pharmacology

1. QUIZ ON PHARMACOLOGY

2. Remember……!

3. ROUND 1
Direct Questions:
• This round consist of 8 questions.
• Each question carries 10 marks
• No pass
• No negative marking
• Time limit is 45 seconds

4. 1) A client with heart failure has Lanoxin
(digoxin) ordered. What would the nurse
expect to find when evaluating for the
therapeutic effectiveness of this drug?
a) diaphoresis with decreased urinary
output
b) increased heart rate with increase
respirations
c) improved respiratory status and
increased urinary output
d) decreased chest pain and decreased
blood pressure

5. Answer:c

6. 2.
A client is being maintained on heparin
therapy for deep vein thrombosis. The nurse
must closely monitor which of the following
laboratory values?
a)
b)
c)
d)
Bleeding time
Platelet count
Activated PTT
Clotting time

7. Answer:c

8. 3) Although nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory
drugs such as ibuprofen are beneficial in
managing arthritis pain, the nurse should
caution clients about which of the following
common side effects?
a)
b)
c)
d)
Urinary incontinence
Constipation
Nystagmus
Occult bleeding

9. Answer:d

10. 4. Over dosage of heparin is treated
with:
a) Warfarin
b) Protamine sulphate
c) Ethamsylate
d) Vitamin K1

11. Answer:b

12. 5.A drug ending in the suffix (pril) is
considered a ______.
a)
b)
c)
d)
Histamine Blocker
ACE inhibitor
Antifungal
Beta agonist

13. Answer :b

14. 6.Which of the following is not directly
related to a drug toxicity of Ibuprofen?
a)
b)
c)
d)
Nausea
Renal dysfunction
Anemia
Muscle wasting

15. Answer:d

16. 7. Potassium sparing diuretics have the
primary effect upon the _____ found in
the kidney.
a) Proximal convoluted tubule
b) Loop of Henle
c) Collecting duct
d) Distal convoluted tubule

17. Answer:d

18. 8. Which one of the following listed
drugs is not a calcium channel
blocking drug?
a)
b)
c)
d)
Diltiazem
Nifidipine
Propranolol
Verapramil

19. Answer:c

20. ROUND 2
Direct Questions:
• This round consist of 8 questions.
• Each question carries 10 marks
• Pass questions carries 5 marks
• Negative marking of 5.
• Time limit of 40 seconds.

21. 1. I am often reffered as an
antimuscarinic. Whenever you administers me
I will cause an effect on heart, intestine
and bronchial muscle. Previously I was used
commonly used as a preanesthetic.I will
surely help you in keeping heart rate to the
normal level.
Never administer me in case of glaucoma,
I am the most potent drug of my
category.In excessive dosages
I will cause dilation of the
pupils, difficulty in swallowing,
hot dry skin and
flushing. Who I am????

22. Atropine

23. 2. I am a pencillin antibiotic.I will
fight even those bacteria which
are resistant even to
pencillin.Never use me if you
have liver diseases. I will fight
sinusitis, pneumonia, ear
infections, bronchitis, urinary
tract infections, and
infections of the
skin. My main
ingredient is
Clavulanate
potassium.
Who am I???

24. Augmentin (Amoxicillin and
Clavulanate potassium)

25. 3. I am an ACE inhibitor. My
name begin with “R”.We are
the most preferred category
drugs used in CHF.I am often
used in combination with
diuretics in most conditions.
My most common
side effects are
taste problems
& dry cough.
Who am I????

26. Ramipril.

27. 4. I am most commonly
indicated for controlling
seizures in pregnancy.Yet
another indication is “Torsa
de pointes”.My preffered
route is through veins.It is
good to monitor
electrolyte levels
when you
administers me.
Who am I??

28. MAGNESIUM SULPHATE.

29. 5. I am an antihistamine. But
I have very strong sedative
effect. I will interfere with
atropine antidepressants and
other anticholinergic drugs &
sedative.My
Most common
Trade name is
Avil.What is my
generic name??

30. Phenaramine Maleate

31. 6.I am Phenylalkalymine
category of Calcium channel
blocker. I am a strong
antiarrhythmic drug. My
common side effect is
headache.
Who am I???

32. Verapramil.

33. 7.I am an anticonvulsant
often used to treat epilepsy .
I will act on the neuronal cell
membrane limiting the spread
of seizure activity.
It is better not to
administer me
with any other
drug.Tell me my
generic name???

34. Phenytoin

35. 8. I am a vasodilating agent. I
am available in many forms like
oral, intravenous and all. In
certain forms I will lost my
potency when I gets exposed to
light. One of my most common
side effect is head
ache but I will also
cause sudden
fluctuation
in B.P.Who am I?

36. Nitroglycerine

37. ROUND 3
Direct Questions:
• This round consist of 4questions.
• Each question carries 20 marks
• Time limit of 40 seconds.

38. A client is ordered 50
milligrams of Amoxicillin
trihydrate orally. 125
milligrams in 5 millilitres of
Syrup is available. How many
millilitres will you administer?

39. 2 ml

40. 2.How many Kg is equal to
21 lbs. ??

41. 9.52 kg

42. 3.A client is ordered 22
milligrams of Gentamicin
sulphate by intramuscular
injection. 20 milligrams in 2
millilitres of liquid for IM
Injection is available. How
many millilitres will you
administer?

43. 2.2 ml

44. 4.. One litre of Normal
Saline is charted over 9
hours. The drop factor is 15.
Calculate the number of
drops per minute ?

45. 28 drops /min

46. ROUND 4
Direct Questions:
• This round consist of 5 questions to each
groups.
• Each question carries 10 marks
• No pass
• Time limit of 10 seconds.
• Minus mark of 5.

47. a) An example for potassium
sparing diuretic
b) Study about what body does to
the drug is
c) What is the normal potassium
level
d) Expansion of SIADH.
e) You are participating in a race.
You overtake the second
person. What position do you
finish?

48. a) Most important site of drug
metabolism is
b) Narcotics affect which
receptors of brain
c) Most common side effect of
aspirin is
d) Pheochromocytoma is the
tumor of
e) A doctor gives you three
pills telling you to take one
every half hour. How long
would the pills last?

49. 1. Graves disease is another name
for
2. Normal capillary refill time is
3. Expansion of ACTH
4. An example for an oral
hypoglycemic
5. Some months have 31 days; how
many have 28?

50. 1. Example of an oral
hypoglycemic agent
2. Which is the second cranial
nerve?
3. Orthopnea is
4. Gouty arthritis is caused due to
the deposition of
5. A boy was rushed to the
hospital emergency room. The
ER doctor saw the boy and
said, "I cannot operate on this
boy. He is my son." But the
doctor was not the boy's
father. How could that be?

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