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Pharm MN 553 Final Questions and Answers
(100% Correct Answers) Already Graded A+
Bisphosphonates treat or prevent osteoporosis by:
1. Inhibiting osteoclastic activity
2. Fostering bone resorption
3. Enhancing calcium uptake in the bone
4. Strengthening the osteoclastic proton pump [ Ans: ] 1.
Inhibiting osteoclastic activity
A patient on metformin and glipizide arrives at her 11:30
a.m. clinic appointment diaphoretic and dizzy. She
reports taking her medication this morning and ate a
bagel and coffee for breakfast. BP is 110/70 and random
finger-stick glucose is 64. How should this patient be
treated?
1. 12 oz apple juice with 1 tsp sugar
2. 10 oz diet soda
3. 8 oz milk or 4 oz orange juice
4. 4 cookies and 8 oz chocolate milk [ Ans: ] 3. 8 oz milk
or 4 oz orange juice
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What would one expected assessment finding be for
hyperglycemic hyperosmolar syndrome?
1. Low hemoglobin
2. Ketones in the urine
3. Deep, labored breathing
4. pH of 7.35 [ Ans: ] 2. Ketones in the urine
Charlie is a 65-year-old male who has been diagnosed with
hypertension and benign prostatic hyperplasia. Doxazosin
has been chosen to treat his hypertension because it:
1.Increases peripheral vasoconstriction
2.Decreases detrusor muscle contractility
3.Lowers supine blood pressure more than standing
4. Relaxes smooth muscle in the bladder neck [ Ans: ] 4.
Relaxes smooth muscle in the bladder neck
To reduce potential adverse effects, patients taking a
peripherally acting alpha1 antagonist should do all of the
following EXCEPT:
1. Take the dose at bedtime
2. Sit up slowly and dangle their feet before standing
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3. Monitor their blood pressure and skip a dose if the
pressure is less than 120/80
4. Weigh daily and report weight gain of greater than 2
pounds in one day [ Ans: ] 3. Monitor their blood pressure
and skip a dose if the pressure is less than 120/80
John has clonidine, a centrally acting adrenergic blocker,
prescribed for his hypertension. He should:
1. Not miss a dose or stop taking the drug because of
potential rebound hypertension
2. Increase fiber in the diet to treat any diarrhea that may
occur
3. Reduce fluid intake to less than 2 liters per day to
prevent fluid retention
4. Avoid sitting for long periods, as this can lead to deep
vein thrombosis [ Ans: ] 1. Not miss a dose or stop taking
the drug because of potential rebound hypertension
Clonidine has several off-label uses, including:
1. Alcohol and nicotine withdrawal
2. Post-herpetic neuralgia
3. Both 1 and 2
4. Neither 1 nor 2 [ Ans: ] 3. Both 1 and 2
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Jim is being treated for hypertension. Because he has a
history of heart attack, the drug chosen is atenolol. Beta
blockers treat hypertension by:
1. Increasing heart rate to improve cardiac output
2. Reducing vascular smooth muscle tone
3. Increasing aldosterone-mediated volume activity
4. Reducing aqueous humor production [ Ans: ] 2.
Reducing vascular smooth muscle tone
Which of the following adverse effects are less likely in a
beta1-selective blocker?
1. Dysrhythmias
2. Impaired insulin release
3. Reflex orthostatic changes
4. Decreased triglycerides and cholesterol [ Ans: ] 2.
Impaired insulin release
Richard is 70 years old and has a history of cardiac
dysrhythmias. He has been prescribed nadolol. You do his
annual laboratory work and find a CrCl of 25 ml/min.
What action should you take
related to his nadolol?
Pharm MN 553 Final Questions and Answers
(100% Correct Answers) Already Graded A+
Bisphosphonates treat or prevent osteoporosis by:
1. Inhibiting osteoclastic activity
2. Fostering bone resorption
3. Enhancing calcium uptake in the bone
4. Strengthening the osteoclastic proton pump [ Ans: ] 1.
Inhibiting osteoclastic activity
A patient on metformin and glipizide arrives at her 11:30
a.m. clinic appointment diaphoretic and dizzy. She
reports taking her medication this morning and ate a
bagel and coffee for breakfast. BP is 110/70 and random
finger-stick glucose is 64. How should this patient be
treated?
1. 12 oz apple juice with 1 tsp sugar
2. 10 oz diet soda
3. 8 oz milk or 4 oz orange juice
4. 4 cookies and 8 oz chocolate milk [ Ans: ] 3. 8 oz milk
or 4 oz orange juice
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What would one expected assessment finding be for
hyperglycemic hyperosmolar syndrome?
1. Low hemoglobin
2. Ketones in the urine
3. Deep, labored breathing
4. pH of 7.35 [ Ans: ] 2. Ketones in the urine
Charlie is a 65-year-old male who has been diagnosed with
hypertension and benign prostatic hyperplasia. Doxazosin
has been chosen to treat his hypertension because it:
1.Increases peripheral vasoconstriction
2.Decreases detrusor muscle contractility
3.Lowers supine blood pressure more than standing
4. Relaxes smooth muscle in the bladder neck [ Ans: ] 4.
Relaxes smooth muscle in the bladder neck
To reduce potential adverse effects, patients taking a
peripherally acting alpha1 antagonist should do all of the
following EXCEPT:
1. Take the dose at bedtime
2. Sit up slowly and dangle their feet before standing
,3
3. Monitor their blood pressure and skip a dose if the
pressure is less than 120/80
4. Weigh daily and report weight gain of greater than 2
pounds in one day [ Ans: ] 3. Monitor their blood pressure
and skip a dose if the pressure is less than 120/80
John has clonidine, a centrally acting adrenergic blocker,
prescribed for his hypertension. He should:
1. Not miss a dose or stop taking the drug because of
potential rebound hypertension
2. Increase fiber in the diet to treat any diarrhea that may
occur
3. Reduce fluid intake to less than 2 liters per day to
prevent fluid retention
4. Avoid sitting for long periods, as this can lead to deep
vein thrombosis [ Ans: ] 1. Not miss a dose or stop taking
the drug because of potential rebound hypertension
Clonidine has several off-label uses, including:
1. Alcohol and nicotine withdrawal
2. Post-herpetic neuralgia
3. Both 1 and 2
4. Neither 1 nor 2 [ Ans: ] 3. Both 1 and 2
, 4
Jim is being treated for hypertension. Because he has a
history of heart attack, the drug chosen is atenolol. Beta
blockers treat hypertension by:
1. Increasing heart rate to improve cardiac output
2. Reducing vascular smooth muscle tone
3. Increasing aldosterone-mediated volume activity
4. Reducing aqueous humor production [ Ans: ] 2.
Reducing vascular smooth muscle tone
Which of the following adverse effects are less likely in a
beta1-selective blocker?
1. Dysrhythmias
2. Impaired insulin release
3. Reflex orthostatic changes
4. Decreased triglycerides and cholesterol [ Ans: ] 2.
Impaired insulin release
Richard is 70 years old and has a history of cardiac
dysrhythmias. He has been prescribed nadolol. You do his
annual laboratory work and find a CrCl of 25 ml/min.
What action should you take
related to his nadolol?
