PEBC (Therapeutic) Sample Questions
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Ques. MJ is a 70 year old man. Has been on anti-parkinson's medications levodopa/carbidopa tid. and Furosemide for the treatment of hypertension. He also uses arthritis medications Acetaminophen 650 mg q6h and vitamin B12 injections. Recently he has been diagnosed for urinary incontinence. What is the cause of urinary incontinence?
A) Levodopa/carbidopa
B) Furosemide
C) Acetaminophen
D) Vitamin B12 injection
Answer: (a)
Ques. The doctor prescribes a combination treatment of SSRI + benzodiazepines for which there is a risk for a pharmacokinetic interaction. Which of the following is the best course of action?
A) Recommend avoiding the combination due to the narrow safety margin of SSRI
B) Recommend avoiding the combination due to narrow safety of margin of benzodiazepines
C) Dispense the combination and monitor for increased side effects of SSRI
D) Dispense the combination and monitor for increased side effects of benzodiazepines
Answer: (d)
Ques. A 30 yo maniac patient on lithium 600 mg q8h admitted to hospital with hallucination and disorientation. What is the better explanation or drug related problem?
A) non adherence
B) taking too much medication
C) Taking too little dose
D) toxicity of lithium
E) Need additional drug therapy
Answer: (e)
Ques. A 25 year old student is taking paroxetine daily for the treatment of depression for the past 3 months. Currently the doctor diagnosed the patient as a maniac. What is appropriate to do?
A) Continue paroxetine and start lithium
B) Discontinue paroxetine and start lithium
C) Continue paroxetine and add haloperidol and lithium
D) Discontinue paroxetine and add haloperidol
E) Increase dose of lithium
Answer: (b)
Ques. A patient with neuropathic pain was prescribed carbamazepine by his doctor, with some relief of his signs and symptoms but with more side effects that are bothering the patient. Which of the following symptoms are not dose dependent?
A) Rash
B) Dizziness
C) visual disturbances
D) GI upset
Answer: (a)
Ques. A patient was on lovastatin for the last six months. His lipid profile is under control. For some reason he started to take herbal products containing niacin and find problems with muscular pain. This pain was not continuous. What should the patient do?
A. Take Tylenol on PRN base
B. Contact to doctor
C. Contact to doctor and ask for CK-MM tests
D. Patient need not to worry
Answer: (c)
Ques. What laboratory test monitored regularly, patients using statins?
A) LFT (AST +ALT)
B) CK-MB
C) BP
D) RFT
E) CK-MM
Answer: (a)
Ques. What statin should I take with food?
A) Atorvastatin
B) Lovastatin
C) Fluvastatin
D) Simvastatin
E) Rosuvastatin
Answer: (b)