Fundamentals Quiz Questions

Question 1

Food usually has what effect on the absorption of medication?
Select one:
a.
Accelerates

b.
Decelerates

c.
Has no effect

d.
Prevents

Answer 1

B.

Question 2

Which of the following defines “mechanism of action”?
Select one:
a.
How the medication produces the desired therapeutic effect

b.
A serious adverse effect usually caused by excessive dosing

c.
Indications for why a medication should not be given

d.
Primary action for which the medication is prescribed

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Where does the disintegration of enteric-coated tablets occur?
Select one:
a.
Large intestine

b.
Small intestine

c.
Liver

d.
Stomach

Answer 3

B.

Question 4

The dosage of the medication may need to be decreased for which of the following reasons?
Select one:
a.
Decreased peripheral perfusion

b.
Liver failure

c.
Increased renal excretion

d.
Increased medication-metabolizing enzymes

Answer 4

B

Question 5

A patient presents to the emergency department unresponsive. The patient's friend states the patient was "shooting heroin" and stopped breathing. The nurse is preparing to administer naloxone (Narcan) to reverse the effects of the narcotic. This drug will be administered to produce which type of drug effect?
Select one:
a.
Antagonistic
b.
Combined
c.
Synergistic
d.
Additive

Answer 5

A

Question 6

Which medication would have fewer adverse and toxic effects?
Select one:
a.
One that is fat-soluble and is 65% protein bound

b.
One that is fat-soluble and has a half-life of 50 hours

c.
One that has a half-life of four hours and is 50% protein bound

d.
One that is fat-soluble and is 90% protein bound

Answer 6

C.