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Pharmacology HESI Version 2 Questions and Answers | Latest Version | 2025/2026 | Correct & Verified

A patient is prescribed metformin. What is the nurse’s priority teaching?

• Take with alcohol to reduce nausea

✔✔B. Report muscle pain or fatigue (risk of lactic acidosis)

• Avoid all carbohydrate intake
• Stop taking if diarrhea occurs once

Which drug is used as a rescue inhaler for acute asthma attacks?

• Tiotropium

✔✔B. Albuterol

• Montelukast
• Salmeterol

A client taking hydrochlorothiazide should be monitored for which electrolyte imbalance?✔✔A. Hypokalemia

• Hypermagnesemia 1 / 3

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• Hypernatremia
• Hypocalcemia

Which opioid is used to treat severe pain in myocardial infarction?✔✔A. Morphine

• Ibuprofen
• Codeine
• Ketorolac

Which medication is given to prevent hemorrhage in newborns?

• Vitamin D
• Vitamin C

✔✔C. Vitamin K

• Vitamin B12

A patient on phenytoin reports bleeding gums. What should the nurse suspect?

• Low potassium

✔✔B. Gingival hyperplasia 2 / 3

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• Vitamin deficiency
• Allergic reaction

Which drug is considered a loop diuretic?✔✔A. Furosemide

• Spironolactone
• Hydrochlorothiazide
• Mannitol

Which side effect is most associated with metoprolol?

• Hyperglycemia

✔✔B. Bradycardia

• Insomnia
• Diarrhea

Which drug is an antidote for acetaminophen overdose?✔✔A. Acetylcysteine

• Naloxone
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