Indicate a peripheral dopa decarboxylase inhibitor:
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A patient is prescribed enoxaparin. The nurse knows that low-molecular-weight heparin has what kind of half-life?
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A nurse instructs a patient taking a drug that inhibits monoamine oxidase (MAO) to avoid certain foods and drugs because of the risk of:
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Which of the following drugs is useful in the treatment of uterine spasms?
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Which of the following medications may results in a drug interaction with amiodarone?
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A patient is to receive local anesthesia for removal of a lymph node from his armpit. The physician asks for a solution of premixed lidocaine and epinephrine. The nurse knows that the epinephrine is used for which reason?
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Diazoxide is administered by slow IV injection in emergency treatment of hypertension because
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Question 8 of 52
Which of the following antienzymes is a carbonic anhydrase inhibitor:
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Question 9 of 52
A patient being treated for major depression is the CEO of her own business. She has shown significant improvement and is about to be discharged after completing a course of 15 electroconvulsive therapy sessions. She will continue on SSRI medications. The patient has been counseled not to make a major business decision for a month. The rationale for this is that:
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Question 10 of 52
The nurse will assess the patient for which potential contraindication to antitubercular therapy?
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Question 11 of 52
A 72-year-old man with urinary frequency and nocturia presents to his primary care physician for evaluation and treatment. He is found on physical examination to have an enlarged prostate. Treatment with the α-blocker alfuzosin has begun. The patient should be warned about which of the following adverse effects?
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Question 12 of 52
Tick the antibacterial drug – a nitrofurane derivative:
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Chymotrypsin is an agent containing free sulfhydryl groups. It’s:
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A 56-year-old man with male pattern baldness and hypertension is placed on minoxidil. He has had a lack of response to antihypertensive agents with failure to respond to calcium channel blockers and ACE inhibitors. Prolonged use of this agent can be associated with which of the following effects?
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Question 15 of 52
Immediate allergy reaction (type I allergic reaction) is:
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Question 16 of 52
The client is given a beta blocker. How does this help the heart?
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Therapeutic index (TI) is:
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Question 18 of 52
Which of the following CNS stimulants belongs to nootropics?
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Question 19 of 52
The drug acts in the distal convoluted tubule:
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Question 20 of 52
A genetic counselor is called by the hospital to see patients with genetic questions or concerns. With which patient would it be most appropriate for the counselor to speak?
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The nurse is reviewing drug therapy for hypertension. According to the JNC 7 guidelines, antihypertensive drug therapy for a newly diagnosed stage 1 hypertensive African-American patient would most likely include which drug or drug classes?
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Question 22 of 52
Select a hypnotic drug which is a benzodiazepine derivative:
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The most effective drug for stopping generalized tonic-clonic status epilepticus in adults is:
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Indicate the location of M2 cholinoreceptor type:
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Question 25 of 52
This drug both inhibits an enzyme and indirectly enhances clearance of low density lipoproteins (LDL):
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Question 26 of 52
Tick the positive inotropic drug of non-glycoside structure:
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Question 27 of 52
Which of the following antianginal agents is a calcium channel blocker?
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The client is on streptokinase for a blood clot. What adverse reaction should the nurse be looking out for?
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Question 29 of 52
Most antipsychotic drugs:
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Tolerance to nitroglycerin may be overcome by
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The irreversible MAO inhibitors have a very high risk of developing:
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Question 32 of 52
A 24-year-old man with myopia decides to undergo LASIK surgery to correct his vision. Prior to the procedure, the ophthalmologist dilates his pupils with phenylephrine, a sympathomimetic. Which of the following describes an effect of the sympathetic nervous system?
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Question 33 of 52
Indicate the alfa1-selective antagonist:
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Question 34 of 52
The following inhibit the metabolism of warfarin:
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Select the drug which inhibits peristalsis:
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Mifepristone (RU-486) is used as a contraceptive and abortifacient. This consideration is:
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Aldosterone release is stimulated by
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Question 38 of 52
Distribution of alfa adrenoreceptor subtypes is associated with all of the following tissues except those of:
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Which of the following abused drugs is related to stimulants?
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The nurse notes in the patient’s medication orders that the patient will be starting anticoagulant therapy. What is the primary goal of anticoagulant therapy?
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Question 41 of 52
Which of the following molecular events most likely mediated the positive inotropic action of milrinone?
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Question 42 of 52
A nursing student questions an instructor regarding the order for fluvoxamine (Luvox) 300 mg daily for a client diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Which instructor response is most accurate?
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Route of administration of pamidronate is:
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The manifestations of glycosides intoxication are:
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Antivitamins are:
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Biotransformation of a medicinal substance results in:
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Question 47 of 52
Tick the drug, inhibiting uncoating of the viral RNA:
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Mechanism of penicillins’ antibacterial effect is:
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Which of the following is a potential detrimental effect of nitrates in the prophylactic treatment of exertional angina?
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Which action should be the nurse’s priority at this time?
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Question 51 of 52
The common side effect of thyroid hormones is following:
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Which of the following opioid analgesics is used in the treatment of acute pulmonary edema?
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