Pharmacotherapeutics exam questions and 100%
correct answers|latest 2025/2026
Pharmacotherapeutics is the use of drugs and the clinical indications for drugs to prevent and treat dis
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ease. There are _____ therapeutics and _____ therapeutics. - ANSWER-
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Empirical (preventative), rational (actual)
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What are the types of pharmacotherapeutic types of therapies? - ANSWER--
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Acute therapy (to keep alive, vasoconstictor for low BP)
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-Maintenance therapy (chronic illness, hypertension with anti-hypertensive)
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-Supplemental/replacement therapy (substance not made by the body, insulin) B B B B B B B B
-Palliative therapy (management of symptoms, anxiety/pain)
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-Supportive therapy (maintains body integrity while recovering, dehydration)
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-Prophylactic therapy (prevent complication, antibiotic before surgery to prevent infection)
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-Empiric therapy (giving drug based on best guess)
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Contraindication - ANSWER- B B
Any patient characteristic or condition that makes the use of a given medication dangerous
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The effectiveness of a drug therapy must be evaluated and one must be familiar with the drugs _____
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_____ (beneficial) and _____ but potential adverse effects (predictable, adverse reactions). -
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ANSWER-Intended action, unintended
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What should nurses monitor? - ANSWER--Therapeutic index
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-Drug concentration
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-Patient condition B
-Tolerance and dependence B B
-Interactions
-Adverse drug effects B B
Therapeutic index - ANSWER- B B B
Ratio of drugs toxic level to the level that provides benefits. The lower the index the greater the chanc
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e of effects. Close monitoring required
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Tolerance - ANSWER-Decreasing response to repeated drug doses
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correct answers|latest 2025/2026
Pharmacotherapeutics is the use of drugs and the clinical indications for drugs to prevent and treat dis
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B
ease. There are _____ therapeutics and _____ therapeutics. - ANSWER-
B B B B B B B B B
Empirical (preventative), rational (actual)
B B B
What are the types of pharmacotherapeutic types of therapies? - ANSWER--
B B B B B B B B B B
Acute therapy (to keep alive, vasoconstictor for low BP)
B B B B B B B B
-Maintenance therapy (chronic illness, hypertension with anti-hypertensive)
B B B B B B B
-Supplemental/replacement therapy (substance not made by the body, insulin) B B B B B B B B
-Palliative therapy (management of symptoms, anxiety/pain)
B B B B B
-Supportive therapy (maintains body integrity while recovering, dehydration)
B B B B B B B
-Prophylactic therapy (prevent complication, antibiotic before surgery to prevent infection)
B B B B B B B B B
-Empiric therapy (giving drug based on best guess)
B B B B B B B
Contraindication - ANSWER- B B
Any patient characteristic or condition that makes the use of a given medication dangerous
B B B B B B B B B B B B B
The effectiveness of a drug therapy must be evaluated and one must be familiar with the drugs _____
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B
_____ (beneficial) and _____ but potential adverse effects (predictable, adverse reactions). -
B B B B B B B B B B B
ANSWER-Intended action, unintended
B B B
What should nurses monitor? - ANSWER--Therapeutic index
B B B B B B
-Drug concentration
B
-Patient condition B
-Tolerance and dependence B B
-Interactions
-Adverse drug effects B B
Therapeutic index - ANSWER- B B B
Ratio of drugs toxic level to the level that provides benefits. The lower the index the greater the chanc
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B
e of effects. Close monitoring required
B B B B B
Tolerance - ANSWER-Decreasing response to repeated drug doses
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