Final Exam: NR566 NR-566 Latest

Final Exam: NR566 / NR-566 (Latest

Update 2025 / 2026) Advanced Pharmacology for Care of the Family | Questions & Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A - Chamberlain

Question:

Phenytoin (Dilantin)

• common side effects and associated patient teaching?

Answer:

Anticonvulsant/antiseizure

• gingival hyperplasia. leathery skin, GI upset, cognitive decline, suicidal

behavior

• ways to prevent gingival hyperplasia include good oral hygiene

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Question:

how is the use of oral contraceptive impacted by Phenytoin? What should the patient know?

Answer:

phenytoin makes oral contraceptives less effective, should use two forms of contraceptives of increase dose of current OC

Question:

how are phenytoin and other antiseizure drugs effectiveness measured?

Answer:

measured through serum drug levels and the absence or decrease of seizures during trail periods

Question:

Which anticonvulsant would be given for someone with epilepsy needing adjunctive therapy for partial seizures with or without secondary generalization?

Answer:

lamotrigine

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Question:

memantine

• what does it treat?
• what to do when someone has an elevated creatinine clearance?

Answer:

• used to treat dementia/alzheimer’s disease
• dosage adjustment especially in patients with a creatinine clearance of less

than 30ml/min

Question:

what is first line treatment for panic disorder?

Answer:

SSRIs are the first line treatment - most effective when coupled with CBT

- ex of SSRIs: fluoxetine, paroxetine, sertraline (Prozac and zoloft)

Question:

first line treatment for performance anxiety

Answer:

beta-blockers such as propranolol (inderal)

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