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Acute Coronary Syndromes: pharmacology practice questions

Acute Coronary Syndromes is a high-yield area on the PEBC, NAPLEX, OPRA and FPGEE exams. Phartoonz has 36 exam-style Acute Coronary Syndromes questions, each written to test the clinical decisions these licensing exams actually reward — mechanism of action, dosing, monitoring parameters, adverse effects, contraindications and patient counseling.

Try the sample questions below to see the style and difficulty, then practice the full set with instant feedback and progress tracking.

Sample questions

Sample 1

A patient on clopidogrel calls the pharmacy with complaints of black, tarry stools. What side effect is he most likely experiencing?

  • 1Crohn's disease
  • 2Bleeding
  • 3Hemolytic anemia
  • 4Irritable bowel syndrome
  • 5Thrombocytopenia
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Sample 2

GH uses the following medications daily:

Clopidogrel for CAD 
Aspirin for CAD
Cozaar for blood pressure
Lovastatin for dyslipidemia
Ambien for sleep
Prilosec for heartburn
Zyban for smoking cessation 

Clopidogrel interacts with which of GH’s medications?

  • 1Prilosec
  • 2Lovastatin
  • 3Zyban
  • 4Ambien
  • 5Cozaar
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Sample 3

Which of the following are likely signs/symptoms of a heart attack? (Select ALL that apply.)

  • 1Chest pain or pressure that lasts more than a few minutes
  • 2Shortness of breath
  • 3Incontinence
  • 4Sweating
  • 5Seizure
  • 6Radiating pain
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