ATI RN
Safety Pharmacology Across the Lifespan Questions
Question 1 of 5
Antitussives, which are medications containing dextromethorphan, are common and one of the most commonly abused drugs, especially by:
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 2 of 5
A patient asks a nurse why a friend who is taking the same drug responds differently to that drug. The nurse knows that the most common variation in drug response is due to differences in each patient’s:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 3 of 5
Mary is drinking 1.5 liter cranberry juice daily to prevent urinary tract infection. She is also using the full strength ASA ( $325 \mathrm{mg}$ ) to ease her arthritic pain. What symptom do you think Mary would complaint most?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 4 of 5
Medication dosages may need to be decreased for which of the following reasons? 1. Increased medication-metabolizing enzymes, 2. Liver failure, 3. Peripheral vascular disease, 4. Chronic renal insufficiency
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 5 of 5
what is the main reason for giving a progestational medication to perimenopausal women who use estrogen?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.