ADVANCED PHARMACOLOGY FINAL EXAM
2025
ADVANCED PHARMACOLOGY FINAL EXAM
2025 LATEST SPRING SUMMER QUARTER
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. A patient tells the nurse that a close friend has ascariasis. The patient expresses worry about
becoming infested. What will the nurse tell this patient?
a. "Ascariasis usually resolves without treatment, so you should not worry."
b. "Avoid going barefoot and practice good hygiene and you won't become infested."
c. "Treatment is always indicated if you are exposed, because ascariasis is contagious.
d. "You should be tested, because serious complications can occur without treatment."
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ANS: D
Because this patient is worried about possible infestation, testing should be done so that
treatment can be initiated if necessary. Because ascariasis can have serious complications,
treatment is always indicated. Ascariasis infestations do not result from poor hygiene or from
going barefoot. Ascariasis is not contagious, so treatment should begin only if the diagnosis is
certain.
A patient is being treated with albendazole [Albenza] for neurocysticercosis caused by larval
forms of the pork tapeworm. Which statement by the patient indicates a need for further
teaching about the drug regimen?
a. "I may need to take this medication for a month before the infestation is cleared."
b. "I should take this drug with a fatty meal to improve absorption."
c. "I will need to have liver function tests before and during treatment."
d. "I will take the drug in 3 consecutive cycles of 28 days, followed by 14 drug-free days."
ANS: D
Albendazole is given in consecutive cycles when dosing is done for cystic hydatid disease, not
neurocysticercosis. For treatment of neurocysticercosis, patients generally take albendazole
for 8 to 30 days. Albendazole can cause mild to moderate liver impairment, so patients should
have liver function testing before and during treatment. The drug should be taken with a high-
fat meal to improve absorption
A child has been diagnosed with enterobiasis, and the prescriber orders mebendazole
[Vermox] to treat the infestation. When teaching this child's parents about the treatment, the
nurse will include which statement?
a. "A single dose of mebendazole will eradicate the infestation."
b. "Everyone in the household should be treated with mebendazole."
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c. "Serious complications of this type of infestation are common."
d. "Treatment should be limited to family members with symptoms."
ANS: B
Everyone in the family should be treated simultaneously, because pinworms are easily spread.
To treat pinworms, an initial dose of mebendazole 100 mg is given, and the dose is repeated
in 2 weeks. The infestation rarely causes serious complications. Treatment is not limited to
symptomatic infestations.
A patient is being treated for trichinosis. The patient asks the nurse why the provider has
ordered prednisone in addition to the anthelmintic medication. The nurse will tell this patient
that this is ordered to:
a. prevent swelling of the legs caused by larval infestation of lymphatics.
b. reduce the inflammation that occurs during larval migration.
c. suppress the patient's allergic response to the anthelmintic agent.
d. suppress dermatologic symptoms that occur with heavy infestation
ANS: B
Trichinosis is acquired by eating undercooked pork containing encysted larvae, which migrate
from the intestine to the skeletal muscle. Prednisone is given to reduce the inflammation that
results from larval migration. This parasite does not affect lymphatics or cause elephantiasis.
Prednisone is not given to counter allergic reactions to the drug. Dermatologic symptoms are
not part of trichinosis infestations
A child with allergic rhinitis has used budesonide for several years. The parents are concerned
that the child's rate of growth has slowed. What action will the provider take to address the
parent's concerns?
a. Reassure the parents that this is an expected side effect.
b. Discuss changing to fluticasone with the parents.
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c. Advise the parents to administer budesonide only when symptoms are severe.
d. Advise the parents that antihistamines work as well as intranasal glucocorticoids.
ANS: B
A worrisome systemic effect of intranasal glucocorticoids is suppression of linear growth in
children. Although rare, it can occur; however, it is less likely with fluticasone and
mometasone, so these two preparations are better options for children. Attempting to
reassure parents that this is an expected side effect is not very reassuring. Intranasal
glucocorticoids should be given daily and not as needed. Antihistamines are not as effective
as glucocorticoids, because antihistamines work only against one mediator of allergic
inflammation.
1. A patient with seasonal and perennial rhinitis requests a prescription for the most effective
drug for treating this condition. Which medication will the provider recommend?
a. Pseudoephedrine
b. Fluticasone propionate
c. Loratadine
d. Intranasal cromolyn sodium
ANS: B
Intranasal glucocorticoids, such as fluticasone propionate, are the most effective drugs for
prevention and treatment, because they prevent or suppress all the major symptoms of
allergic rhinitis (congestion, rhinorrhea, sneezing, nasal itching, and erythema).
Pseudoephedrine is an oral sympathomimetic used to reduce nasal congestion associated
with allergic rhinitis. It has no effect on other symptoms. Loratadine, an oral antihistamine,
reduces sneezing, rhinorrhea, and nasal itching only and is less effective than intranasal
glucocorticoids. Intranasal cromolyn sodium is moderately effective in the treatment of
allergic rhinitis, but the benefits are much less than those of intranasal glucocorticoids.
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. A patient tells the nurse that a close friend has ascariasis. The patient expresses worry about
becoming infested. What will the nurse tell this patient?
a. "Ascariasis usually resolves without treatment, so you should not worry."
b. "Avoid going barefoot and practice good hygiene and you won't become infested."
c. "Treatment is always indicated if you are exposed, because ascariasis is contagious.
d. "You should be tested, because serious complications can occur without treatment."
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ANS: D
Because this patient is worried about possible infestation, testing should be done so that
treatment can be initiated if necessary. Because ascariasis can have serious complications,
treatment is always indicated. Ascariasis infestations do not result from poor hygiene or from
going barefoot. Ascariasis is not contagious, so treatment should begin only if the diagnosis is
certain.
A patient is being treated with albendazole [Albenza] for neurocysticercosis caused by larval
forms of the pork tapeworm. Which statement by the patient indicates a need for further
teaching about the drug regimen?
a. "I may need to take this medication for a month before the infestation is cleared."
b. "I should take this drug with a fatty meal to improve absorption."
c. "I will need to have liver function tests before and during treatment."
d. "I will take the drug in 3 consecutive cycles of 28 days, followed by 14 drug-free days."
ANS: D
Albendazole is given in consecutive cycles when dosing is done for cystic hydatid disease, not
neurocysticercosis. For treatment of neurocysticercosis, patients generally take albendazole
for 8 to 30 days. Albendazole can cause mild to moderate liver impairment, so patients should
have liver function testing before and during treatment. The drug should be taken with a high-
fat meal to improve absorption
A child has been diagnosed with enterobiasis, and the prescriber orders mebendazole
[Vermox] to treat the infestation. When teaching this child's parents about the treatment, the
nurse will include which statement?
a. "A single dose of mebendazole will eradicate the infestation."
b. "Everyone in the household should be treated with mebendazole."
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c. "Serious complications of this type of infestation are common."
d. "Treatment should be limited to family members with symptoms."
ANS: B
Everyone in the family should be treated simultaneously, because pinworms are easily spread.
To treat pinworms, an initial dose of mebendazole 100 mg is given, and the dose is repeated
in 2 weeks. The infestation rarely causes serious complications. Treatment is not limited to
symptomatic infestations.
A patient is being treated for trichinosis. The patient asks the nurse why the provider has
ordered prednisone in addition to the anthelmintic medication. The nurse will tell this patient
that this is ordered to:
a. prevent swelling of the legs caused by larval infestation of lymphatics.
b. reduce the inflammation that occurs during larval migration.
c. suppress the patient's allergic response to the anthelmintic agent.
d. suppress dermatologic symptoms that occur with heavy infestation
ANS: B
Trichinosis is acquired by eating undercooked pork containing encysted larvae, which migrate
from the intestine to the skeletal muscle. Prednisone is given to reduce the inflammation that
results from larval migration. This parasite does not affect lymphatics or cause elephantiasis.
Prednisone is not given to counter allergic reactions to the drug. Dermatologic symptoms are
not part of trichinosis infestations
A child with allergic rhinitis has used budesonide for several years. The parents are concerned
that the child's rate of growth has slowed. What action will the provider take to address the
parent's concerns?
a. Reassure the parents that this is an expected side effect.
b. Discuss changing to fluticasone with the parents.
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c. Advise the parents to administer budesonide only when symptoms are severe.
d. Advise the parents that antihistamines work as well as intranasal glucocorticoids.
ANS: B
A worrisome systemic effect of intranasal glucocorticoids is suppression of linear growth in
children. Although rare, it can occur; however, it is less likely with fluticasone and
mometasone, so these two preparations are better options for children. Attempting to
reassure parents that this is an expected side effect is not very reassuring. Intranasal
glucocorticoids should be given daily and not as needed. Antihistamines are not as effective
as glucocorticoids, because antihistamines work only against one mediator of allergic
inflammation.
1. A patient with seasonal and perennial rhinitis requests a prescription for the most effective
drug for treating this condition. Which medication will the provider recommend?
a. Pseudoephedrine
b. Fluticasone propionate
c. Loratadine
d. Intranasal cromolyn sodium
ANS: B
Intranasal glucocorticoids, such as fluticasone propionate, are the most effective drugs for
prevention and treatment, because they prevent or suppress all the major symptoms of
allergic rhinitis (congestion, rhinorrhea, sneezing, nasal itching, and erythema).
Pseudoephedrine is an oral sympathomimetic used to reduce nasal congestion associated
with allergic rhinitis. It has no effect on other symptoms. Loratadine, an oral antihistamine,
reduces sneezing, rhinorrhea, and nasal itching only and is less effective than intranasal
glucocorticoids. Intranasal cromolyn sodium is moderately effective in the treatment of
allergic rhinitis, but the benefits are much less than those of intranasal glucocorticoids.
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