NURS 5334 ADVANCED PHARMACOLOGY
TEST 2 OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT PAPER
2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ PTU therapeutic uses
Answer: Graves dx
Adjunct to radiation therapy
Prep for thyroid gland surgery
Thyrotoxic crisis
⩥ Radioactive Iodine-131
Answer: Contraindicated in pregnancy
Tx is delayed, may take several months for effect
tx: hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism, and goiter
⩥ Strong iodine solution (Lugol's solution)
Answer: Suppress thyroid fxn in prep for thyroidectomy
⩥ Lugol solution adverse effects
Answer: Brassy taste
,Burning sensation in mouth and throat
Soreness of teeth & gums
Frontal HA
Coryza
Salivation
Various skin eruptions
⩥ Diabetes in pregnancy
Answer: Insulin is preferred, metformin is commonly ok for DM2
⩥ A1C for diabetes
Answer: 6.5 or more
⩥ AIC for prediabetes
Answer: 5.7-6.4
⩥ Fasting plasma glucose diabetes
Answer: ≥ 126 mg/dL
⩥ Fasting plasma glucose prediabetes
Answer: 100-125 mg/dL
,⩥ Casual plasma glucose and oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT)
diabetes
Answer: 200 or more
⩥ Prediabetes treatment
Answer: treat with lifestyle changes
⩥ Exercise and Diabetes
Answer: -increases cellular responsiveness to insulin
-increases glucose tolerance
⩥ Insulin to carb intake
Answer: coordinate insulin dose to carb intake
⩥ BP should stay at or below what?
Answer: 140/90
⩥ ACE or ARB with diabetes
Answer: reduces risk of diabetic nephropathy
⩥ 4 step approach for diabetes tx
Answer: 1) lifestyle + metformin
, 2) lifestyle + metformin + second drug (sulfa, TZD, DPP-4, SGLT-2,
GLP-1, or basal insulin)
3) three drug combo including metformin
4) complex insulin regimen in combo w/ one or more noninsulin meds
⩥ Blood glucose target value before meals
Answer: 70- 130
⩥ Blood glucose target value before bedtime
Answer: 100-140
⩥ A1c goal below what for most pts:
Answer: 7%
⩥ AIC below 8% for pts with:
Answer: -hx of severe hypoglycemia
-limited life expectance
-advanced micro or macrovascular complications
⩥ Short Duration Rapid Acting Insulin
Answer: Insulin lispro (Humalog)
Insulin aspart (Novolog)
TEST 2 OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT PAPER
2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ PTU therapeutic uses
Answer: Graves dx
Adjunct to radiation therapy
Prep for thyroid gland surgery
Thyrotoxic crisis
⩥ Radioactive Iodine-131
Answer: Contraindicated in pregnancy
Tx is delayed, may take several months for effect
tx: hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism, and goiter
⩥ Strong iodine solution (Lugol's solution)
Answer: Suppress thyroid fxn in prep for thyroidectomy
⩥ Lugol solution adverse effects
Answer: Brassy taste
,Burning sensation in mouth and throat
Soreness of teeth & gums
Frontal HA
Coryza
Salivation
Various skin eruptions
⩥ Diabetes in pregnancy
Answer: Insulin is preferred, metformin is commonly ok for DM2
⩥ A1C for diabetes
Answer: 6.5 or more
⩥ AIC for prediabetes
Answer: 5.7-6.4
⩥ Fasting plasma glucose diabetes
Answer: ≥ 126 mg/dL
⩥ Fasting plasma glucose prediabetes
Answer: 100-125 mg/dL
,⩥ Casual plasma glucose and oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT)
diabetes
Answer: 200 or more
⩥ Prediabetes treatment
Answer: treat with lifestyle changes
⩥ Exercise and Diabetes
Answer: -increases cellular responsiveness to insulin
-increases glucose tolerance
⩥ Insulin to carb intake
Answer: coordinate insulin dose to carb intake
⩥ BP should stay at or below what?
Answer: 140/90
⩥ ACE or ARB with diabetes
Answer: reduces risk of diabetic nephropathy
⩥ 4 step approach for diabetes tx
Answer: 1) lifestyle + metformin
, 2) lifestyle + metformin + second drug (sulfa, TZD, DPP-4, SGLT-2,
GLP-1, or basal insulin)
3) three drug combo including metformin
4) complex insulin regimen in combo w/ one or more noninsulin meds
⩥ Blood glucose target value before meals
Answer: 70- 130
⩥ Blood glucose target value before bedtime
Answer: 100-140
⩥ A1c goal below what for most pts:
Answer: 7%
⩥ AIC below 8% for pts with:
Answer: -hx of severe hypoglycemia
-limited life expectance
-advanced micro or macrovascular complications
⩥ Short Duration Rapid Acting Insulin
Answer: Insulin lispro (Humalog)
Insulin aspart (Novolog)
