NLE Pharmacology and Medication Management 2

Question 1

A patient taking warfarin requires monitoring with which laboratory value?

Accepted Answer

Prothrombin time/INR

Answer

Activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT)

Answer

Complete blood count (CBC)

Answer

Platelet count

Question 2

Which medication is a short-acting beta-2 adrenergic agonist used as a rescue inhaler for asthma?

Accepted Answer

Albuterol

Answer

Propranolol

Answer

Metoprolol

Answer

Atenolol

Question 3

Which adverse effects should a nurse most closely monitor in a patient receiving an ACE inhibitor?

Accepted Answer

Dry cough and hyperkalemia

Answer

Bradycardia and hypoglycemia

Answer

Tachycardia and hypokalemia

Answer

Constipation and hyponatremia

Question 4

Which drug is the first-line treatment for acute anaphylaxis?

Accepted Answer

Epinephrine

Answer

Diphenhydramine

Answer

Methylprednisolone

Answer

Loratadine

Question 5

Digoxin toxicity is most likely to develop when serum digoxin levels exceed:

Accepted Answer

2.0 ng/mL

Answer

0.5 ng/mL

Answer

1.0 ng/mL

Answer

5.0 ng/mL

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT a common side effect of opioid analgesics?

Accepted Answer

Diarrhea

Answer

Constipation

Answer

Respiratory depression

Answer

Nausea

Question 7

A patient on long-term corticosteroid therapy is at greatest risk for which complication?

Accepted Answer

Hyperglycemia and immunosuppression

Answer

Hypoglycemia and weight loss

Answer

Bradycardia and hypotension

Answer

Hypokalemia and alkalosis only