ATI PHARMACOLOGY PROCTORED REVIEW EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS #19
What medication do you give for Malignant Hyperthermia? - correct answer Dantrolene
What medication do you give for Life-threatening ventricular tachycardia? - correct
answer Amiodarone (it used to be lidocane)
Increased Levothyroxine levels causes? (SATA) - correct answer Cold intolerance
Bradycardia
Cognitive impairment
(CBC)
What lab to you check when taking Clozapine? - correct answer Granulocytes (WBC)
What is Bumetanide? (add more information) - correct answer potent loop diuretic
Effectiveness of ondansetron (Zofran) - correct answer decrease nausea
What is Atorvastatin use to treat? - correct answer Decrease high cholesterol. (answer
is LDL of 120)
Citalopram (Celexa) adverse affects - correct answer SSRI used to treat depression.
Monitor for confusion?
Teaching diabetic client about insulin lispro and NPH - correct answer Lispro should not
be cloudy, you will mix the insulins together in the same vile
Pioglitazone - correct answer edema. Used to lower blood sugar
Cefaclor allergic reaction to the drug - correct answer uticaria
Effectiveness of Furosemide - correct answer decrease weight and BP
Monteleukast - correct answer decreased or relieve airway inflammation
Tetracycline - correct answer dont take with milk or calcium carbonate
Early signs for digoxin toxcicity - correct answer visual disturbances
Heparin infusion - correct answer low platelet count is bad, monitor and report (normal
platelet count is 150,000-400,000)
Heparin injection - correct answer inject 2 inches from umbilicus
, Penicillin G - correct answer broad spectrum antibiotic. Give slowly. DO NOT INJECT
IN DELTOID MUSCLE
Agonist treatment for muscarinic poisioning - correct answer Oxybutynin
Therapeutic effects of Morphine - correct answer Increase in respiratory
Phenytoin adverse effects - correct answer cognitive impairment (slurred speech)
Ergotamine - correct answer monitor and report parasthesia
What action do you take for an infiltrated IV? - correct answer apply warm compress
Warfarin - correct answer anticoagulant. INR of 4.5 is bad. Report it
Filgrastim - correct answer incident report question:
Report to the provider that chemo was given 12 hours before med was taken.
(must be 24 hr before or after med is taken)
What medication do you give for cocaine toxicity? - correct answer Diazepam
When do you titrate nitropusside infusion? - correct answer based on BP
Graves Disease - correct answer increased sleep
Remove nitro patch - correct answer after meal
Adverse effects of thyroid hormone (Levothyroxin) - correct answer Hyperthyroid
symptoms
-anxiety
-tachycardia
-palpitations
-weight loss
-fever
-a fib
-bone loss
Pt is receiving Oxytocin infusion - correct answer the answer is STOP THE INFUSION
Pt experiencing a reaction to a drug and the drug has already been stopped. What is
the next step? - correct answer Administer Epinephrine
What patient is contraindicated for live Varicella vaccine? - correct answer a child with
HIV
Tuberculosis how many medications? - correct answer will have to take two or more
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS #19
What medication do you give for Malignant Hyperthermia? - correct answer Dantrolene
What medication do you give for Life-threatening ventricular tachycardia? - correct
answer Amiodarone (it used to be lidocane)
Increased Levothyroxine levels causes? (SATA) - correct answer Cold intolerance
Bradycardia
Cognitive impairment
(CBC)
What lab to you check when taking Clozapine? - correct answer Granulocytes (WBC)
What is Bumetanide? (add more information) - correct answer potent loop diuretic
Effectiveness of ondansetron (Zofran) - correct answer decrease nausea
What is Atorvastatin use to treat? - correct answer Decrease high cholesterol. (answer
is LDL of 120)
Citalopram (Celexa) adverse affects - correct answer SSRI used to treat depression.
Monitor for confusion?
Teaching diabetic client about insulin lispro and NPH - correct answer Lispro should not
be cloudy, you will mix the insulins together in the same vile
Pioglitazone - correct answer edema. Used to lower blood sugar
Cefaclor allergic reaction to the drug - correct answer uticaria
Effectiveness of Furosemide - correct answer decrease weight and BP
Monteleukast - correct answer decreased or relieve airway inflammation
Tetracycline - correct answer dont take with milk or calcium carbonate
Early signs for digoxin toxcicity - correct answer visual disturbances
Heparin infusion - correct answer low platelet count is bad, monitor and report (normal
platelet count is 150,000-400,000)
Heparin injection - correct answer inject 2 inches from umbilicus
, Penicillin G - correct answer broad spectrum antibiotic. Give slowly. DO NOT INJECT
IN DELTOID MUSCLE
Agonist treatment for muscarinic poisioning - correct answer Oxybutynin
Therapeutic effects of Morphine - correct answer Increase in respiratory
Phenytoin adverse effects - correct answer cognitive impairment (slurred speech)
Ergotamine - correct answer monitor and report parasthesia
What action do you take for an infiltrated IV? - correct answer apply warm compress
Warfarin - correct answer anticoagulant. INR of 4.5 is bad. Report it
Filgrastim - correct answer incident report question:
Report to the provider that chemo was given 12 hours before med was taken.
(must be 24 hr before or after med is taken)
What medication do you give for cocaine toxicity? - correct answer Diazepam
When do you titrate nitropusside infusion? - correct answer based on BP
Graves Disease - correct answer increased sleep
Remove nitro patch - correct answer after meal
Adverse effects of thyroid hormone (Levothyroxin) - correct answer Hyperthyroid
symptoms
-anxiety
-tachycardia
-palpitations
-weight loss
-fever
-a fib
-bone loss
Pt is receiving Oxytocin infusion - correct answer the answer is STOP THE INFUSION
Pt experiencing a reaction to a drug and the drug has already been stopped. What is
the next step? - correct answer Administer Epinephrine
What patient is contraindicated for live Varicella vaccine? - correct answer a child with
HIV
Tuberculosis how many medications? - correct answer will have to take two or more
