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NSG 6005 Advanced Pharmacology Midterm Exam Week 5
– 100 Questions and Correct Answers/ 2025 NSG 6005
Midterm Exam 100 Practice Questions And Answers
Why are nitrate-free periods every 24 hours necessary
for the patient on nitroglycerin therapy? - ...ANSWER...✓✓
To inhibit the development of tolerance
What does a low level of thyroid-stimulating hormone
indicate? - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Hyperthroidism
What would be the best option to treat a newly diagnosed
patient with a low TSH level with? - ...ANSWER...✓✓
Propanolol (Inderal)
Spironoaldactone (Aldactone) has what mechanism of
action (MOA)? - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Aldosterone antagonist
Heparin exerts its therapeutic action by what? -
...ANSWER...✓✓ Upregulating the activity of one of the
body's natural anticoagulant molecules, antithrombin III
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What physiologic action happens when the offending drug
is administered during an anaphylactic reaction. -
...ANSWER...✓✓ Mast cells liberate large doses of
histamine.
What are two systemic psoriasis medications? -
...ANSWER...✓✓ Photo-therapy and topical
corticosteroids
What is the first choice of drug therapy for the majority of
patients with uncomplicated stage I hypertension? -
...ANSWER...✓✓ Thiazide diuretics
What is the effect of cardiac glycosides? - ...ANSWER...✓✓
Digitalis glycosides have a negative chronotropic effect
on the cardiac muscle cells.
Amenorrhea is the most common side effect of which
birth control medication? - ...ANSWER...✓✓
Medroxyprogesterone (Depo-Provera)
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What is an anti-hypertensive agent which competes with
epinephrine for available beta-receptor sites? -
...ANSWER...✓✓ Atenolol (Tenormin)
What type of action does nitrates have on the body? -
...ANSWER...✓✓ Reduction in systemic venous tone.
What is the recommended level of low-density lipoprotein
cholesterol (LDL) for patients with known coronary artery
disease? - ...ANSWER...✓✓ 100mg/dl or less.
What is the MOA of group IV anti-dysrhythmia drugs? -
...ANSWER...✓✓ Depressing phase 4 depolarization and
lengthening phases 1 and 2 repolarization.
Which drug therapy should be used to lower the serum
concentration of thyroid hormones and re-establish
eumetabolic state in a patient with Graves' disease? -
...ANSWER...✓✓ Anti-thyroid drugs.
Which type of diuretic would be used for a stage I
hypertension in a patient with renal insufficiency? -
...ANSWER...✓✓ Loop diuretic.
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What drug should be considered as first-line therapy for
a client with hypertension and heart failure? -
...ANSWER...✓✓ Enalapril (Vasotec)
Which drug is considered safe for hypertension treatment
during pregnancy? - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Methyldopa
(Aldomet)
What drug will reduce afterload because it is an alpha-
adrenergic blocker? - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Prazosin
(Minipress)
What is an expected effect of the use of a beta-adrenergic
blocker to control angina? - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Reduced
force of cardiac contraction.
What side effect should be monitored closely in the
elderly when taking Metformin (Glucophage) for type 2
diabetes? - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Lactic acidosis.
NSG 6005 Advanced Pharmacology Midterm Exam Week 5
– 100 Questions and Correct Answers/ 2025 NSG 6005
Midterm Exam 100 Practice Questions And Answers
Why are nitrate-free periods every 24 hours necessary
for the patient on nitroglycerin therapy? - ...ANSWER...✓✓
To inhibit the development of tolerance
What does a low level of thyroid-stimulating hormone
indicate? - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Hyperthroidism
What would be the best option to treat a newly diagnosed
patient with a low TSH level with? - ...ANSWER...✓✓
Propanolol (Inderal)
Spironoaldactone (Aldactone) has what mechanism of
action (MOA)? - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Aldosterone antagonist
Heparin exerts its therapeutic action by what? -
...ANSWER...✓✓ Upregulating the activity of one of the
body's natural anticoagulant molecules, antithrombin III
,2|Page
What physiologic action happens when the offending drug
is administered during an anaphylactic reaction. -
...ANSWER...✓✓ Mast cells liberate large doses of
histamine.
What are two systemic psoriasis medications? -
...ANSWER...✓✓ Photo-therapy and topical
corticosteroids
What is the first choice of drug therapy for the majority of
patients with uncomplicated stage I hypertension? -
...ANSWER...✓✓ Thiazide diuretics
What is the effect of cardiac glycosides? - ...ANSWER...✓✓
Digitalis glycosides have a negative chronotropic effect
on the cardiac muscle cells.
Amenorrhea is the most common side effect of which
birth control medication? - ...ANSWER...✓✓
Medroxyprogesterone (Depo-Provera)
,3|Page
What is an anti-hypertensive agent which competes with
epinephrine for available beta-receptor sites? -
...ANSWER...✓✓ Atenolol (Tenormin)
What type of action does nitrates have on the body? -
...ANSWER...✓✓ Reduction in systemic venous tone.
What is the recommended level of low-density lipoprotein
cholesterol (LDL) for patients with known coronary artery
disease? - ...ANSWER...✓✓ 100mg/dl or less.
What is the MOA of group IV anti-dysrhythmia drugs? -
...ANSWER...✓✓ Depressing phase 4 depolarization and
lengthening phases 1 and 2 repolarization.
Which drug therapy should be used to lower the serum
concentration of thyroid hormones and re-establish
eumetabolic state in a patient with Graves' disease? -
...ANSWER...✓✓ Anti-thyroid drugs.
Which type of diuretic would be used for a stage I
hypertension in a patient with renal insufficiency? -
...ANSWER...✓✓ Loop diuretic.
, 4|Page
What drug should be considered as first-line therapy for
a client with hypertension and heart failure? -
...ANSWER...✓✓ Enalapril (Vasotec)
Which drug is considered safe for hypertension treatment
during pregnancy? - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Methyldopa
(Aldomet)
What drug will reduce afterload because it is an alpha-
adrenergic blocker? - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Prazosin
(Minipress)
What is an expected effect of the use of a beta-adrenergic
blocker to control angina? - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Reduced
force of cardiac contraction.
What side effect should be monitored closely in the
elderly when taking Metformin (Glucophage) for type 2
diabetes? - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Lactic acidosis.
