PTCB EXAM PREP QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS

You are to give an IM drug to a child. If the adult dose is 15 mg/kg and the child
weighs 60 lbs, what is the dose to be given to this child?
a. 365 mg
b. 450 mg
c. 409 mg
d. 200 mg


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, C. 409 mg




Which of the following describes the likelihood of a drug occupying a receptor?
a. Affinity
b. Selectivity
c. Residence Time
d. Intrinsic Efficacy


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A. Affinity




You are to give an IV drug to a child. If the adult dose is 10 mg/kg and the child
weighs 15 kg, what is the dose to be given to this child?
a. 150 mg
b. 225 mg
c. 15 mg
d. 1.5 mg


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A. 150 mg




Which of the following is not part of the process of drug risk management?
A. Assessment
B. Minimizing
C. Optimization
D. Evaluating effectiveness

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C. Optimization




You are to give a drug at the rate of 60 mg/m2 to a child who weighs 50 kg and is 110
cm tall. What dose of the drug will be given?
a. 100 mg
b. 74 mg
c. 200 mg
d. 240 mg


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B. 74 mg




Which of the following describes a drug's ability to act on a receptor sire?
a. Affinity
b. Selectivity
c. Residence Time
d. Intrinsic Efficacy


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B. Selectivity




Which of the following is not a risk factor associated with LASA medications?
a. Illegible writing
b. Incomplete knowledge of drug names