North American Pharmacist Licensure Examination
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LN is 84 YOM who is in hospital for a back surgery. His height is 5 feet and 4 inches, weight 85 kg and NKDA.
His past medical history includes hypertension, diabetes mellitus, major depression, hypothyroidism and chronic back pain. Post-op day 1, LN’s medication includes Dexamethasone 8 mg iv q6h with taper dosing, Ondansetron 4 mg iv q6h prn for N/V, Levothyroxine 0.075 mg po daily, Lisinopril 10 mg po daily, Citalopram 20 mg po daily, Docusate sodium / Senna 1 tab po twice a day, Bisacodyl 10 mg suppository daily prn for constipation, Famotidine 20 mg iv q12hr, Metoclopramide 10 mg iv q6h, Metformin 500 mg po bid, D51/2NS with 20K at 125mls/hour and Hydromorphone PCA at 0.2 mg/hour of basal rate, demand dose 0.1 mg. lock-out every 6min, one hour limit 2.2 mg/hour. Pertinent morning labs includes serum creatinine 1.4 mg/dl, Mg 1.5 mg/dl, K 5.0 mmol/L, Na 135 mmol/L.
Which of the following medication may significantly cause QT prolongation?
A 27-year-old female with ovarian cancer is undergoing chemotherapy. She develops subsequent renal failure.
Which of the following drugs is most likely responsible for this?
RL is a 54 YOM who’s calculated 10-year atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) risk is 18 %.
Which of the following is the most appropriate pharmacotherapy recommendation for CR?
What is the standard oral weekly dose of alendronate given to treat osteoporosis?
You prescribe doxepin to a 37-year-old woman to treat neurotic excoriations on her arms. The patient is concerned about the side effects of this drug. Which of the following is not a side effect of doxepin:
A Physician orders amiodarone 1 mg/min for six hours, then 0.5 mg/min thereafter. The patient’s weight is 156 lbs. The concentration of the IV bag comes as 1.8 mg per ml. Calculate the infusion rate in mL/hr.
WM did not receive influenza vaccine prior to the start of this season, it’s now December. He did get influenza vaccine last year. Which of the following is correct course of action?
A physician orders Dopamine 5 mcg/kg/min. The concentration of the Dopamine IV bag is 400 mg in 250 D5W. The patient’s weight is 168 lbs. Calculate the infusion rate in mL/hr.
You need 51.3 mEq of NaCl to make 1/3 NS 1 liter bag. How many ml of 23.4% NaCl would you need? (Molecular weight of Na is 23 and Cl is 35.5)
Which of the following would be most appropriate to treat stenotrophomonas maltophilia?
Select the class of Anti-diabetic medication that works in the specified organ to prevent hyperglycemia. Select all that applies. Alpha cells in pancreases
Injectable Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim comes as 400mg/80mg/5ml. Physician requests you to dose a Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim intravenously for PCP. You know the dose is 15mg/kg/day (based on TMP component) divided q6h.
How many milliliters of Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim of 400mg/80mg/5ml would you need for single dose? Patient weighs 80kg.
LN is 84 YOM who is in hospital for a back surgery. His height is 5 feet and 4 inches, weight 85 kg and NKDA.
His past medical history includes hypertension, diabetes mellitus, major depression, hypothyroidism and chronic back pain. Post-op day 1, LN’s medication includes Dexamethasone 8mg iv q6h with taper dosing, Ondansetron 4 mg iv q6h prn for N/V, Levothyroxine 0.075 mg po daily, Lisinopril 10 mg po daily, Citalopram 20 mg po daily, Docusate sodium / Senna 1 tab po twice a day, Bisacodyl 10mg suppository daily prn for constipation, Famotidine 20 mg iv q12hr, Metoclopramide 10 mg iv q6h, Metformin 500 mg po bid, D51/2NS with 20K at 125 mls/hour and Hydromorphone PCA at 0.2 mg/hour of basal rate, demand dose 0.1 mg. lock- out every 6min, one hour limit 2.2 mg/hour. Pertinent morning labs includes serum creatinine 1.4 mg/dl, Mg 1.5 mg/dl, K 5.0 mmol/L, Na 135 mmol/L.
Which of the following medication may increase LN’s potassium?
LT is a 42-year-old white female with past medical history of epilepsy, gastroesophageal reflux disease and seasonal allergies. She weighs 86 kg, height 5’6” and allergic to Aspirin (rash) and Phenobarbital (difficulty breathing).
Her medications include Omeprazole 40mg daily, Phenytoin 200mg twice daily, Valproic acid 500mg four times daily, Loratadine 10mg daily. She comes to your community pharmacy to pick up prescription for Primidone 250mg twice daily.
Pertaining to Primidone what is the most appropriate action to take?
A 49-year-old’s blood test results have come back from the lab. Their chloride level currently measures 99 mEq/L. How should you interpret this result?
Your patient, a 25-year-old G1P0 female at 26 weeks gestation presents due to an abnormal glucose tolerance test. One week prior, she was given 50 g of oral glucose and demonstrate a venous plasma glucose level of 156 mg/dL one hour later.
Which of the following is the most appropriate next step of management?
What is the standard loading dose for clopidogrel in the treatment of ACS?
Results from a Meta-analysis where they looked at frequency of postoperative arterial fibrillation in patients on Ascorbic acid after cardiac surgery found odds ratio, 0.44 (95% CI, 0.32 to 0.61). How can you interpret this data?
The rate that an outcome will occur given a particular exposure, compared to the rate of the outcome occurring in the absence of that exposure is definition of which of the following?
According to the 2013 ACC/AHA Guideline on the Treatment of Blood Cholesterol to ReduceAtherosclerotic Cardiovascular Risk in Adults, which of the following LDL cholesterol thresholds is an indication for high- intensity statin therapy?
JK is a 67 years old African American man who presents to your clinic for his blood pressure management. His past medical history includes Peptic ulcer disease and hypertension. His two BP readings are 160/98, 159/96 and HR 85. He says he has been adherent to his medication and lifestyle. He currently takes 12.5mg Chlorthalidone and Prilosec 20mg daily.
Which of the following is the best strategy to manage his blood pressure?