NR567 FINAL EXAM 2026 COMPREHENSIVE
PRACTICE TEST PACK AND SOLUTIONS
◉Cardiotoxicity limits the clinical usefulness of which of these
natural product chemotherapy drugs? Answer: Doxorubicin
(Adriamycin)
◉A 32-year-old patient was diagnosed with neck cancer. He has a
20-pack year smoking history (two packs of cigarettes a day for 10
years) and his physical exam, chest x-ray, and pulmonary function
tests indicate the presence of underlying COPD. Which of the
following medications should be avoided Answer: Bleomycin
(Blenoxane)
◉Which of the following drugs is clinically indicated for the
treatment of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma? Answer: Vinblastine
(Velban)
◉Which of the following antimalarial drugs is also used to treat
autoimmune disorders? Answer: Hydroxychloroquine (Plaquenil)
◉A 41-year-old female is started on treatment for breast cancer
with tamoxifen following surgical resection. Following five years of
, completed tamoxifen therapy, which of the following medications
should the patient receive? Answer: Anastrozole (Arimidex)
◉Principles that guide the selection of drugs of combination
chemotherapy in the treatment of cancer include all of the following
except___? Answer: Arbitrary dose changes
◉Which of the following statements best describes why propranolol
(Inderal) can be used as an adjunct for patients with side effects
from thyroid replacement therapy? Answer: The drug blocks thyroid
hormone release directly on the gland
◉Following thyroidectomy, which medication is required
indefinitely? Answer: Levothyroxine (Synthroid)
◉Which of the following pharmacological agents can be used as a
temporary inhibitor of corticosteroid synthesis in Cushing's disease?
Answer: Ketoconazole (Nizoral)
◉Which of the following adverse reactions should be monitored
when prescribing propylthiouracil (PTU)? Answer: Agranulocytosis
◉Which of the following statements best describes the properties of
Levothyroxine? Answer: It converts T4 to T3 intracellularly-
PRACTICE TEST PACK AND SOLUTIONS
◉Cardiotoxicity limits the clinical usefulness of which of these
natural product chemotherapy drugs? Answer: Doxorubicin
(Adriamycin)
◉A 32-year-old patient was diagnosed with neck cancer. He has a
20-pack year smoking history (two packs of cigarettes a day for 10
years) and his physical exam, chest x-ray, and pulmonary function
tests indicate the presence of underlying COPD. Which of the
following medications should be avoided Answer: Bleomycin
(Blenoxane)
◉Which of the following drugs is clinically indicated for the
treatment of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma? Answer: Vinblastine
(Velban)
◉Which of the following antimalarial drugs is also used to treat
autoimmune disorders? Answer: Hydroxychloroquine (Plaquenil)
◉A 41-year-old female is started on treatment for breast cancer
with tamoxifen following surgical resection. Following five years of
, completed tamoxifen therapy, which of the following medications
should the patient receive? Answer: Anastrozole (Arimidex)
◉Principles that guide the selection of drugs of combination
chemotherapy in the treatment of cancer include all of the following
except___? Answer: Arbitrary dose changes
◉Which of the following statements best describes why propranolol
(Inderal) can be used as an adjunct for patients with side effects
from thyroid replacement therapy? Answer: The drug blocks thyroid
hormone release directly on the gland
◉Following thyroidectomy, which medication is required
indefinitely? Answer: Levothyroxine (Synthroid)
◉Which of the following pharmacological agents can be used as a
temporary inhibitor of corticosteroid synthesis in Cushing's disease?
Answer: Ketoconazole (Nizoral)
◉Which of the following adverse reactions should be monitored
when prescribing propylthiouracil (PTU)? Answer: Agranulocytosis
◉Which of the following statements best describes the properties of
Levothyroxine? Answer: It converts T4 to T3 intracellularly-
