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Section 7 - Drug Monitoring
Introduction
This section tests your understanding of the methods and parameters used to monitor adverse and therapeutic effects of various drugs. You will be asked to choose the most appropriate investigation or method to monitor a drug, however you will not be expected to respond to the result (this is covered in the following section). Methods of monitoring include blood markers, observations, height and weight measurements, imaging, etc.
| Question Style | MCQ - select 1 option from list of 5 |
|---|---|
| Total Questions | 8 |
| Marks per Question | 2 (Total of 16 marks) |
| Advised Time per Question | 1 min 30 seconds |
Example Question
Case presentation
An 86-year-old woman is admitted to the emergency department with shortness of breath and pitting pedal edema. PMH. Congestive cardiac failure, depression. DH. Digoxin 62.5 micrograms PO daily, remipril 5 mg PO daily, furosemide 20 mg PO daily, mirtazapine 30 mg PO nightly. SH. Lives in a residential home.
She is treated with furosemide 40 mg IV twice daily.
Question
Select the most appropriate option to monitor for beneficial effects of this prescription after 2 days of treatment.
(Mark it with a tick)
MONITORING OPTIONS
Source: PSA
Most commonly the questions in this section take two forms:
- Select the most appropriate option to monitor for adverse effects of Drug X
- Select the most appropriate option to monitor for beneficial effects of Drug X
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