Renal Disease: pharmacology practice questions
Renal Disease is a high-yield area on the PEBC, NAPLEX, OPRA and FPGEE exams. Phartoonz has 19 exam-style Renal 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.
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Sample questions
JS has been using famotidine 20 mg BID for five years. Initially, his creatinine clearance was estimated at 78 mL/min. His blood pressure has been poorly controlled, which has worsened his renal function and the creatinine clearance has declined to 26 mL/min. Which of the following statements is correct regarding his famotidine use?
- 1Famotidine is contraindicated
- 2Famotidine could accumulate and cause adverse effects
- 3The efficacy of famotidine would decrease
- 4Famotidine could further damage the kidneys
- 5There would be no effect; famotidine is not cleared renally
Drugs that require adjustment in renal impairment include: (Select ALL that apply.)
- 1Enoxaparin
- 2Gentamicin
- 3Vancomycin
- 4Moxifloxacin
- 5Fluconazole
SC has lupus-related renal disease. Her serum creatinine today is 2.7 g/dL and the potassium is 6.2 mEq/L. In order to reduce the potassium, the physician has prescribed sodium polystyrene sulfonate. When can the physician expect the drug to take effect?
- 1Immediately
- 2Hours to days
- 3Within 15 minutes
- 430-45 minutes
- 55-7 days
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