Pharm Final Review

What is the First-pass effect?

• overdose of the drug

• Liver metabolizes most of the drug causing it to be ineffective

• peak duration of the drug

• when the drug has decreased in 50% effectiveness

Severe side effect of Midrodrine

• severe tachycardia

• supine hypertension

• supine hypotension

• bronchial constriction

What is the purpose for adrenergic blocking drugs?

• lower fever

• block or interrupt the signals which divert blood flow to vital organs

• divert blood flow to vital organs

• restart your heart

What counteracts dystonic reaction?

• ibuprofen

• Benadryl

• epinephrine

• dopamine

For which patient would you hold their prescribed beta-blocker?

• 90/54

• BP 158/94

• BP 124/88

• 176/98

Which of these is not an adverse reaction to a Cholinergic drug?

• Emesis

• Salivation

• Dizziness

• Lacrimation

A patient is prescribed bethanechol (Duviod). Which of these disorders do they most likely have?

• myasthenia gravis

• nausea and vomiting

• severe migraines

• urinary retention

A patient is presenting with symptoms of myasthenia gravis. Which of these tests will the doctor perform first?

• Edrophonium

• Schillings

• CBC

• EKG

First line of defense for status epilepticus

• Propofol

• Diazepam (Valium)

• Lorazepam (Ativan)

• Digoxin

Which patient is not within the therapuetic index range of Phenytoin(Dilantin)

• 24mcg/dl

• 11mcg/dl

• 12mcg/dl

• 19mcg/dl