ICHS PHARMACOLOGY DRUGS FINAL
EXAM 2025/2026 WITH 110 QUESTIONS
AND VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS |
ALREADY GRADED A+ | WITH DETAILED
RATIONALES | ICHS PHARMACOLOGY
ACTUAL LATEST EXAM 2025 [BRAND
NEW]
The spouse of a patient receiving desmopressin calls the clinic to report that her
husband is not feeling well and is nauseated and confused. Which action would
the nurse take?
Reassure the spouse that these symptoms are temporary and should resolve
soon.
Instruct the spouse to bring the patient to the clinic for further evaluation.
Tell the spouse to hold the medication for a day and then resume therapy.
Encourage spouse to have the patient drink orange juice or an electrolyte
solution and rest. - ANSWER-Instruct the spouse to bring the patient to the
clinic for further evaluation.
,What assessment finding indicates to the nurse that vasopressin (Pitressin) has
been effective? - ANSWER-Increased urine specific gravity
Vasopressin (Pitressin) causes decreased water excretion in the renal tubule,
thus increasing urine specific gravity. It is used to treat diabetes insipidus,
which presents with a low urine specific gravity. This medication does not
affect serum albumin, decrease adrenocorticotropic hormone levels, or decrease
pain.
Which hormones are produced by the anterior pituitary gland? (Select all that
apply.)
A. Thyroxine
B. Aldosterone
C. Growth hormone (GH)
D. Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)
E. Thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH)
F. Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) - ANSWER-C. Growth hormone
(GH)
D. Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)
F. Adrenocorticotropic hormone
(ACTH)GH, TSH, and ACTH are produced by the anterior pituitary gland.
Aldosterone is secreted from the adrenal cortex. TRH is released from the
hypothalamus. Thyroxine is released from the thyroid gland.
Which hormone inhibits the release of GH - ANSWER-Somatostatin
which condition is contraindicated with humatrope - ANSWER-acromegaly
A patient is in pulseless cardiac arrest. Which medication does the nurse
anticipate administering?
, A. vasopressin
B. desmopressin
C. cosyntropin
D. somatropin - ANSWER-Vasopressin
Rationale: Vasopressin is also a potent vasoconstrictor in larger doses and is
therefore used in certain hypotensive emergencies, such as vasodilatory shock
(septic shock). It is also used in the (ACLS) guidelines for treatment of
pulseless cardiac arrest. Desmopressin is useful in treating certain blood
disorders. Cosyntropin is used in the diagnosis of adrenocortical insufficiency.
Somatropin and somatrem are effective in stimulating skeletal growth in
patients with an inadequate secretion of normal endogenous GH.
A patient is administered somatropin for growth improvement. Which
biochemical parameter will the nurse closely monitor after administration? -
ANSWER-Blood glucose level
The nurse is caring for a patient who is receiving octreotide and notes that the
patient has a long QT interval on the electrocardiogram. Which drug may this
patient be taking in addition to octreotide?
-cyclosporine
-ciproflaxacin
-demecylocycline
-carbamazepine - ANSWER-ciproflaxacin
Which drug may cause hypervolemia?
-oxytocin
-octretide
-cosyntropin
-thyroid hormone - ANSWER-Cosyntropin
EXAM 2025/2026 WITH 110 QUESTIONS
AND VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS |
ALREADY GRADED A+ | WITH DETAILED
RATIONALES | ICHS PHARMACOLOGY
ACTUAL LATEST EXAM 2025 [BRAND
NEW]
The spouse of a patient receiving desmopressin calls the clinic to report that her
husband is not feeling well and is nauseated and confused. Which action would
the nurse take?
Reassure the spouse that these symptoms are temporary and should resolve
soon.
Instruct the spouse to bring the patient to the clinic for further evaluation.
Tell the spouse to hold the medication for a day and then resume therapy.
Encourage spouse to have the patient drink orange juice or an electrolyte
solution and rest. - ANSWER-Instruct the spouse to bring the patient to the
clinic for further evaluation.
,What assessment finding indicates to the nurse that vasopressin (Pitressin) has
been effective? - ANSWER-Increased urine specific gravity
Vasopressin (Pitressin) causes decreased water excretion in the renal tubule,
thus increasing urine specific gravity. It is used to treat diabetes insipidus,
which presents with a low urine specific gravity. This medication does not
affect serum albumin, decrease adrenocorticotropic hormone levels, or decrease
pain.
Which hormones are produced by the anterior pituitary gland? (Select all that
apply.)
A. Thyroxine
B. Aldosterone
C. Growth hormone (GH)
D. Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)
E. Thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH)
F. Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) - ANSWER-C. Growth hormone
(GH)
D. Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)
F. Adrenocorticotropic hormone
(ACTH)GH, TSH, and ACTH are produced by the anterior pituitary gland.
Aldosterone is secreted from the adrenal cortex. TRH is released from the
hypothalamus. Thyroxine is released from the thyroid gland.
Which hormone inhibits the release of GH - ANSWER-Somatostatin
which condition is contraindicated with humatrope - ANSWER-acromegaly
A patient is in pulseless cardiac arrest. Which medication does the nurse
anticipate administering?
, A. vasopressin
B. desmopressin
C. cosyntropin
D. somatropin - ANSWER-Vasopressin
Rationale: Vasopressin is also a potent vasoconstrictor in larger doses and is
therefore used in certain hypotensive emergencies, such as vasodilatory shock
(septic shock). It is also used in the (ACLS) guidelines for treatment of
pulseless cardiac arrest. Desmopressin is useful in treating certain blood
disorders. Cosyntropin is used in the diagnosis of adrenocortical insufficiency.
Somatropin and somatrem are effective in stimulating skeletal growth in
patients with an inadequate secretion of normal endogenous GH.
A patient is administered somatropin for growth improvement. Which
biochemical parameter will the nurse closely monitor after administration? -
ANSWER-Blood glucose level
The nurse is caring for a patient who is receiving octreotide and notes that the
patient has a long QT interval on the electrocardiogram. Which drug may this
patient be taking in addition to octreotide?
-cyclosporine
-ciproflaxacin
-demecylocycline
-carbamazepine - ANSWER-ciproflaxacin
Which drug may cause hypervolemia?
-oxytocin
-octretide
-cosyntropin
-thyroid hormone - ANSWER-Cosyntropin
