pg. 1 MN553 FINAL EXAMS 1 & 2 LATEST
2024/2025 EACH EXAM CONTAINS 100
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553 ADVANCED PHARMACOLOGY FINAL
EXAM TEST BANK 2024 (BRAND NEW!!)
MN553 FINAL EXAM 1
Larry is taking allopurinol to prevent gout. Monitoring of a patient who is taking
allopurinol includes:
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Complete blood count
Blood glucose
C-reactive protein
BUN, creatinine, and creatinine clearance - ANSWER-BUN, creatinine, and creatinine clearance
The first-line therapy for mild-persistent asthma is:
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High-dose montelukast
Theophylline 1 / 4
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Low-dose inhaled corticosteroids
Long-acting beta-2-agonists - ANSWER-Low-dose inhaled corticosteroids
Drugs that have a significant first-pass effect:
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Must be given by the enteral (oral) route only
Bypass the hepatic circulation
Are rapidly metabolized by the liver and may have little if any desired action
Are converted by the liver to more active and fat-soluble forms - ANSWER-Are rapidly metabolized by the liver and may have little if any desired action
Pharmacoeconomics is:
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The study of the part of the U.S. economy devoted to drug use
The study of the impact of prescription drug costs on the overall economy
The analysis of the costs and consequences of any health-care-related treatment or service
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pg. 3 The analysis of the clinical efficacy of the drug - ANSWER-The analysis of the costs and consequences of any health-care-related treatment or service
If a patient with symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease states that he has been self-treating at home with OTC ranitidine daily, the appropriate treatment
would be:
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Prokinetic (metoclopramide) for 4 to 8 weeks
Proton pump inhibitor (omeprazole) for 12 weeks
Histamine2 receptor antagonist (ranitidine) for 4 to 8 weeks
Cytoprotective drug (misoprostol) for 2 weeks - ANSWER-Proton pump inhibitor (omeprazole) for 12 weeks
Being competent in the use of information technology in clinical practice is expected in professional nurses. Advanced practice competence includes the ability
to:
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Search for information using the most common search engines
Serve as content experts in developing, implementing, and evaluating information Systems
Write programs to assure the integrity of health information
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pg. 4 Use information technology to prescribe drugs - ANSWER-Serve as content experts in developing, implementing, and evaluating information Systems
Jim is being treated for hypertension. Because he has a history of heart attack, the
drug chosen is atenolol. Beta blockers treat hypertension by:
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Increasing heart rate to improve cardiac output
Reducing vascular smooth muscle tone
Increasing aldosterone-mediated volume activity
Reducing aqueous humor production - ANSWER-Reducing vascular smooth muscle tone
Gender differences between men and women in pharmacokinetics include:
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More rapid gastric emptying so that drugs absorbed in the stomach have less exposure to absorption sites
Higher proportion of body fat so that lipophilic drugs have relatively greater volumes of distribution
Increased levels of bile acids so that drugs metabolized in the intestine have higher concentrations
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