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Question 1 of 52

Which of the following topical decongestant agents is an alfa2-selective agonist?

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Question 2 of 52

A 64-year-old man with left heart failure is managed with digoxin and a thiazide diuretic. His primary care physician orders a laboratory panel. Which of the following electrolytes is most likely to be abnormal in this patient?

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Question 3 of 52

During the maintenance phase of treatment, a patient with bipolar disorder asks, Ã¢â‚¬Å“Do I have to keep taking lithium even though my mood is stable now?Ã¢â‚¬Â Select the nurseÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s best response.

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Question 4 of 52

A nurse should evaluate that the medication has helped with the positive (type I) symptoms when there is a decrease in the client's: (Select the one tha does not apply.)

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Question 5 of 52

Tick the drug for ascaridosis and enterobiosis treatment:

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Question 6 of 52

Aglycone is essential for:

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Question 7 of 52

Indicate an antiemetic agent which is related to neuroleptics:

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Question 8 of 52

Sodium nitroprusside intravenous infusion is used in treatment of:

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Question 9 of 52

After being counseled about lifestyle and dietary changes, the patient was started on atorvastatin. During his treatment with atorvastatin, it is important to routinely monitor serum concentrations of

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Question 10 of 52

Procaine has all of the following properties EXCEPT:

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Question 11 of 52

Symptoms of opioid withdrawal begin 8-10 hours after the last dose.

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Question 12 of 52

Methemoglobinemia is possible adverse effect of:

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Question 13 of 52

A patient with bipolar disorder has an unstable mood, aggressiveness, agitation, talkativeness, and irritability. The nurse begins care planning based on the expectation that the health care provider is most likely to prescribe a medication classified as a(n):

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Question 14 of 52

The client is experiencing a drug-drug reaction by taking aspirin with what other drug?

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Question 15 of 52

HMG-CoA reductase inhibiting drugs can cause muscle breakdown, especially when used in combination with a cyclosporine. This consideration is:

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Question 16 of 52

Which of the following drugs is a thromboxane A2 receptor (TXA2) antagonist?

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Question 17 of 52

Which of the following would least likely benefit a patient in acute pulmonary edema due to congestive heart failure?

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Question 18 of 52

An African American patient has developed hypertension. The nurse is aware that which group(s) of antihypertensive drugs are less effective in African American patients?

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Question 19 of 52

Characteristics of reserpine include all of the following EXCEPT:

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Question 20 of 52

Ketamine anesthesia is associated with:

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Question 21 of 52

Pick out the drug which increases cardiac output:

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Question 22 of 52

Indicate the irreversible MAO inhibitor,which is a hydrazide derivative:

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Question 23 of 52

Which of the following hormones is produced by the thyroid gland?

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Question 24 of 52

A patient is receiving gabapentin (Neurontin), an anticonvulsant, but has no history of seizures. The nurse expects that the patient is receiving this drug for which condition?

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Question 25 of 52

The drug needs aldosterone present in order to be effective:

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Question 26 of 52

Which of the following antiseizure drugs produces enhancement of GABA-mediated inhibition?

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Question 27 of 52

A 19-year-old woman is 24 weeks pregnant. She has received no prenatal care. She presents to the emergency department complaining of an intermittent headache and fatigue during her pregnancy. Her blood pressure has been at least 150/110 mm Hg. What is the most appropriate treatment of this patient?

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Question 28 of 52

The nurse is given an order to give the client milrinone (Primacor). For what reason might this drug be ordered?

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Question 29 of 52

A patient is being treated for ethanol alcohol abuse in a rehabilitation center. The nurse will include which information when teaching him about disulfiram (Antabuse) therapy?

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Question 30 of 52

Antibiotic inhibiting bacterial RNA synthesis is:

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Question 31 of 52

If two drugs with the same effect, taken together, produce an effect that is equal in magnitude to the sum of the effects of the drugs given individually, it is called as:

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Question 32 of 52

Progesterone is secreted by:

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Question 33 of 52

Which of the following antimuscarinic drugs is often effective in preventing or reversing vestibular disturbances, especially motion sickness?

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Question 34 of 52

The following are relative contraindications to the use of streptokinase in acute myocardial infarction EXCEPT:

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Question 35 of 52

What molecular action likely mediated the therapeutic effect of acetazolamide in the 56-year-old woman with congestive heart failure?

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Question 36 of 52

A small amount of the volume of distribution is common for lipophylic substances easy penetrating through barriers and widely distributing in plasma, interstitial and cell fluids:

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Question 37 of 52

The concentration of dopamine in the basal ganglia of the brain is reduced in parkinsonism.

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Question 38 of 52

Five patients with small pheochromocytomas are being prepared for surgical resection. All patients have tumors less than 3 cm in size and are confined to the adrenal gland. Phentolamine will be given to each patient. Which of the following patients would be most likely to suffer an adverse event related to this medication?

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Question 39 of 52

Indication for interferon alpha administration is:

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Question 40 of 52

Therapeutic uses of caffeine include all of the following EXCEPT:

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Question 41 of 52

A patient tells a nurse, Ã¢â‚¬Å“My doctor says my problem may be with the neurotransmitters in my brain. What are neurotransmitters?Ã¢â‚¬Â The best reply would be:

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Question 42 of 52

A client is admitted to a psychiatric unit with the diagnosis of catatonic schizophrenia. Which of the clientÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s neurotransmitters should a nurse expect to be elevated?

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Question 43 of 52

Fentanyl can produce significant respiratory depression by:

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Question 44 of 52

Characteristics of epinephrine include all of the following EXCEPT:

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Question 45 of 52

The nurse is preparing to administer dipyridamole (Persantine). Which statement about this drug is true?

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Question 46 of 52

Which of the following nitrates and nitrite drugs are long-acting?

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Question 47 of 52

Isoniazid has following unwanted effect:

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Question 48 of 52

What likely contributed to furosemide-induced metabolic alkalosis in the 47-year-old woman with metastatic breast cancer?

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Question 49 of 52

During Phase 2 of action potential in cardiac cell, depolarizing current through calcium channels is balanced by

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Question 50 of 52

Which of the following substances is a vitamin-like compound?

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Question 51 of 52

The unwanted effect of dihydrotachysterol is:

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Question 52 of 52

When educating a patient recently placed on inhaled corticosteroids, the nurse will discuss which potential adverse effects?

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