Pharm Ch 6 Practice Quiz

Front 1

Castor oil may be used to treat constipation in pregnant women

Back 1

False- could use laxative or cathartics. Both promote bowel elimination.

Front 2

Uterine contractions with cervical changes before 37 weeks of gestation are considered preterm labor.

Back 2

True

Front 3

Nifedipine is associated with more adverse effects than magnesium sulfate or terbutaline.

Back 3

False- come cardiac adverse effects include hypotension, flushing, headaches, dizziness, Lower limb edema, reflex tachycardia. Noncardiac effects include constipation, nausea, and gingival hyperplasia.

Front 4

Pitocin is the drug of choice for prevention of control of postpartum uterine bleeding

Back 4

true

Front 5

Women with HIV infection should not breast-feed

Back 5

True

Front 6

Drug-induced teratogenicity is most likely to occur when drugs are taken during the ---- trimester of pregnancy.

Back 6

First

Front 7

Folic acid supplementation is especially important to prevent----- birth defects.

Back 7

Neural tube birth defects

Front 8

The criteria for a diagnosis of gestational diabetes is a fasting plasma glucose level of more than ------mg/dL

Back 8

95mg/dL

Front 9

Preeclampsia is manifested by hypertension and -----

Back 9

Proteinuria

Front 10

Drug effects are less predictable due to ---- during pregnancy

Back 10

Plasma volume expansion