Which of the following is/are nominal data?

• A.Sex
• B.Race
• C.Blood Group
• D.NYHA stages I-IV
• E.Stages of breast cancer

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A 15-year-old presents with 6 days of nasal congestion with thin, clear rhinorrhea. She notes mild facial pain but has had no fevers. She feels her symptoms are improving.
What is the most likely cause of her symptoms?

• A.Streptococcus pneumoniae
• B.Viral
• C.Moraxella catarrhalis
• D.Haemophilus influenzae
• E.Staphylococcus aureus

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A 51-year-old patient, who takes a calcium channel blocker (CCB), reports that he is experiencing constipation. Which CCB is the patient most likely to be taking?

• A.Nifedipine
• B.Amlodipine
• C.Verapamil
• D.Diltiazem

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LT is a 42-year-old white female with past medical history of epilepsy, gastroesophageal reflux disease and seasonal allergies. She weighs 86 kg, height 5'6" and allergic to Aspirin (rash) and Phenobarbital (difficulty breathing).
Her medications include Omeprazole 40mg daily, Phenytoin 200mg twice daily, Valproic acid 500mg four times daily, Loratadine 10mg daily. She comes to your community pharmacy to pick up prescription for Primidone 250mg twice daily.
Pertaining to Primidone what is the most appropriate action to take?

• A.Notify the physician, Primidone dose is too low.
• B.Notify the physician, Primidone in contraindicated in patient with phenobarbital allergy.
• C.Notify the physician, Primidone in contraindicated in patient with Aspirin allergy.
• D.Notify the physician, patient is already on three anti-seizure medication and primidone is not needed.
• E.Notify the physician, Primidone in contraindicated in patient with gastroesophageal reflux disease.

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Which of the following is true regarding extent of absorption of drugs?

• A.After oral ingestion of drugs, the absorption of drug may be incomplete
• B.Drugs which are too lipophilic cannot cross the lipid cell membrane
• C.Drugs which are too hydrophilic are not soluble enough to cross the water layer adjacent to the cell
• D.P-glycoprotein is an efflux transporter which is present in the enterocytes and it enhances the absorption of drug
• E.Grape juice activates P-glycoprotein leading to substantial inhibition of absorption of drugs

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