PHARMACOLOGY EXAM 1 RASMUSSEN 2025: 250 Actual Questions & Verified Answers

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PHARMACOLOGY EXAM 1 RASMUSSEN NEWEST 2025

ACTUAL EXAM 250 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT

DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED

ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+

drugs that produce a response .....ANSWER.....agonist

drugs that prevent or block a response .....ANSWER.....antagonist

What is the therapuetic window? .....ANSWER.....level of the drug

between minimal effective concentration in the plasma for

obtaining desired drug response and the minimal toxic

concentration

What is half life? .....ANSWER.....The time it takes for one half of

the drug concentration to be eliminated from the body is

If a drug has a long half life, how often should it be taken?

.....ANSWER.....once per day

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What is a patient on two highly protein bound drugs at risk for?

.....ANSWER.....accumulation and toxicity

What is tolerance? .....ANSWER.....a decreased responsiveness

over the course of therapy, which may lead to the need to

increase dosages to attain the same effect

What makes drugs fit into the same "Class" .....ANSWER.....-

related by chemical structure

-work in the same way

-used for the same purpose

Before administering beta blockers, you should check what two

vital signs? .....ANSWER.....Heart rate

Blood pressure

Who would you not give a beta blocker to? Why?

.....ANSWER.....Asthmatic; bronchospasm

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What kind of drug is metoclopramide (Reglan)

.....ANSWER.....cholinergic

Cholinergics do what to the body? (SLUD)

.....ANSWER.....Salivation

Lacrimation

Urination

Defecation

Anticholinergics do what to the body .....ANSWER.....Can't see,

Can't spit, Can't pee, Can't shit

Symptoms of cholinergic crisis .....ANSWER.....Flushing, Sweating,

Nausea, Abdominal cramps

What drug would you give to treat cholinergic crisis?

.....ANSWER.....atropine

Anticholinergics are contraindicated in which clients?

.....ANSWER.....-coronary artery disease (Increase heart rate)

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-GI obstruction (constipates)

-supraventricular tachycardia (increased heart rate)

CNS stimulants are contraindicated in which clients?

.....ANSWER.....-coronary artery disease (cause

vasoconstriction=heart attack)

-Hypertension (additive hypertension=stroke)

Most common side effects of methylphenidate (Ritalin)

.....ANSWER.....-irritability

-insomnia

-weight loss

-decreased appetite

Signs of hemorrhagic stroke .....ANSWER.....-increased B/P

-increased heart rate

-increased respiratory rate