PEBC (Cardiovascular and CNS) Sample Questions
Categories: PEBC Canada
Ques. A pharmacist is working as a relief in another pharmacy. A patient came with a prescription of Ativan 1 mg. The pharmacist remembered that the same patient came with another prescription of the same drug two days ago in the other pharmacy where he worked. What should the pharmacy do?
A. Call the police
B. Refuse to fill the new prescription
C. Discuss the matter with the patient
D. Call the doctor and tell him that the patient is addictive
Answer: (c)
Ques. A 58-year-old female Janna is patient with a weight of 52 kg. Her creatinine clearance 40mL/min has MI., Angina, atrial fibrillation, CHF and hypercholesterolemia.
KCl = 4 meq/L (normal value 3.5 to 5 meq/L).
Current medication: Digoxin 0.125 mg po QD, Furosemide 40 mg po QD,
Warfarin 5 mg po QD, Lovastatin 20mg po initiated 1 month ago,
Captopril 12.5 mg po tid, Kcl, 20 meq po BID, Nitroglycerin 0.4mg SL prn,
Nitroglycerin patch 0.4mg/hr q 24h
Which of the following is appropriate recommendation with Janna’s physician:
I. Fill the prescription the way it is
II. Decrease digoxin dose
III. Increase furosemide dose
A) I only
B) III only
C) I and II only
D) II and III only
E) All of the above
Answer: (b) (III only)
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)
Ques. What is the target of total cholesterol in the patient have coronary artery disease (MI, post MI, STEMI, NSTEMI, Unstable angina)
A) <2.2 mmol/L
B) <4.0 mmol/L
C) <1.8 mmol/L
D) 4.5 mmol/L
Answer: (b)