Patients with iron deficiency will develop:
- A. Hemolytic anemia
- B. Megaloblastic anemia
- C. Macrocytic-hypochromic anemia
- D. Microcytic-hypochromic anemia
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Iron deficiency causes microcytic-hypochromic anemia due to reduced hemoglobin synthesis.
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Which of the following is natural mineralcorticoid:
- A. Methylprednisolone
- B. Betamethasone
- C. Triamcinolone
- D. Aldosterone
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Aldosterone is the natural mineralocorticoid produced by the adrenal cortex.
Activation of central alpha2 receptors results in inhibition of cardio acceleration and centers in the brain.
- A. Vasodilation
- B. Vasoconstriction
- C. Cardiovascular
- D. Respiratory
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Alpha2 receptor activation (e.g., by clonidine) causes vasoconstriction and reduced sympathetic outflow.
Genetic polymorphisms account for differences in metabolism, including:
- A. Poor metabolizers, who lack a working enzyme
- B. Intermediate metabolizers, who have one working, wild-type allele and one mutant
- C. Extensive metabolizers, with two normally functioning alleles
- D. All of the above
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: All listed phenotypes (A-C) result from genetic polymorphisms affecting drug metabolism, making D correct.
Prescribers have been shown to override a medication alert about a patient's allergies when:
- A. The history showed that the patient had tolerated the medication in the past
- B. The benefit outweighed the risk
- C. The medication was therapeutically appropriate and needed
- D. All of the above
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Prescribers may override alerts if past tolerance, benefit-risk balance, or therapeutic need justifies it.
A nurse is preparing to administer medications to a 4-month-old infant. Which of the following pharmacokinetic principles should the nurse consider when administering medications to this client?
- A. Infants have a more rapid gastric emptying time.
- B. Infants have normal liver function.
- C. Infants have a more rapid gastric emptying time.
- D. Infants have an increased ability to absorb topical medications.
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Immature liver function affects metabolism, and increased topical absorption occurs due to thinner skin; rapid gastric emptying (A,C) is incorrect.