PEBC - Therapeutic (Musculoskeletal, Asthma, COPD, Respiratory Tract Infections) Sample Questions Set-2
Categories: PEBC Canada
Ques. A 35 year old female has migraine with aura, and her father died with heart disease at the age of 49. She is a smoker and smokes 1 to 2 cigarettes a day. Currently she has borderline high blood pressure. Which of the following factors pharmacists consider not giving combined oral contraceptive pills?
A) Age over 35
B) smoker
C) father died with heart problems
D) migraine with aura
E) borderline high blood pressure.
Answer: (d)
Ques. DM is currently have menopause. She works as a barber downtown and lives close by. She stands long hours while working. She has a family history of osteoporosis. Which of the following is appropriately advised??
A) walk to work place
B) doing her work while standing
C) ask her to take rest while working
D) advise her to go for swimming
Answer: (a)
Ques. MP is a 55 year old woman. Recently diagnosed with cancer. She also diagnosed some other medical conditions. Doctor has prescribed alendronate 70 mg weekly therapy? What is the condition the doctor may be treating?
A) cancer
B) hypocalcemia
C) Hypercalcemia
D) rheumatoid arthritis
E) Osteoarthritis
Answer: (c)
Ques. What laboratory test confirms hypercalcemia?
A) serum TSH
B) BMD
C) T-score
D) Parathyroid hormone levels
E) Liver function test
Answer: (d)
Ques. A regular customer of your pharmacy, complaining about having to get up at night, as he woke up two times due to asthma symptoms. Currently he is on salbutamol and ICS puffers. What is the first step a pharmacist should do?
A) refer to doctor
B) recommend sleep hygiene
C) increase dose of ICS
D) Add to LABA or LTRA
E) Check use of salbutamol and ICS puffers devices
Answer: (e)
Ques. The above patient comes to the pharmacy. Asking why he got oral fungal infections. He is currently using inhaled corticosteroid like fluticasone 500 mcg bid. What is the cause of his oral fungal infection?
A) Due to high dose if ICS
B) Due to incorrect technique of ICS
C) Due to NOT using spacer
D) It is usual side effect of ICS
Answer: (d)
Ques. A patient has COPD and renal failure, developed pneumonia, which of the following fluroquinolones can be used?
A) Ciprofloxacin
B) Moxifloxacin
C) Levofloxacin
D) Norfloxacin
E) Gemifloxacin
Answer: (b)
Ques. Patients with asthma are on inhaled corticosteroids and inhaled B2-agonist. What will be the benefit of giving him the oral corticosteroids?
I. decrease visits to emergency
II. will decrease dose of inhaled corticosteroids
III. will decrease dose of inhaled B2-agonists
a) I only
b) III only
c) I and II only
d) II and III only
e) I, II, and III
Answer: (a)