NSG5240 PHARM QUIZ 1 WITH || || || || ||
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When prescribing lovastatin, what will a provider advise
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to decrease the risk of developing muscle toxicity? -
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CORRECT ANSWER(S)✔✔✔Substitute grapefruit juice || || || ||
with orange juice. || ||
A provider has prescribed a female patient a medication
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that induces P-glycoprotein (PGP). The provider will be
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particularly concerned about which aspects of the || || || || || || ||
patient's medical history? - CORRECT || || || || ||
ANSWER(S)✔✔✔Intestinal problems, Kidney function, || || || ||
Liver function ||
An older adult patient with a history of forgetfulness will
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need to take multiple drugs after discharge from the
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hospital. What provider action will most successfully|| || || || || || ||
promote medication adherence in a forgetful patient? -
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CORRECT ANSWER(S)✔✔✔Schedule medications to be || || || || ||
taken at the same times as much as possible.
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A patient reports that Brand X tablets work faster than
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Brand Y tablets of the same amount of the same drug.
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Which statement informs the prescriber's response when
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explaining this phenomenon to the patient? - CORRECT
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, ANSWER(S)✔✔✔Inactive ingredients used in || || || ||
composition can result in differing rates of dissolution,|| || || || || || || ||
which can alter the drug's onset of action.
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A child attending daycare is prescribed 750 mg of an
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antibiotic for 10 days. The drug may be dosed in several
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ways and is available in two concentrations. Which
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dosing regimen will the provider consider to best assure
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drug adherence? - CORRECT ANSWER(S)✔✔✔375 mg of
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a 500 mg/5 mL solution PO twice daily
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Which of the following is a common side effect of opioid
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analgesics - CORRECT ANSWER(S)✔✔✔constipation || || ||
When prescribing drugs with a narrow therapeutic index,
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what intervention does the provider take to decrease
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risk to the patient? - CORRECT ANSWER(S)✔✔✔Monitor
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the patient's plasma drug levels at regular intervals.
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A patient reports that a medication no longer effectively
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alleviates symptoms. What process informs the
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provider's response to the patient's concerns? -
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CORRECT ANSWER(S)✔✔✔Desensitization of receptor|| || || ||
sites results from continual exposure to the drug.
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CORRECT ANSWERS || ||
When prescribing lovastatin, what will a provider advise
|| || || || || || || ||
to decrease the risk of developing muscle toxicity? -
|| || || || || || || || ||
CORRECT ANSWER(S)✔✔✔Substitute grapefruit juice || || || ||
with orange juice. || ||
A provider has prescribed a female patient a medication
|| || || || || || || || ||
that induces P-glycoprotein (PGP). The provider will be
|| || || || || || || ||
particularly concerned about which aspects of the || || || || || || ||
patient's medical history? - CORRECT || || || || ||
ANSWER(S)✔✔✔Intestinal problems, Kidney function, || || || ||
Liver function ||
An older adult patient with a history of forgetfulness will
|| || || || || || || || || ||
need to take multiple drugs after discharge from the
|| || || || || || || || ||
hospital. What provider action will most successfully|| || || || || || ||
promote medication adherence in a forgetful patient? -
|| || || || || || || ||
CORRECT ANSWER(S)✔✔✔Schedule medications to be || || || || ||
taken at the same times as much as possible.
|| || || || || || || ||
A patient reports that Brand X tablets work faster than
|| || || || || || || || || ||
Brand Y tablets of the same amount of the same drug.
|| || || || || || || || || || ||
Which statement informs the prescriber's response when
|| || || || || ||
explaining this phenomenon to the patient? - CORRECT
|| || || || || || || || ||
, ANSWER(S)✔✔✔Inactive ingredients used in || || || ||
composition can result in differing rates of dissolution,|| || || || || || || ||
which can alter the drug's onset of action.
|| || || || || || ||
A child attending daycare is prescribed 750 mg of an
|| || || || || || || || || ||
antibiotic for 10 days. The drug may be dosed in several
|| || || || || || || || || || ||
ways and is available in two concentrations. Which
|| || || || || || || ||
dosing regimen will the provider consider to best assure
|| || || || || || || || ||
drug adherence? - CORRECT ANSWER(S)✔✔✔375 mg of
|| || || || || ||
a 500 mg/5 mL solution PO twice daily
|| || || || || || || ||
Which of the following is a common side effect of opioid
|| || || || || || || || || || ||
analgesics - CORRECT ANSWER(S)✔✔✔constipation || || ||
When prescribing drugs with a narrow therapeutic index,
|| || || || || || ||
what intervention does the provider take to decrease
|| || || || || || || || ||
risk to the patient? - CORRECT ANSWER(S)✔✔✔Monitor
|| || || || || ||
the patient's plasma drug levels at regular intervals.
|| || || || || || || ||
A patient reports that a medication no longer effectively
|| || || || || || || || ||
alleviates symptoms. What process informs the
|| || || || || ||
provider's response to the patient's concerns? -
|| || || || || || ||
CORRECT ANSWER(S)✔✔✔Desensitization of receptor|| || || ||
sites results from continual exposure to the drug.
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