A 55-year-old man complains of poor urinary flow and nocturia. He is found to suffer from benign prostatic hyperplasia. The physician prescribes prazosin to help his symptoms. How does prazosin work?
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Increased serum levels of which of the following may be associated with a decreased risk of atherosclerosis?
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Question 3 of 51
After receiving a nebulizer treatment with a beta agonist, the patient complains of feeling slightly nervous and wonders if her asthma is getting worse. What is the nurse’s best response?
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The non-glycoside positive inotropic drug is:
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Main contraindications of estrogens’ therapy include the following:
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Which of the following actions most likely contributed to the thiazide-induced increase in renal excretion of potassium?
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Half-life of interferon alpha is:
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The pathophysiologic basis for antiparkinsonism therapy is:
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Vasopressin causes a pressor effect by:
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Indicate the agent, which effectively antagonizes the neuromuscular blockade caused by nondepolarizing drugs:
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Select the emetic agent having a reflex action:
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The tissues most sensitive to atropine are:
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A patient with bipolar disorder has taken lamotrigine (Lamictal) for 3 months with an excellent response. Which complaint from the patient necessitates the nurse’s priority attention?
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Streptokinase:
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A 29-year-old male patient is admitted to the intensive care unit with the following symptoms: restlessness, hyperactive reflexes, talkativeness, confusion and periods of panic and euphoria, tachycardia, and fever. The nurse suspects that he may be experiencing the effects of taking which substance?
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The drug acts only on the lumenal side of renal tubules:
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Which of the following coenzymes is not of vitamin origin?
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Indicate the opioid analgesic which has 80 times analgesic potency and respiratory depressant properties of morphine and is more effective than morphine in maintaining hemodynamic stability?
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A patient has acute anxiety related to an automobile accident 2 hours ago. The patient needs teaching about drugs from which group?
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Characteristic findinds of salicylism include:
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Which of the following sympathomimetics is related to short-acting topical decongestant agents?
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Tick the drug belonging to glycopeptides:
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Tick the diuretic agent having a potent and rapid effect:
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Which of the following pairs of a drug and its adverse effect is INCORRECT:
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A 46-year-old Hispanic woman complains of ankle swelling. She has no history of heart failure, and a pregnancy test is negative. Physical exam shows +2 pitting edema on her ankles bilaterally. Current medications include sertraline, amlodipine, sumatriptan, docusate, and montelukast. Which of these medications is most likely causing her edema?
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What is the type of drug-to-drug interaction which is the result of interaction at receptor, cell, enzyme or organ level?
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Indicate the antidepressant, which blocks the reuptake pumps for serotonin and norepinephrine:
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Mechanism of Streptomycin action is:
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The nurse understands that the purpose for chlorpromazine (Thorazine) is to:
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Indicate the intravenous anesthetic,which causes minimal cardiovascular and respiratory depressant effects:
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This drug group useful in angina increase myocardial oxygen delivery (by reversing coronary arterial spasm) and does not decrease myocardial oxygen requirement (by decreasing the determinations of oxygen demand):
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Toxic doses of hypnotics may cause a circulatory collapse as a result of:
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Patients with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (type IIa) lack any functional LDL receptors on their hepatocytes. This consideration is:
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In order to effectively provide appropriate patient teaching regarding the effects of psychotropic medications, an advanced practice nurse with prescriptive privileges is required to have a thorough understanding of which drug-related topic?
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Caffeine can produce all of the following effects except:
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The nurse is reviewing herbal therapies. Which is a common use of the herb feverfew?
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In which of the following conditions, digitalis is most likely to be beneficial?
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Tick the drug, a benzimidazole derivative:
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Characteristics of carvedilol include all of the following EXCEPT:
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A patient’s blood pressure is 130/84. The health care provider plans to suggest nonpharmacologic methods to lower blood pressure. Which should the nurse include in teaching? (Select ALL that apply.)
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A client diagnosed with schizophrenia spectrum disorder is prescribed clozapine (Clozaril). Which client symptoms, related to the side effects of this medication, should prompt a nurse to intervene immediately?
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Route of administration of cholecalciferol is:
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Which of the following urine electrolyte profiles is most consistent with acetazolamide treatment?
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Most local anesthetics can cause:
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Which order should the nurse question?
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Psychedelics are all of following agents EXCEPT:
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The nurse notes in the patient’s medication orders that the patient will be taking ibutilide (Corvert). Based on this finding, the nurse interprets that the patient has which disorder?
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The client is on a platelet inhibitor. Which of the following drugs is a platelet inhibitor?
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The rationale behind the use of dopamine as a treatment of shock in a 38-year-old man who was a driver in a motor vehicle accident who was thrown from the vehicle is
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The volume of distribution (Vd) relates:
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Which of the following drugs is a 5-lipoxygenase (5-LOG) inhibitor?
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