions & Verified
Answers (Latest Update ) Advanced
Pharmacology for the AGACNP | 100 out of 100| Grade A
- Chamberlain
what medication should be given to a patient presenting to the emergency department with
altered level of consciousness, seizures, or both, if a concern of Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome
exists?
Thiamine (Vitamin B1)
What are three pharmaceutical agents recommended for the treatment of methanol poisoning?
- IV ethanol
- fomepizole (antizole)
- sodium bicarbonate
NOT RECOMMENDED: disulfiram (antabuse)
what is the preferred antiseizure medication for a generalized seizure disorder in a 25 year old
pregnant female?
levetiracetam (Keppra)
what are considered first line treatments for status epilepticus?
lorazepam (ativan)
diazepam (valium)
fosphenytoin (cerebyx)
, Final Exam V1: NR 567 / NR567 Questions & Verified
Answers (Latest Update ) Advanced
Pharmacology for the AGACNP | 100 out of 100| Grade A
- Chamberlain
NOT RECOMMENDED as first line: propofol
which of the following statements is NOT true
- in patients with hypovolemic states, HF, and other diseases that impair cardiovascular function,
normal dose of sedative-hypnotics may cause cardiovascular depression
- in patients with pulmonary disease, therapeutic doses of sedative-hypnotics can produce
significant respiratory depression
***** sedative hypnotics can be utilized as an anticonvulsant; zolpidem (ambien) and lorazepam
(ativan) are excellent options for managing seizures
- benzodiazepines exert dose dependent anterograde amnestic effects
your patient is taking risperidone (risperdal) but has developed hyperprolactinemia. what drug
may help to manage the hyperprolactinemia?
bromocriptine (Parlodel)
a 35 year old female with long history of anxiety treated with diazepam (Valium) has
increasingly become fearful and anxious about COVID and triples her daily dose. She is found
extremely lethargic and obtunded 2 days after the increased dosing. What should the NP order to
treat her condition
Flumazenil (Romazicon)
, Final Exam V1: NR 567 / NR567 Questions & Verified
Answers (Latest Update ) Advanced
Pharmacology for the AGACNP | 100 out of 100| Grade A
- Chamberlain
a 25 year old male with a history of bipolar disease presents to the ED with acute agitation
characteristics of mania. Non-pharmacologic methods of de-escalation have been attempted
without success. Which of the following is NOT recommended to treat this patient?
- haloperidol (haldol)
- olanzapine (zyprexa)
- aripiprazole (abilify)
-naltrexone (vivitrol, reVia) ******
what is an example of a long-acting benzodiazepine that is used to treat anxiety?
diazepam (valium)
acute dystonia can develop after early initiation of what drug?
haloperidol (haldol)
Adding epinephrine to a local anesthetic, such as 1% lidocaine for local infiltration, has what
benefit
extends the duration of the anesthesia block, useful for longer procedures
your patient reports a history of anaphylaxis to an ester-type local anesthetic. Which of the
following, if given, would be most likely to provoke an allergic response in this patient?
tetracaine (pontocaine)
Answers (Latest Update ) Advanced
Pharmacology for the AGACNP | 100 out of 100| Grade A
- Chamberlain
what medication should be given to a patient presenting to the emergency department with
altered level of consciousness, seizures, or both, if a concern of Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome
exists?
Thiamine (Vitamin B1)
What are three pharmaceutical agents recommended for the treatment of methanol poisoning?
- IV ethanol
- fomepizole (antizole)
- sodium bicarbonate
NOT RECOMMENDED: disulfiram (antabuse)
what is the preferred antiseizure medication for a generalized seizure disorder in a 25 year old
pregnant female?
levetiracetam (Keppra)
what are considered first line treatments for status epilepticus?
lorazepam (ativan)
diazepam (valium)
fosphenytoin (cerebyx)
, Final Exam V1: NR 567 / NR567 Questions & Verified
Answers (Latest Update ) Advanced
Pharmacology for the AGACNP | 100 out of 100| Grade A
- Chamberlain
NOT RECOMMENDED as first line: propofol
which of the following statements is NOT true
- in patients with hypovolemic states, HF, and other diseases that impair cardiovascular function,
normal dose of sedative-hypnotics may cause cardiovascular depression
- in patients with pulmonary disease, therapeutic doses of sedative-hypnotics can produce
significant respiratory depression
***** sedative hypnotics can be utilized as an anticonvulsant; zolpidem (ambien) and lorazepam
(ativan) are excellent options for managing seizures
- benzodiazepines exert dose dependent anterograde amnestic effects
your patient is taking risperidone (risperdal) but has developed hyperprolactinemia. what drug
may help to manage the hyperprolactinemia?
bromocriptine (Parlodel)
a 35 year old female with long history of anxiety treated with diazepam (Valium) has
increasingly become fearful and anxious about COVID and triples her daily dose. She is found
extremely lethargic and obtunded 2 days after the increased dosing. What should the NP order to
treat her condition
Flumazenil (Romazicon)
, Final Exam V1: NR 567 / NR567 Questions & Verified
Answers (Latest Update ) Advanced
Pharmacology for the AGACNP | 100 out of 100| Grade A
- Chamberlain
a 25 year old male with a history of bipolar disease presents to the ED with acute agitation
characteristics of mania. Non-pharmacologic methods of de-escalation have been attempted
without success. Which of the following is NOT recommended to treat this patient?
- haloperidol (haldol)
- olanzapine (zyprexa)
- aripiprazole (abilify)
-naltrexone (vivitrol, reVia) ******
what is an example of a long-acting benzodiazepine that is used to treat anxiety?
diazepam (valium)
acute dystonia can develop after early initiation of what drug?
haloperidol (haldol)
Adding epinephrine to a local anesthetic, such as 1% lidocaine for local infiltration, has what
benefit
extends the duration of the anesthesia block, useful for longer procedures
your patient reports a history of anaphylaxis to an ester-type local anesthetic. Which of the
following, if given, would be most likely to provoke an allergic response in this patient?
tetracaine (pontocaine)
