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Pharmacology Across the Lifespan ATI Questions
Question 1 of 5
When administering a powdered medication with a measuring scoop in the canister container, you must:
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 2 of 5
What do you do FIRST if you make an error when administering a medication?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 3 of 5
A 28-year-old woman is hospitalized (hospital day 3) on the maternity floor after cesarean section delivery of her first child. The child was born at term by C-section because of failure of labor to progress. The patient has been unable to void normally since the procedure. Which of the following is the most appropriate treatment for this patient?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Bethanechol, a muscarinic agonist, stimulates bladder contraction to treat postoperative urinary retention, common after cesarean sections due to anesthesia or trauma. Carbachol is less selective and used for glaucoma. Physostigmine treats anticholinergic overdose, not primary retention. Pilocarpine is for glaucoma and xerostomia.
Question 4 of 5
A 52-year-old man with a history of chronic low back pain caused by herniated L5 disk and depression is currently taking fluoxetine and tramadol. He presents to his primary care physician for follow-up. The combination of these two agents should raise the treating physician's concern for which of the following reactions?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 5 of 5
A 42-year-old woman with a history of asthma has an attack and is brought to the emergency department for evaluation and treatment. She is wheezing and is short of breath. What is the most likely pathophysiology of this condition?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.