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Question 1 of 5

Action of vitamin D3 is:

A. Increased calcium and phosphate absorption by 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3
B. Calcium and phosphate excretion may be decreased by 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 and 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3
C. Increased calcium and phosphate resorption by 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3; bone formation may be increased by 25,24-dihydroxyvitamin D3
D. All of the above

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: All of the above

Question 2 of 5

“NSAID” stands for “NonSteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs. These are used to:

A. treat mild pain.
B. build muscle.
C. treat tuberculosis.
D. increase appetite.

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: treat mild pain.

Question 3 of 5

Tick the drug belonging to antibiotics-macrolides:

A. Neomycin
B. Doxycycline
C. Erythromycin
D. Cefotaxime

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Erythromycin

Question 4 of 5

A skilled nursing facility patient with persistent dysphagia asks the attending nurse to crush a sustained release Theophylline tablet into his applesauce. What should be the most appropriate response?

A. Crushing this medication can cause profound hypoglycemia.
B. Crushing this medication can cause acute kidney damage like ESRD.
C. Crushing this medication can ruin your snack.
D. Crushing this medication can cause severe toxicity like respiratory arrest.

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Crushing this medication can cause severe toxicity like respiratory arrest.

Question 5 of 5

A patient claims to get better effects with a tablet of Brand X of a drug than with a tablet of Brand Y of the same drug. Both brands contain the same amount of the active ingredient. What does the nurse know to be most likely?

A. Advertising by pharmaceutical companies can enhance patient expectations of one brand over another, leading to a placebo effect
B. Because the drug preparations are chemically equivalent, the effects of the two brands must be identical
C. Tablets can differ in composition and can have differing rates of disintegration and dissolution, which can alter the drug’s effects in the body
D. The bioavailability of a drug is determined by the amount of the drug in each dose

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Tablets can differ in composition and can have differing rates of disintegration and dissolution, which can alter the drug’s effects in the body

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