NGN ATI Pharm Exam
Q&A 2023-2024 100% VERIFIED A+ GRADE
1.Digoxin levels need to be monitored closely when the following medication is
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. Loratadine
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. Diphenhydramine
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. Ipratropium
4
. Albuterol
Albuterol
2.Patients with pheochromocytoma should avoid which of the following classes of drugs because of the possibility of developing hypertensive crisis?
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. Expectorants
2
. Beta-2-agonists
3
. Antitussives
4
. Antihistamines
Beta 2-agonists
3.Stan, a 42-year-old African American, has moderate persistent asthma. Which of the following asthma medications should be used cautiously, if at all?
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. Betamethasone, an inhaled corticosteroid
2
. Salmeterol, an inhaled long-acting beta-agonist
3
. Albuterol, a short-acting beta-agonist
4
. Montelukast, a leukotriene modifier
Salmeterol, an inhaled long-acting beta-agonist
4.Long-acting beta-agonists (LTBAs) received a Black Box Warning from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration due to the:
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. Risk of life-threatening dermatological reactions
2 Increased incidence of cardiac events when LTBAs are used
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. Increased risk of asthma-related deaths when LTBAs are
used
4
. Risk for life-threatening alterations in electrolytes
Increased risk of asthma-related deaths when LTBAs are used
5.The bronchodilator of choice for patients taking propranolol is:
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. Albuterol
2
. Pirbuterol
3
. Formoterol
4
. Ipratropium
Ipratropium
6.Mathew is a 52-year-old overweight smoker taking theophylline for his persistent asthma. He tells his provider he is going to start the Atkin’s diet for weight loss. The appropriate response would be:
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. Congratulate him on making a positive change in his life.
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. Recommend he try stopping smoking instead of the Atkin’s
diet.
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. Schedule him for regular testing of serum theophylline levels during his diet due to increased excretion of theophylline.
4
. Decrease his theophylline dose because a high-protein diet may lead to elevated theophylline levels.
Recommend smoking cessation
7.Marty takes theophylline for his persistent asthma and calls the office with a complaint of nausea, vomiting, and headache. The best advice for him would be to:
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. Reassure him this is probably a viral infection and should be better soon
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. Have him seen the same day for an assessment and theophylline level [Show Less]