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NURS 615 PHARM EXAM 4 LATEST 2023 REAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS COMPLETE
EXAM|AGRADE(MARYVILLE UNIVERSITY)
- Digoxin levels need to be monitored closely when the following medication is started:
1 .Loratadine 2 .Diphenhydramine 3 .Ipratropium 4 .Albuterol Albuterol
- Patients with pheochromocytoma should avoid which of the following classes of
drugs because of the possibility of developing hypertensive crisis?1 .Expectorants 2 .Beta-2-agonists 3 .Antitussives 4 .Antihistamines Beta 2-agonists
- Stan, a 42-year-old African American, has moderate persistent asthma. Which of
the following asthma medications should be used cautiously, if at all?1 .Betamethasone, an inhaled corticosteroid 2 .Salmeterol, an inhaled long-acting beta-agonist 3 .Albuterol, a short-acting beta-agonist 4 .Montelukast, a leukotriene modifier 1 / 3
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Salmeterol, an inhaled long-acting beta-agonist
- Long-acting beta-agonists (LTBAs) received a Black Box Warning from the U.S.
Food and Drug Administration due to the:
1 .Risk of life-threatening dermatological reactions
- Increased incidence of cardiac events when LTBAs are used 2 / 3
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.3 .Increased risk of asthma-related deaths when LTBAs are used 4 .Risk for life-threatening alterations in electrolytes Increased risk of asthma-related deaths when LTBAs are used
5. The bronchodilator of choice for patients taking propranolol is:
1 .Albuterol 2 .Pirbuterol 3 .Formoterol 4 .Ipratropium Ipratropium
- Mathew is a 52-year-old overweight smoker taking theophylline for his persistent
asthma. He tells his provider he is going to start the Atkin’s diet for weight loss. The appropriate
response would be:
1 .Congratulate him on making a positive change in his life.2 .Recommend he try stopping smoking instead of the Atkin’s diet.3 .Schedule him for regular testing of serum theophylline levels during his diet due to increased excretion of theophylline.4 .Decrease his theophylline dose because a high-protein diet may lead to elevated theophylline levels.Recommend smoking cessation
- Marty takes theophylline for his persistent asthma and calls the office with a
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complaint of nausea, vomiting, and headache. The best advice for him would be to: 1 .Reassure him this is probably a viral infection and should be better soon 2 .Have him seen the same day for an assessment and theophylline level 3 .Schedule him for an appointment in 2 to 3 days, which he can cancel if he is better 4 .Order a theophylline level at the laboratory for him Schedule him an appointment in 2-3 days