PTCB Practice Exam Quiz
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- 1.Metformin is used to treat...
- A.
High cholesterol
- B.
Hypertension
- C.
Diabetes
- D.
Depression
- 2.The generic for Vicoin is...
- A.
Hydrocodone
- B.
Hydrocodone/APAP
- C.
Oxycodone
- D.
Oxycodone/APAP
- 3.What is the generic of Glucotrol?
- A.
Glimepirie
- B.
Glipizide
- C.
Glyburide
- D.
Metformin
- 4.What is the generic of Amaryl?
- A.
Glimepirie
- B.
Glipizide
- C.
Glyburide
- D.
Metformin
- 5.Topamax (topiramate) is used to treat...
- A.
Anxiety
- B.
Depression
- C.
Hypertension
- D.
Seizures
- 6.______ is the generic for Vibramycin and it is used to treat _________.
- A.
Metformin/diabetes
- B.
Doxycycline/infection
- C.
Metoclopramide/diabetes
- D.
Moxifloxicin/infection
- 7."Statins" are used for patients with which of the following?
- A.
High cholesterol
- B.
Hypertension
- C.
Insomnia
- D.
Infection
- 8.Omeprazole, lansoprazole, and Nexium are all used to treat what condition?
- A.
Seizures
- B.
Diabetes
- C.
Allergies
- D.
GERD
- 9.What was the amendment that required the labeling "Caution: Federal law prohibits dispensing without a prescription"?
- A.
Durham-Humphrey Amendment
- B.
Kefauver-Harris Amendment
- C.
OBRA '90
- D.
None
- 10.
- A.
Name, address, and phone number of pharmacy
- B.
Name, address, and phone number of prescriber
- C.
Date prescription filled
- D.
Auxiliary labels
- 11.The differences between intravenous therapy and chemotherapy parenteral preparation include all of the following except _____
- A.
The type of flow hood used
- B.
Hand placement
- C.
Size of hood
- D.
Aseptic technique
- 12.
- A.
Half of the manufacturers expiration date
- B.
Less than the manufacturers date
- C.
One fourth of the manufacturers expiration date or 6 months, whichever is less
- D.
One sixth of the manufacturers expiration date or 6 months, whichever is less
- 13.The meniscus is best described as _________.
- A.
A beaker filled with a small amount of water
- B.
Water molecules attaching to the sides of a container
- C.
A container used to measure very small amounts of water
- D.
The lowest level of liquid, which is the point that should be used to measure
- 14.Emulsification is a process that binds ________ additives into solutes.
- A.
Alcohol
- B.
Hydrophiloic
- C.
Hydophobic
- D.
None of the above
- 15.Which of the following sizes of syringes is not commonly used in an intravenous room?
- A.
3 mL
- B.
4 mL
- C.
5 mL
- D.
10 mL
- 16.What is the longest amount of time an IV should hang for?
- A.
12 hours
- B.
24 hours
- C.
48 hours
- D.
Depends on what is in it
- 17.A prescription can be written by _____________.
- A.
A psychiatrist
- B.
A psychologist
- C.
A family counselor
- D.
All of the above
- 18.The antideprssant class that has the mildest side effects and is used for depression is ___________.
- A.
SSRIs
- B.
MAOIs
- C.
TCAs
- D.
Benzodiazepines
- 19.SSRIs inhibit teh reuptake inhibitors within the neuronal transmission, which increases the levels of __________.
- A.
Norepinephrine
- B.
Serotonin
- C.
Epinephrine
- D.
Dopamine
- 20.Which of the following medications used for Parkinson's disease can pass the blood-brain barrier?
- A.
Dopamine
- B.
Carbidopa
- C.
Levadopa
- D.
Both a and b
- 21.Loop diuretics and thiazides ____________.
- A.
Have a slow mechanism of action
- B.
Cause a loss of potassium
- C.
Cause a loss of sodium
- D.
Must be taken with a potassium-sparing agent
- 22.ACE inhibitors is an abbreviation for:
- A.
Activating coronary electrical site inhibitors
- B.
Altering and converting enzyme inhibitors
- C.
Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors
- D.
Anginal converting enzyme inhibitors
- 23.Which instruction is NOT patient information necessary about taking oral nitroglycerin medications?
- A.
Take with food
- B.
Keep medication within the original container
- C.
Take as needed for chest pain; maximum 3 times in 15 minutes; if no relief then call 911
- D.
Keep medication out of direct sunlight
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