Midterm Exam: NR566/ NR 566 (New
2023/ 2024 Update) Advanced
Pharmacology Care of the Family Exam
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Q Organic sunscreen needs what ingredient to be effective
✓ Answer: Avobenzone
Q 1st line for mild to moderate acne
✓ Answer: Topical antibiotics/retinoids- Benzoyl peroxide
Q 1st line for severe acne
✓ Answer: Oral therapy- Isotretinoin
Q Which treatment would be selected over another for acne?
✓ Answer: Treatment depends on severity of acne.
Q Salicylic acid education
✓ Answer: Salicylate toxicity is not a concern when applied only to the face;
however, if acne is extensive and the drug is applied to the trunk, back, and other
locations, salicylate toxicity may occur. Monitoring for signs and symptoms of
salicylism (e.g., hyperpnea, tinnitus, nausea and vomiting, and mental status
changes) is indicated. Peeling and drying are adverse effects, not desired effects,
of salicylic acid. Tinnitus is a symptom of systemic toxicity that requires
immediate attention.
Q Isotretinoin patient education
✓ Answer: Avoid driving, protect from sun, frequent blood tests, discontinue
tetracycline, alcohol should be avoided, contraindicated in pregnancy-defects in
developing fetus, cannot donate blood, avoid supplements containing vitamin A,
avoid waxing and laser therapy, notify of depression.
Q When to prescribe an intranasal glucocorticoid
✓ Answer: Prevention and treatment of seasonal and perineal rhinitis.
Q Moderate to severe symptoms treatment
✓ Answer: · Combination therapy
~ Intranasal glucocorticoids
Q Select the treatment agent that corresponds to the symptom(s). Intermittent sneezing,
nasal itching, and rhinorrhea
✓ Answer: · Intranasal antihistamine
~ Oral antihistamine
Q Select the treatment agent that corresponds to the symptom(s).
Nasal congestion is dominant complaint
✓ Answer: · Oral decongestant
Q Select the treatment agent that corresponds to the symptom(s).
Mild symptoms
✓ Answer: · Oral antihistamine
Q Which of the following symptoms of CNS stimulation occur with the use of oral
sympathomimetics? Select all that apply.
✓ Answer: · restlessness
~ anxiety
~ insomnia
~ irritability [Show Less]