ADVANCED PHARMACOLOGY FINAL 2026
FINAL REVIEW QUESTIONS ANSWERS
BUNDLED PRACTICE COLLECTION
◉ What is an anti-hypertensive agent which competes with
epinephrine for available beta-receptor sites?
Answer: Atenolol (Tenormin)
◉ What type of action does nitrates have on the body?
Answer: Reduction in systemic venous tone.
◉ What is the recommended level of low-density lipoprotein
cholesterol (LDL) for patients with known coronary artery disease?
Answer: 100mg/dl or less.
◉ What is the MOA of group IV anti-dysrhythmia drugs?
Answer: Depressing phase 4 depolarization and lengthening phases
1 and 2 repolarization.
◉ Which drug therapy should be used to lower the serum
concentration of thyroid hormones and re-establish eumetabolic
state in a patient with Graves' disease?
, Answer: Anti-thyroid drugs.
◉ Which type of diuretic would be used for a stage I hypertension in
a patient with renal insufficiency?
Answer: Loop diuretic.
◉ What drug should be considered as first-line therapy for a client
with hypertension and heart failure?
Answer: Enalapril (Vasotec)
◉ Which drug is considered safe for hypertension treatment during
pregnancy?
Answer: Methyldopa (Aldomet)
◉ What drug will reduce afterload because it is an alpha-adrenergic
blocker?
Answer: Prazosin (Minipress)
◉ What is an expected effect of the use of a beta-adrenergic blocker
to control angina?
Answer: Reduced force of cardiac contraction.
FINAL REVIEW QUESTIONS ANSWERS
BUNDLED PRACTICE COLLECTION
◉ What is an anti-hypertensive agent which competes with
epinephrine for available beta-receptor sites?
Answer: Atenolol (Tenormin)
◉ What type of action does nitrates have on the body?
Answer: Reduction in systemic venous tone.
◉ What is the recommended level of low-density lipoprotein
cholesterol (LDL) for patients with known coronary artery disease?
Answer: 100mg/dl or less.
◉ What is the MOA of group IV anti-dysrhythmia drugs?
Answer: Depressing phase 4 depolarization and lengthening phases
1 and 2 repolarization.
◉ Which drug therapy should be used to lower the serum
concentration of thyroid hormones and re-establish eumetabolic
state in a patient with Graves' disease?
, Answer: Anti-thyroid drugs.
◉ Which type of diuretic would be used for a stage I hypertension in
a patient with renal insufficiency?
Answer: Loop diuretic.
◉ What drug should be considered as first-line therapy for a client
with hypertension and heart failure?
Answer: Enalapril (Vasotec)
◉ Which drug is considered safe for hypertension treatment during
pregnancy?
Answer: Methyldopa (Aldomet)
◉ What drug will reduce afterload because it is an alpha-adrenergic
blocker?
Answer: Prazosin (Minipress)
◉ What is an expected effect of the use of a beta-adrenergic blocker
to control angina?
Answer: Reduced force of cardiac contraction.
