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Calculations IV: Clinical: pharmacology practice questions

Calculations IV: Clinical is a high-yield area on the PEBC, NAPLEX, OPRA and FPGEE exams. Phartoonz has 53 exam-style Calculations IV: Clinical 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.

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Sample questions

Sample 1

A female patient comes to the clinic. She is 5'2" tall and 156 pounds. Select the correct BMI for this patient and the corresponding classification:

  • 123, obese
  • 229, overweight
  • 323, normal
  • 423, overweight
  • 529, obese
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Sample 2

Which of the following statements accurately describes the pH scale?

  • 1A lower pH correlates with a higher concentration of hydrogen ions in solution.
  • 2A higher pH correlates with a higher concentration of hydrogen ions in solution.
  • 3Solutions with a pH less than 7 are said to be basic.
  • 4Solutions with a pH greater than 8 are said to be acidic.
  • 5The pH scale measures the tonicity of a solution.
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Sample 3

The Cockcroft-Gault equation may not provide a reliable estimate of actual renal clearance in all situations. An alternate method or formula may be preferable in the following circumstances: (Select ALL that apply.)

  • 1When renal function is fluctuating rapidly
  • 2In end stage renal disease
  • 3In very young children
  • 4In young, healthy adults
  • 5In patients with mild-moderate renal insufficiency
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