PEBC (Collaboration and Team Work) Sample Questions Set-5
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Question. JD is 49 years old and the customer of your pharmacy comes on a busy morning and says his blood pressure reading was 180/95. Just he checked his blood pressure in the pharmacy. His social habits include occasionally taking alcohol, smoking and regularly taking coffee. He is currently not taking medication for hypertension. Last 3 months ago his physician diagnosed him with borderline blood pressure however not initiate medications and recommended lifestyle modifications. Which of the following may cause high blood pressure, except.
A) He had smoked 5 min before taking his blood pressure
B) He had taken coffee 10 min before taking his blood pressure
C) He had taken blood pressure average from right arm and after interval 5 min taken left arm
D) He had taken blood pressure average from the right arm with interval 5 min from the same arm
E) He did not relaxed for 5 min before he taken his blood pressure
Answer: (c)
Question. A Patient has approached you for recommendations of OTC for vomiting for the past 4 days. Patient’s profile: Enalapril 5 mg po BID, Digoxin 125 mcg po daily
A) Refer patient to doctor urgently
B) Refer patient to emergency
C) Do not take next dose, stop using digoxin
D) Refer to doctor to check digoxin blood levels
E) Refer to doctor to get vomiting meds
Answer: (d)
Question. A patient has been on fluoxetine for the past 3 mo. Currently looking for OTC cough suppressants. What is the best action to do?
A) Do not give OTC dextromethorphan, it can give serotonin syndrome
B) Give dextromethorphan, counsel to monitor serotonin syndrome symptoms
C) Give codeine syrup for cough suppressant
D) Do not give any cough suppressant, refer to dr.
Answer: (d)
Question. A patient diagnosed with gastrointestinal tract complications ulcers. The risk of having ulcers is bigger in people having which of the following conditions:
a) Smokers
b) Chronic alcoholics
c) NSAID long-term treatment
d) Corticosteroids long-term treatment
e) All are correct
Answer: (e)
Question. A patient is on clozapine, and has had a high fever for the last 5 days. Used acetaminophen and Advil. Still fever continues and I feel like I'm having a seizure.
A) Refer to emergency or urgency to doctor
B) Refer to doctor inform it is neuroleptic malignant syndrome
C) Discontinue clozapine, it is a neutropenia problem
D) Discontinue Advil and continue clozapine
Answer: (a)
Question. A 19 year old man walks into the pharmacy, red hair, green eyes and freckles with a red face and neck. He needs help to treat him before he heads back out onto the slopes to cruise for chicks. He started taking bactrim about 7 days ago for a sinus infection he had. He doesn’t wear a hat or anything protective skiing since it is not cool. What is incorrect about sunburn?
A) This is a photosensitive sunburn secondary to use of Septra (sulfonamide) since only his face and neck are burnt due to sun exposure while skiing.
B) He is going to need to be well hydrated, Tylenol for pain (No Aspirin during first 4 days since the inflammation reaction is helping the healing process).
C) Emollient, cool compress, sun block, or (sunscreen) and hat, goggles, scarf, etc. to cover up as much as possible since he is definitely going to ski the remaining few days he is there.
D) Use 0.5% hydrocortisone cream only, do not exceed higher concentration of cortate cream.
E) None of the above
Answer: (e)
Question. JD is 49 years old and the customer of your pharmacy comes on a busy morning and says his blood pressure reading was 180/95. Just he checked his blood pressure in the pharmacy. His social habits include occasionally taking alcohol, smoking and regularly taking coffee. He is currently not taking medication for hypertension. Last 3 months ago his physician diagnosed him with borderline blood pressure however not initiate medications and recommended lifestyle modifications. Which of the following may cause high blood pressure, except.
A) He had smoked 5 min before taking his blood pressure
B) He had taken coffee 10 min before taking his blood pressure
C) He had taken blood pressure average from right arm and after interval 5 min taken left arm
D) He had taken blood pressure average from the right arm with interval 5 min from the same arm
E) He did not relaxed for 5 min before he taken his blood pressure
Answer: (c)
Question. A Patient has approached you for recommendations of OTC for vomiting for the past 4 days. Patient’s profile: Enalapril 5 mg po BID, Digoxin 125 mcg po daily
A) Refer patient to doctor urgently
B) Refer patient to emergency
C) Do not take next dose, stop using digoxin
D) Refer to doctor to check digoxin blood levels
E) Refer to doctor to get vomiting meds
Answer: (d)
Question. A patient has been on fluoxetine for the past 3 mo. Currently looking for OTC cough suppressants. What is the best action to do?
A) Do not give OTC dextromethorphan, it can give serotonin syndrome
B) Give dextromethorphan, counsel to monitor serotonin syndrome symptoms
C) Give codeine syrup for cough suppressant
D) Do not give any cough suppressant, refer to dr.
Answer: (d)
Question. A patient diagnosed with gastrointestinal tract complications ulcers. The risk of having ulcers is bigger in people having which of the following conditions:
a) Smokers
b) Chronic alcoholics
c) NSAID long-term treatment
d) Corticosteroids long-term treatment
e) All are correct
Answer: (e)
Question. A patient is on clozapine, and has had a high fever for the last 5 days. Used acetaminophen and Advil. Still fever continues and I feel like I'm having a seizure.
A) Refer to emergency or urgency to doctor
B) Refer to doctor inform it is neuroleptic malignant syndrome
C) Discontinue clozapine, it is a neutropenia problem
D) Discontinue Advil and continue clozapine
Answer: (a)
Question. A 19 year old man walks into the pharmacy, red hair, green eyes and freckles with a red face and neck. He needs help to treat him before he heads back out onto the slopes to cruise for chicks. He started taking bactrim about 7 days ago for a sinus infection he had. He doesn’t wear a hat or anything protective skiing since it is not cool. What is incorrect about sunburn?
A) This is a photosensitive sunburn secondary to use of Septra (sulfonamide) since only his face and neck are burnt due to sun exposure while skiing.
B) He is going to need to be well hydrated, Tylenol for pain (No Aspirin during first 4 days since the inflammation reaction is helping the healing process).
C) Emollient, cool compress, sun block, or (sunscreen) and hat, goggles, scarf, etc. to cover up as much as possible since he is definitely going to ski the remaining few days he is there.
D) Use 0.5% hydrocortisone cream only, do not exceed higher concentration of cortate cream.
E) None of the above
Answer: (e)