Pharmacology worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

Why do nurses wear chemotherapy-tested gloves and gowns when handling cytotoxic drugs?

  1. ATo protect the drug from light
  2. BBecause cytotoxic drugs are radioactive and give off radiation
  3. CTo avoid exposure to drugs that may cause cancer or birth defects
  4. DTo keep the drugs warm during the infusion
2.Easy

What is the most common side effect of first-generation antihistamines such as diphenhydramine?

  1. ADiarrhoea
  2. BInsomnia
  3. CDrowsiness
  4. DRaised blood pressure
3.Easy

Tamoxifen is used mainly to treat:

  1. AProstate enlargement and prostate cancer in older men
  2. BOsteoarthritis
  3. COestrogen receptor-positive breast cancer
  4. DType 2 diabetes
4.Medium

Which description fits tardive dyskinesia?

  1. AA sudden painful spasm of the neck muscles and upward rolling of the eyes within days of the first dose
  2. BInvoluntary movements of the lips, tongue and face after long-term antipsychotic use
  3. CA low white cell count with sore throat and fever
  4. DHigh fever with lead-pipe rigidity and confusion
5.Medium

How should the nurse straighten the ear canal to give ear drops to a 2-year-old child?

  1. APush the pinna forward and up
  2. BLeave the ear untouched and drop into the canal
  3. CPull the pinna up and back
  4. DPull the pinna down and back
6.Medium

A person who has never been vaccinated against tetanus has a deep, dirty wound. What is usually given?

  1. ATetanus vaccine and tetanus immunoglobulin
  2. BOral antibiotics only
  3. CNo treatment unless symptoms appear
  4. DTetanus vaccine only, after the wound heals
7.Hard

A patient with HIV has a CD4 count below 200 cells/mm3. Which prophylaxis is usually started?

  1. AIsoniazid to prevent hepatitis B
  2. BFluconazole to prevent urinary and skin infections
  3. CCo-trimoxazole to prevent Pneumocystis pneumonia
  4. DOseltamivir to prevent influenza
8.Hard

A patient taking sertraline starts St John's wort for low mood. What is the main concern?

  1. ABleeding from vitamin K deficiency
  2. BA hypertensive crisis from tyramine
  3. CSerotonin syndrome from combined serotonergic effects
  4. DSevere low blood pressure from blocked alpha receptors

Answer key

  1. 1. C · To avoid exposure to drugs that may cause cancer or birth defects
  2. 2. C · Drowsiness
  3. 3. C · Oestrogen receptor-positive breast cancer
  4. 4. B · Involuntary movements of the lips, tongue and face after long-term antipsychotic use
  5. 5. D · Pull the pinna down and back
  6. 6. A · Tetanus vaccine and tetanus immunoglobulin
  7. 7. C · Co-trimoxazole to prevent Pneumocystis pneumonia
  8. 8. C · Serotonin syndrome from combined serotonergic effects

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