NLE Pharmacology and Medication Management 2

Question 1

A patient taking warfarin requires monitoring with which laboratory value?

Accepted Answer

Prothrombin time/INR

Answer

Warfarin's anticoagulant effect is monitored using prothrombin time expressed as the International Normalized Ratio (INR).

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

Albuterol

Answer

Albuterol is a short-acting beta-2 agonist that causes rapid bronchodilation and is used for acute asthma relief.

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

ACE inhibitors commonly cause a persistent dry cough (due to bradykinin accumulation) and hyperkalemia (due to reduced aldosterone activity).

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

Epinephrine

Answer

Epinephrine is the first-line treatment for anaphylaxis, rapidly reversing bronchospasm, vasodilation, and other life-threatening effects.

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

2.0 ng/mL

Answer

Digoxin toxicity typically occurs at serum levels above 2.0 ng/mL, though hypokalemia can cause toxicity at lower levels.

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