NORWICH NR552 Week 9 Quiz Latest 2022 January

NR552 Advanced Pharmacology

Week 9 Quiz  

Question 1A 2-year-old child with asthma has been diagnosed with influenza A. Appropriate treatment would be:

a.Amantadine (Symmetrel)

 b.Zanamivir (Relenza)

 c.Oseltamivir phosphate (Tamiflu)

 d.Symptomatic care

Question 2A patient with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency (G6PD) requires an antibiotic. Which class of antibiotics should be avoided in this patient?

a.Penicillins

 b.Macrolides

 c.Cephalosporins

 d.Sulfonamides

Question 3 Fluoroquinolones have a black box warning regarding ________ even months after treatment.

a.Renal dysfunction

 b.Hepatic toxicity

 c.Tendon rupture

 d.Development of glaucoma

Question 4A child has been diagnosed with strep throat and needs a prescription for an antibiotic. The parent says the last time they had penicillin they developed a pink, blotchy rash five or six days after starting the antibiotic. An appropriate antibiotic to prescribe would be:

 a.Clindamycin

 b.Amoxicillin

 c.Cefadroxil (Duricef)

 d.Azithromycin

Question 5 When prescribing metronidazole (Flagyl) to treat bacterial vaginosis, patient education would include:

a.Metronidazole is safe in the first trimester of pregnancy.

 b.Consuming alcohol in any form may cause a severe reaction.

 c.Sexual partners need concurrent therapy.

 d.Headaches are a sign of a serious adverse reaction and need immediate evaluation.

Question 6Infants and young children are at higher risk of developing antibiotic-resistant infections due to:

a.Developmental differences in pharmacokinetics of the antibiotics in children

 b.The fact that children this age are more likely to be in daycare and exposed to pathogens from other children

 c.Parents of young children insisting on preventive antibiotics so they don’t miss work when their child is sick

 d.Immunosuppression from the multiple vaccines they receive in the first two years of life

Question 7Tetracyclines should not be prescribed to children younger than 8 years due to:

a.Risk of developing cartilage problems

 b.Development of significant diarrhea

 c.Risk of kernicterus

 d.Adverse effects on bone growth

Question 8 A 13-year-old child comes to the clinic with a four-day history of cough, low-grade fever, and rhinorrhea. When she blows her nose or coughs the mucous is greenish-yellow. The appropriate treatment would be:

a.Amoxicillin

 b.Amoxicillin/clavulanate

 c.TMP/SMZ (Septra)

 d.Symptomatic care

Question 9 When prescribing acyclovir, patients should be educated regarding the:

a.High risk of developing diarrhea

 b.Need to drink lots of fluids during treatment

 c.Risk for life-threatening rash such as Stevens-Johnson syndrome

 d.Eccentric dosing schedule

Question 10 Selection of drug therapy for hepatitis C (HCV) infection is based on:

a.Patient cardiac function

 b.Genotype and stage of disease

 c.Age of the patient

 d.Availability of generic preparation