Parkinson Disease: pharmacology practice questions
Parkinson Disease is a high-yield area on the PEBC, NAPLEX, OPRA and FPGEE exams. Phartoonz has 15 exam-style Parkinson Disease 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
Which of the following are symptoms associated with Parkinson disease? (Select ALL that apply.)
- 1Tremor
- 2Problems walking
- 3Feeling "stiff"
- 4Moving slowly
- 5Falling
Sample 2
AC is a patient with a long history of psychosis and anxiety who is presenting to the physician’s office with a swinging, rolling motion in her neck that is causing her pain and embarrassment. Which of AC's medications could be contributing to the movement disorder?
- 1Temazepam
- 2Chlorpromazine
- 3Propranolol
- 4Salmeterol
- 5Dicyclomine
Sample 3
MH is a 74-year-old female with Parkinson disease. She takes Sinemet and Mirapex to help control her symptoms. Recently, MH has started experiencing auditory hallucinations, and her physician would like to start an antipsychotic. Which medication would carry the lowest risk of worsening her Parkinson symptoms?
- 1Risperidone
- 2Haloperidol
- 3Quetiapine
- 4Paliperidone
- 5Fluphenazine
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