MSN 571 Pharmacology Week 1 QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
HowRdoesRage-relatedRacidityRdeclineRinRtheRstomachRaffectRmedicationRabsorption?R-
RCORRECTRANSWERR-AbsorptionRofRsomeRmedicationsRisRaffectedRbyRage-
relatedRacidityRdeclinesRinRtheRstomach.
HowRdoRage-
relatedRchangesRinRtotalRbodyRwaterRandRserumRalbuminRlevelsRaffectRmedicationRdistribution?R-
RCORRECTRANSWERR-Age-
relatedRchangesRsuchRasRdecreasedRtotalRbodyRwaterRandRlowRserumRalbuminRlevelsRaffectRmedica
tionRdistribution,RpredisposingRolderRadultsRtoRtoxicity.
HowRdoesRdecreasedRliverRmassRandRbloodRflowRaffectRmedicationRmetabolism?R-
RCORRECTRANSWERR-
DecreasedRliverRmassRandRbloodRflowRalterRmedicationRmetabolism,RmakingRmoreRmedicationRava
ilableRinRtheRbloodstreamRandRpredisposingRolderRadultsRtoRtoxicity.
HowRdoesRvariableRrenalRfunctionRdueRtoRnormalRagingRaffectRtheReliminationRofRmedications?R-
RCORRECTRANSWERR-
EliminatingRmedicationsRbyRtheRkidneysRisRaffectedRbyRvariableRrenalRfunctionRdueRtoRnormalRagin
g.
WhatRareRtheRconsequencesRofRdeclinesRinRneurotransmittersRsuchRasRacetylcholineRandRdopamin
eRassociatedRwithRnormalRaging?R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-
DeclinesRinRneurotransmittersRsuchRasRacetylcholineRandRdopamineRassociatedRwithRnormalRaging
RcanRleadRtoRincreasedRtoxicity.
WhatRareRtheReffectsRofRdiseasesRlikeRAlzheimer'sRandRParkinson'sRonRneurotransmitterRloss?R-
RCORRECTRANSWERR-
DiseasesRlikeRAlzheimer'sRandRParkinson'sRcauseRneurotransmitterRloss,RcompoundingRtheRproble
mRandRleadingRtoRincreasedRtoxicity.
, WhatRareRtheRsideReffectsRofRanticholinergicRmedicationsRinRolderRadults?R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-
AnticholinergicRmedicationsRcauseRdryRmouth,RurinaryRretention,Rconfusion,RandRimpairedRcogniti
onRinRolderRadults.
WhatRisRtheRpurposeRofRtheRBeersRCriteria?R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-
ToRdecreaseRinappropriateRmedicationRuseRinRtheRelderly.
WhatRareRsomeRcommonRmedicationsRincludedRinRtheRBeersRCriteria?R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-
Benzodiazepines,Rfirst-generationRantihistamines,RtricyclicRantidepressants,RandRNSAIDs.
WhatRareRtheRrisksRassociatedRwithRbenzodiazepines?R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-
CognitiveRimpairment,Rdelirium,Rfalls,Rfractures,RandRmotorRvehicleRaccidents.
WhatRareRtheRrisksRassociatedRwithRfirst-generationRantihistamines?R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-
Confusion,RdryRmouth,Rconstipation,RandRotherRanticholinergicRsymptomsRsuchRasRdrowsiness,Rso
mnolence,RblurredRvision,RurinaryRretention,RdryRmouth,Rdizziness,Rconstipation,RandRconfusion.
WhatRareRtheRrisksRassociatedRwithRtricyclicRantidepressants?R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-
Sedation,RorthostaticRhypotension,RandRanticholinergicRsymptoms.
WhatRareRtheRrisksRassociatedRwithRnonsteroidalRanti-inflammatoryRdrugsR(NSAIDs)?R-
RCORRECTRANSWERR-GIRbleedingRandRulcers.
GiveRexamplesRofRbenzodiazepinesRincludedRinRtheRBeersRCriteria.R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-
LorazepamRandRdiazepam.
GiveRexamplesRofRfirst-generationRantihistaminesRincludedRinRtheRBeersRCriteria.R-
RCORRECTRANSWERR-DiphenhydramineR(Benadryl)RandRhydroxyzine.
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
HowRdoesRage-relatedRacidityRdeclineRinRtheRstomachRaffectRmedicationRabsorption?R-
RCORRECTRANSWERR-AbsorptionRofRsomeRmedicationsRisRaffectedRbyRage-
relatedRacidityRdeclinesRinRtheRstomach.
HowRdoRage-
relatedRchangesRinRtotalRbodyRwaterRandRserumRalbuminRlevelsRaffectRmedicationRdistribution?R-
RCORRECTRANSWERR-Age-
relatedRchangesRsuchRasRdecreasedRtotalRbodyRwaterRandRlowRserumRalbuminRlevelsRaffectRmedica
tionRdistribution,RpredisposingRolderRadultsRtoRtoxicity.
HowRdoesRdecreasedRliverRmassRandRbloodRflowRaffectRmedicationRmetabolism?R-
RCORRECTRANSWERR-
DecreasedRliverRmassRandRbloodRflowRalterRmedicationRmetabolism,RmakingRmoreRmedicationRava
ilableRinRtheRbloodstreamRandRpredisposingRolderRadultsRtoRtoxicity.
HowRdoesRvariableRrenalRfunctionRdueRtoRnormalRagingRaffectRtheReliminationRofRmedications?R-
RCORRECTRANSWERR-
EliminatingRmedicationsRbyRtheRkidneysRisRaffectedRbyRvariableRrenalRfunctionRdueRtoRnormalRagin
g.
WhatRareRtheRconsequencesRofRdeclinesRinRneurotransmittersRsuchRasRacetylcholineRandRdopamin
eRassociatedRwithRnormalRaging?R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-
DeclinesRinRneurotransmittersRsuchRasRacetylcholineRandRdopamineRassociatedRwithRnormalRaging
RcanRleadRtoRincreasedRtoxicity.
WhatRareRtheReffectsRofRdiseasesRlikeRAlzheimer'sRandRParkinson'sRonRneurotransmitterRloss?R-
RCORRECTRANSWERR-
DiseasesRlikeRAlzheimer'sRandRParkinson'sRcauseRneurotransmitterRloss,RcompoundingRtheRproble
mRandRleadingRtoRincreasedRtoxicity.
, WhatRareRtheRsideReffectsRofRanticholinergicRmedicationsRinRolderRadults?R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-
AnticholinergicRmedicationsRcauseRdryRmouth,RurinaryRretention,Rconfusion,RandRimpairedRcogniti
onRinRolderRadults.
WhatRisRtheRpurposeRofRtheRBeersRCriteria?R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-
ToRdecreaseRinappropriateRmedicationRuseRinRtheRelderly.
WhatRareRsomeRcommonRmedicationsRincludedRinRtheRBeersRCriteria?R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-
Benzodiazepines,Rfirst-generationRantihistamines,RtricyclicRantidepressants,RandRNSAIDs.
WhatRareRtheRrisksRassociatedRwithRbenzodiazepines?R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-
CognitiveRimpairment,Rdelirium,Rfalls,Rfractures,RandRmotorRvehicleRaccidents.
WhatRareRtheRrisksRassociatedRwithRfirst-generationRantihistamines?R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-
Confusion,RdryRmouth,Rconstipation,RandRotherRanticholinergicRsymptomsRsuchRasRdrowsiness,Rso
mnolence,RblurredRvision,RurinaryRretention,RdryRmouth,Rdizziness,Rconstipation,RandRconfusion.
WhatRareRtheRrisksRassociatedRwithRtricyclicRantidepressants?R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-
Sedation,RorthostaticRhypotension,RandRanticholinergicRsymptoms.
WhatRareRtheRrisksRassociatedRwithRnonsteroidalRanti-inflammatoryRdrugsR(NSAIDs)?R-
RCORRECTRANSWERR-GIRbleedingRandRulcers.
GiveRexamplesRofRbenzodiazepinesRincludedRinRtheRBeersRCriteria.R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-
LorazepamRandRdiazepam.
GiveRexamplesRofRfirst-generationRantihistaminesRincludedRinRtheRBeersRCriteria.R-
RCORRECTRANSWERR-DiphenhydramineR(Benadryl)RandRhydroxyzine.