Pharmacology worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

Oseltamivir is used to treat or prevent which infection?

  1. AHIV
  2. BInfluenza
  3. CHerpes simplex
  4. DTuberculosis
2.Easy

Which drug is used as an antidote for cyanide poisoning?

  1. AVitamin K
  2. BHydroxocobalamin
  3. CProtamine sulfate
  4. DDeferoxamine
3.Easy

Celecoxib selectively inhibits which enzyme?

  1. APhospholipase A2
  2. BCyclo-oxygenase-1 (COX-1)
  3. CCyclo-oxygenase-2 (COX-2)
  4. DLipoxygenase
4.Medium

Which sign is typical of opioid toxicity?

  1. APinpoint pupils
  2. BFast, deep breathing
  3. CHigh body temperature
  4. DWidely dilated pupils
5.Medium

A prescriber gives a verbal medication order in an emergency. What should the nurse do?

  1. AWrite it down and read it back to the prescriber to confirm
  2. BGive the drug without recording the order
  3. CAsk another nurse to remember the order
  4. DRemember it and write it in the chart at the end of the shift
6.Medium

Benzathine benzylpenicillin (penicillin G benzathine) is ordered. Which route is correct?

  1. ASubcutaneous in the abdomen
  2. BDeep intramuscular only
  3. CIntravenous infusion over 30 minutes
  4. DIntravenous push
7.Hard

A patient taking dabigatran has a life-threatening bleed. Which specific reversal agent is used?

  1. AProtamine sulfate
  2. BVitamin K
  3. CAndexanet alfa
  4. DIdarucizumab
8.Hard

Which drug class can cause life-threatening hyperkalaemia when combined with an ACE inhibitor?

  1. AThiazide diuretics
  2. BLoop diuretics such as high-dose intravenous furosemide
  3. CProton pump inhibitors
  4. DPotassium-sparing diuretics such as spironolactone

Answer key

  1. 1. B · Influenza
  2. 2. B · Hydroxocobalamin
  3. 3. C · Cyclo-oxygenase-2 (COX-2)
  4. 4. A · Pinpoint pupils
  5. 5. A · Write it down and read it back to the prescriber to confirm
  6. 6. B · Deep intramuscular only
  7. 7. D · Idarucizumab
  8. 8. D · Potassium-sparing diuretics such as spironolactone

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