MN553 UNIT 8 EXAM LATEST 2025 COMPLETE EXAM

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MN553 UNIT 8 EXAM LATEST 2025 COMPLETE EXAM|

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Alpha-beta blockers are especially effective to treat hypertension for which ethnic group?

• White
• Asian
• African American
• Native American - Correct Answer - 3. African American

Taking which drug with food maximizes it bioavailability?

• Donepezil
• Galantamine
• Rivastigmine
• Memantine - Correct Answer - 3. Rivastigmine

Which of the following drugs should be used only when clearly needed in pregnant and breastfeeding women?

• Memantine
• Pyridostigmine
• Galantamine
• Rivastigmine - Correct Answer - 2. Pyridostigmine
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Nicotine gum products are:

• Chewed to release the nicotine and then swallowed for a systemic effect
• "Parked" in the buccal area of the mouth to produce a constant amount of

nicotine release

• Bound to exchange resins so the nicotine is only released during chewing
• Approximately the same in nicotine content as smoking two cigarettes - Correct

Answer - 3. Bound to exchange resins so the nicotine is only released during chewing

Success rates for smoking cessation using NRT:

• Are about the same regardless of the method chosen
• Vary from 40% to 50% at 12 months
• Both 1 and 2
• Neither 1 nor 2 - Correct Answer - 2. Vary from 40%-50% at 12 months

The tricyclic antidepressants should be prescribed cautiously in pts with:

• Eczema
• Asthma
• Diabetes
• Heart Disease - Correct Answer - 4. Heart Disease

Patients who are prescribed olanzapine (Zyprexa) should be monitored for:

• Insomnia
• Weight gain

3. HTN

• Galactorrhea - Correct Answer - 1. Insomnia 2 / 3

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pg. 3 You are managing the care of a pt recently diagnosed with BPH. He is taking Tamsulosin but reports dizziness when standing abruptly. The best option for this

pt is:

• Continue tamsulosin because the s/e will resolve with tx
• D/c the tamsulosin and start doxazosin
• Have him double his fluid intake and stand more slowly
• Prescribe meclizine as needed for the dizziness - Correct Answer - 2. D/c the

tamsulosin and start doxazosin

Several classes of drugs have interactions with cholinergic blockers. Which of the following is true about these interactions?

• Drugs with a narrow therapeutic range given orally may not stay in the GI tract

long enough to produce an action.

• Additive antimuscarinic effects may occur with antihistamines.
• Cholinergic blockers may decrease the sedative effects of hypnotics.
• Cholinergic blockers are contraindicated with antipsychotics. - Correct Answer -
• Drugs with a narrow therapeutic range given orally may not stay in the GI tract

long enough to produce an action

Scopolamine can be used to prevent the nausea and vomiting associated with

motion sickness. The patient is taught to:

• Apply the transdermal disk at least 4 hours before the antiemetic effect is

desired.

• Swallow the tablet 1 hour before traveling where motion sickness is possible.
• Place the tablet under the tongue and allow it to dissolve.
• Change the transdermal disk daily for maximal effect. - Correct Answer - 2.

Swallow the tablet 1 hr before traveling where motion sickness is possible

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