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- 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 – ANSWERCommon 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.
- 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
- 6 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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