Deck 40: Drugs Used to Treat Pregnant Patients

Question 1

Pregnancy begins with:

A) life span
B) development
C) conception
D) homeostasis

Answer 1

conception

Question 2

The first stage of reproduction is:

A) implantation
B) germ cell formation
C) coitus
D) organogenesis

Answer 2

germ cell formation

Question 3

During organogenesis, which of the following can develop as a result of toxicity?

A) Sterility
B) Impotence
C) Autism
D) Withdrawal symptoms

Answer 3

Autism

Question 4

Blood flow through the mother's kidneys increases between 40% and 50% by which trimester?

A) First
B) Second
C) Third
D) None of the above

Question 5

Which of the following is a pregnancy Category X drug?

A) Folic acid
B) Acetaminophen
C) Clarithromycin
D) Isotretinoin

Question 6

Which of the following is a pregnancy Category D drug?

A) Insulin
B) Penicillin
C) Nicotine
D) Co-trimoxazole

Question 7

Instead of being the actual administered compounds, teratogens may be:

A) Malformations
B) Genetic disorders
C) Metabolites
D) Exposures

Question 8

Because fetal tissues are more vulnerable, which of the following may be increased?

A) Growth
B) Carcinogenic effects of certain agents
C) Maturation
D) None of the above

Question 9

During pregnancy, which of the following is (are) more complicated?

A) Metabolism and kinetics of drugs
B) Weight gain
C) Host defenses
D) Sperm function

Question 10

Compared with other times during life, during pregnancy, the gastrointestinal motility and distribution to plasma proteins is:

A) increased
B) unchanged
C) decreased
D) reversed

Question 11

Drugs used during pregnancy have the potential to cause which of the following?

A) Restricted growth
B) Fetal malformation
C) Functional defects
D) All of the above

Question 12

Which of the following is widely known to damage fetuses?

A) Folic acid
B) Coffee
C) Alcohol
D) Ascorbic acid

Question 13

In the postnatal stage, toxic agents may cause:

A) spontaneous abortion
B) cerebral palsy
C) damage to sperm or egg cells
D) chromosomal defects

Question 14

During a female's life span, how many oocytes undergo ovulation?

A) 30
B) 150
C) 266
D) 400

Question 15

Drug therapy should be continued in which of the following disorders before pregnancy or lactation?

A) Psychiatric
B) Kidney stones
C) Hypertension
D) A and C

Question 16

Which of the following substances is NOT likely to cross a placenta?

A) An ionized or water-soluble substance
B) Tetracycline
C) Nicotine
D) Alcohol

Question 17

Which of the following substances slows the transit time for food and drugs in the GI tract in pregnant women?

A) Insulin
B) Progesterone
C) Glucagon
D) None of the above

Question 18

Inhaled drugs may be absorbed more readily in pregnant women because of increased pulmonary vasodilation and:

A) expiratory reserve volume
B) total lung capacity
C) inspiratory reserve volume
D) tidal volume

Question 19

Which of the following may be increased during normal pregnancy?

A) Plasma volume
B) Regional blood flow
C) Cardiac output
D) All of the above

Question 20

Which of the following FDA pregnancy drug categories is NOT indicated for use in pregnancy?

A) Category B
B) Category D
C) Category X
D) Category Z

Question 21

The study of structural birth defects is called:

A) teratology
B) toxicology
C) teratogenicity
D) none of the above

Question 22

The best prevention of toxic states on the fetus is achieved through:

A) immunization
B) good diet
C) public education
D) A and B

Question 23

Which of the following birth defects was linked to the use of thalidomide by pregnant women?

A) Spina bifida
B) Ventricular septal defect
C) Fetal limb deformities
D) All of the above

Question 24

Phenylketonuria may be controlled by:

A) antibiotics
B) diet
C) folic acid
D) immunoglobulin

Question 25

The adverse effects of sulfasalazine (Azulfidine) during breast feeding may cause:

A) bloody diarrhea
B) cyanosis
C) bradycardia
D) hypotension

Question 26

When an alcoholic beverage is consumed, a mother should avoid breastfeeding for how long?

A) 30 minutes
B) 60 minutes
C) 90 minutes
D) 2 hours

Question 27

Effects of cocaine on infants through breastfeeding include:

A) hypotension
B) hypokalemia
C) bradycardia
D) hypertonia

Question 28

Which of the following vaccines is NOT embryotoxic during pregnancy?

A) Hepatitis B
B) Tetanus
C) Influenza
D) Smallpox

Question 29

Which of the following opiates is safest when used while nursing a baby?

A) Heroin
B) Morphine
C) Methadone
D) All of the above

Question 30

Smoking tobacco during breastfeeding in infants may cause:

A) Restlessness
B) Polyuria
C) Hypotension
D) Bradycardia