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Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 14mins
A pharmacokinetic study of a new antihypertensive drug is being conducted in healthy human volunteers. The half-life of the drug after administration by continuous intravenous infusion is 12 hours. Which of the following best approximates the time for the drug to reach steady state?
24 hours
48 hours
72 hours
120 hours
240 hours
A 23-year-old man is taken to his family physician because his parents are worried about his behavior. He takes hours to shower and frequently spends long periods oftime washing his hands. He tells the physician he has to make sure that he removes all the germs from his body before he leaves for work, and he feels distressed by the need to do this. His hands are chapped with areas of cracking and bleeding. He denies any drug abuse. In combination with psychotherapy. which of the following agents is most useful for the treatment of this condition?
Amitriptyline
Bupropion
Chlorpromazine
Diazepam
Sertraline
A 87-year-old retired Army engineer with chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) comes to his oncologist because of new-onset dyspnea. He also reports a mild non-productive cough and increased difficulty in performing everyday activities. Crackles are heard bilaterally on auscultation at the lung bases. He has never smoked cigarettes and has no history of pulmonary or cardiovascular disease. The patient was previously treated with a multi-agent chemotherapeutic regimen for his CML. Laboratory studies show a platelet count <100.000/mm3. Which of the following drugs is most likely responsible for this patient's presentation?
Busulfan
Cytarabine
Fludarabine
Hydroxyurea
Imatinib
A 65-year-old woman, who is obese, visits her gynecologist because of a 3-week history of occasional painless, bloody vaginal discharge. She has been taking a medication to treat HER2ERPR + breast cancer for the past 2 years and started menopause 10 years ago- Her Papanicolaou smear from last year showed no abnormalities.On evaluation today, her temperature is 37.1 °C (98.8°F), blood pressure is 152/90 mm Hg, pulse is 92/min, and respiratory rate is 19/min. On examination of the pelvis, a trace amount of blood is observed in the vaginal canal, but there is no erythema. The cervix is not tender to palpation.This patients bleeding can most likely be attributed to which of the following medications?
Paclitaxel
Raloxifene
Tamoxifen
Trastuzumab
Vinblastine
A 70-year-old man is being treated with numerous medications for recalcitrant high blood pressure (170/105 mm Hg). His medications include prazosin, high-close atorvastatin, Ilsinopril, and hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ). He also has hyperlipidemia, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), benign prostatic hyperplasia, and peripheral vascular disease. He has recently been hospitalized to optimize management of his blood pressure. He has had several episodes of diaphoresis and chest pain while mowing the lawn, which resolved after rest. Hydralazine was recently added to his medication regimen. Which of the following signs or symptoms would be most concerning as a direct result of hydralazine administration?
Angina
Angioedema
Anuria
Bradycardia
Fitting edema of the legs
A 62-year-old man taking warfarin for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation presents to his primary care physician with an elevated INA of 1 0.5 without bleeding. He is instructed to hold his warfarin dose and given oral vitamin Kl• When would the effects of Vitamin K on the INA most likely be noted in this patient?
1 hour
6 hours
24 hours
72 hours
A 56-year-old man presents to the emergency room with complaints of swelling, redness, and pain in his right leg. The patient is diagnosed with acute DVT, and the provider wants to start an oral agent. Which drug is most appropriate for treatment of DVT in this patient?
Rivaroxaban
Betrixaban
Enoxaparin
Clopidogrel
A woman who is being treated for chronic hepatitis B develops nephrotoxicity while on treatment. Which medication is most likely to be included in her HBV treatment?
Entecavir
Ribavirin
Lamivudine
Adefovir
KD is a 69-year-old male with type 2 diabetes and chronic pancreatitis. Which of the following diabetes medications is contraindicated in this patient?
Glipizide
Insulin lispro
Metformin
Dulaglutide
A clinician would like to initiate a drug for rhythm control of atrial fibrillation. Which of the following coexisting conditions would allow for initiation of flecainide
Hypertension
Left ventricular hypertrophy
Coronary artery disease
Heart failure
Which of the following drugs has the highest potential to worsen orthostatic hypotension when given together with prazosin?
Propranolol
Atenolol
Nebivolol
Labetalol
An 80-year-old male patient with moderate Alzheimer dis ease had a short trial of an oral medication for Alzheimer disease and experienced frequent nausea, along with dif ficulty swallowing the medication. Which agent is best for management of Alzheimer disease in this patient?
Rivastigmine
Donepezil
Memantine
Rotigotine
An elderly woman with a recent history of myocardial infarction is seeking a medication to help treat her occasional heartburn. She is currently taking several medications, including aspirin, clopidogrel, simvastatin, metoprolol, and lisinopril. Which drug should be avoided in this patient?
Calcium citrate
Famotidine
Omeprazole
Ranitidine
Which of the following should be administered prior to an infusion of the monoclonal antibody rituximab?
Allopurinol and acetaminophen.
Folic acid and H2 receptor antagonist
Antihistamine and acetaminophen
Hepatitis B vaccine and vitamin b12
