NR 565 - ADVANCED PHARMACOLOGY FINAL - CHAMBERLAIN
PRACTICE EXAM WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
1. In which patient population is Metformin
C. Alcoholics
contraindi- cated in?
A. Diabetics with HA1c < 7.0%
B. Patients older than 50
C. Alcoholics
D. Women suffering from infertility
2. What lab value suggests metformin might
A. eGFR <30
be con- traindicated?
A. eGFR <30
B. Crea 0.8
C. WBC 7.8
D. Bun 17
3. What medication is contraindicated to treat diabetes if B.
Thiazolidinediones
a patient already has a cardiac ejection fraction
rate of 40%?
A. Second Generation sulfonyureas
B. Thiazolidinediones
C. Dopamine Agonist
D. Glucosidase Inhibitor
4. Sabrina is a 35-year-old female who presents cold. Physical
with complaints of fatigue, anxiety, and exam reveals
palpitations. She has a long history of obesity slight
and reports that she is happy that she has lost tachycardia
23 pounds in the last 2 months. She also reports at 104 bpm
that she has trouble sleeping and her husband and a
complains that she is keeping the house too slightly
, NR 565 - ADVANCED PHARMACOLOGY FINAL - CHAMBERLAIN
PRACTICE EXAM WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
enlarged thyroid. Thyroid testing A. Methimazole
, NR 565 - ADVANCED PHARMACOLOGY FINAL - CHAMBERLAIN
PRACTICE EXAM WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
reveals hyperthyroidism or Grave's disease.
Which of the following agents is the first-line
treatment for hyperthyroidism or Grave's
disease?
A. Methimazole
B. Metoprolol
C. Allopurinol
D. Levothyroxine
C: Oral Metformin
5. Which of the following medications would be
consid- ered the first line of treatment for a
newly diagnosed Diabetic patient with
adequate renal and hepatic func- tion?
A: NovoLog Sliding Scale Insulin
B: Liraglutide (Victoza)
C: Oral Metformin
D: Glipizide
B. Insulin
6. Of the following medications, which is most
likely to cause hypoglycemia?
A. Metformin
B. Insulin
C. Incretin mimetics
D. Thiazolidinediones
7. Which symptoms are most expected of a patient diag- D. dry skin,
brittle hair, fa-
nosed with hypothyroidism? B. tachycardia,
insomnia,
A. shortness of breath, wheezing, weight loss,
fatigue goiter
, NR 565 - ADVANCED PHARMACOLOGY FINAL - CHAMBERLAIN
PRACTICE EXAM WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
tigue, myxedema
PRACTICE EXAM WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
1. In which patient population is Metformin
C. Alcoholics
contraindi- cated in?
A. Diabetics with HA1c < 7.0%
B. Patients older than 50
C. Alcoholics
D. Women suffering from infertility
2. What lab value suggests metformin might
A. eGFR <30
be con- traindicated?
A. eGFR <30
B. Crea 0.8
C. WBC 7.8
D. Bun 17
3. What medication is contraindicated to treat diabetes if B.
Thiazolidinediones
a patient already has a cardiac ejection fraction
rate of 40%?
A. Second Generation sulfonyureas
B. Thiazolidinediones
C. Dopamine Agonist
D. Glucosidase Inhibitor
4. Sabrina is a 35-year-old female who presents cold. Physical
with complaints of fatigue, anxiety, and exam reveals
palpitations. She has a long history of obesity slight
and reports that she is happy that she has lost tachycardia
23 pounds in the last 2 months. She also reports at 104 bpm
that she has trouble sleeping and her husband and a
complains that she is keeping the house too slightly
, NR 565 - ADVANCED PHARMACOLOGY FINAL - CHAMBERLAIN
PRACTICE EXAM WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
enlarged thyroid. Thyroid testing A. Methimazole
, NR 565 - ADVANCED PHARMACOLOGY FINAL - CHAMBERLAIN
PRACTICE EXAM WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
reveals hyperthyroidism or Grave's disease.
Which of the following agents is the first-line
treatment for hyperthyroidism or Grave's
disease?
A. Methimazole
B. Metoprolol
C. Allopurinol
D. Levothyroxine
C: Oral Metformin
5. Which of the following medications would be
consid- ered the first line of treatment for a
newly diagnosed Diabetic patient with
adequate renal and hepatic func- tion?
A: NovoLog Sliding Scale Insulin
B: Liraglutide (Victoza)
C: Oral Metformin
D: Glipizide
B. Insulin
6. Of the following medications, which is most
likely to cause hypoglycemia?
A. Metformin
B. Insulin
C. Incretin mimetics
D. Thiazolidinediones
7. Which symptoms are most expected of a patient diag- D. dry skin,
brittle hair, fa-
nosed with hypothyroidism? B. tachycardia,
insomnia,
A. shortness of breath, wheezing, weight loss,
fatigue goiter
, NR 565 - ADVANCED PHARMACOLOGY FINAL - CHAMBERLAIN
PRACTICE EXAM WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
tigue, myxedema
