REGIS NU 641 CLINICAL ADV PHARMACOLOGY
FINAL EXAM 2023-2024 ACTUAL EXAM 100
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETYAILED
ANSWERS|ALREADY GRADED A+
An adolescent female calls the clinic with concerns that her acne is worse 2 weeks after starting topical tretinoin. What would be the appropriate care for her? - ANSWER- Reassure her that the worsening of acne is normal and it should improve with continued use
Treatment for Tinea capitis - ANSWER- Oral griseofulvin or Biweekly shampoo with selenium sulfide or ketoconazole for 6 to 8 weeks
Treatment for Tinea corporis and tinea pedis - ANSWER- Topical antifungals like miconazole applied twice daily for 4 weeks
Treatment of Onychomycosis - ANSWER- Oral griseofulvin, ketoconazole, itraconazole, or terbinafine for several months; topical product is ciclopirox 8% (Penlac)
Common treatments and counseling points for scabies - ANSWER-
Common therapies: permethrin, ivermectin, crotamiton
For permethrin, apply from the neck down, and leave the medication on for at least eight to 10 hours. Often, all household members and other close contacts should be treated.Bedding, clothing, and towels used by infested persons or their household, sexual, and close contacts (as defined above) anytime during the three days before treatment should be decontaminated by washing in hot water and drying in a hot dryer, by dry-cleaning, or by sealing in a plastic bag for at least 72 hours.
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Reduces Oral contraceptive efficacy - ANSWER- Concomitant use of hepatic enzyme inducers such as rifampin; barrier methods of contraception should be used as backup
Long-term use of androgens requires specific laboratory monitoring of: -
ANSWER- Calcium, testosterone, PSA, liver function, glucose, & lipids
existing pregnancy - ANSWER- A contraindication to using the morning after (Plan B) contraceptive for emergency contraception (EC)
To avoid breakthrough bleeding - ANSWER- When a hormonal contraceptive and a hormone replacement therapy drug are taken together, they should be taken at the same time each day
A progestin-only type of contraceptive - ANSWER- Can cause irregular menstrual bleeding during the first month of use
Effects of estrogen include - ANSWER- regulation of the menstrual cycle and maintaining normal skin structure and blood vessel integrity.
Medroxyprogesterone injection - ANSWER- may cause an adverse effect of depression
Older male patients using testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) - ANSWER- should have a digital prostate screening examination at 3 and
- months after starting therapy
Diarrhea - ANSWER- Is not a side effect of anticholinergic therapy for urinary incontinence
antimicrobial efficacy - ANSWER- For an uncomplicated UTI in a child, reduced symptoms within 48 hours is a good indicator of
A woman who is in her first trimester of pregnancy with a diagnosed urinary tract infection (UTI) is treated with ANSWER-Amoxicillin -
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