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NSG 6005 Week 6 Pharmacology Quiz – Q’s And A’s
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NSG 6005 Week 6 Pharmacology Quiz – Q’s And A’sPatients with RA who are on chronic low-dose prednisone will need co-
treatment with which medications to prevent further adverse effects?
A. A bisphosphonate
B. Calcium supplementation
C. Vitamin D
D. All of the above Right Ans - D. All of the above
Amber is a twenty-four-year-old who has had migraines for ten years. She
reports a migraine on average of once a month. The migraines are effectively
aborted with naratriptan (Amerge). When refilling Amber's naratriptan
education would include which of the following?
A. Naratriptan will interact with antidepressants, including selective serotonin
reuptake inhibitors and St John's Wort, and she should inform any providers
she sees that she has migraines.
B. Continue to monitor her headaches; if the migraine is consistently
happening around her menses, then there is preventive therapy available.
C. Pregnancy is contraindicated when taking a triptan.
D. All the given options are correct. Right Ans - D. All the given options are
correct.
Kirk sprained his ankle and is asking for pain medication for his mild-to-
moderate pain. The appropriate first-line medication would be __________.
A. ibuprofen (Advil)
B. acetaminophen with hydrocodone (Vicodin)
C. oxycodone (OxyContin)
D. oral morphine (Roxanol) Right Ans - A. ibuprofen (Advil)
Sallie has been taking 10 mg of prednisone per day for the past six months.
She should be assessed for ________.
A. gout
B. iron deficiency anemia
, C. osteoporosis
D. renal dysfunction Right Ans - C. osteoporosis
Henry is eighty-two years old and takes two aspirin every morning to treat the
arthritis pain in his back. He states that the aspirin helps him to "get going"
each day. Lately, he has had some heartburn from the aspirin. After ruling out
an acute GI bleed, what would be an appropriate course of treatment for
Henry?
A. Add an H2 blocker such as ranitidine to his therapy.
B. Discontinue the aspirin and switch him to Vicodin for the pain.
C. Decrease the aspirin dose to one tablet daily.
D. Have Henry take an antacid fifteen minutes before taking the aspirin each
day. Right Ans - A. Add an H2 blocker such as ranitidine to his therapy.
Juanita presents to clinic with a complaint of headaches off and on for months.
She reports she feels like someone is "squeezing" her head. She occasionally
takes Tylenol for the pain but usually just "toughs it out." Initial treatment for
tension headache includes asking her to keep a headache diary and a
prescription for ________.
A. sumatriptan (Imitrex)
B. naproxen (Aleve)
C. ergotamine (Ergostat)
D. Tylenol with codeine (Tylenol #3) Right Ans - B. naproxen (Aleve)
Narcotics are exogenous opiates. They act by ______.
A. inhibiting pain transmission in the spinal cord
B. attaching to receptors in the afferent neuron to inhibit the release of
substance P
C. blocking neurotransmitters in the midbrain
D. increasing beta-lipoprotein excretion from the pituitary Right Ans - B.
attaching to receptors in the afferent neuron to inhibit the release of
substance P
Which of the following statements is true about age and pain?
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