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Chapter 10. Herbal Therapy and Nutritional Supplements

Pharmacotherapeutics for Advanced Practice Nurse Prescribers 4th Edition by Teri Moser Woo

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Chapter 10. Herbal Therapy and Nutritional Supplements

 

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

 

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

 

Multiple Choice

Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

 

____     1.   A good history of herb and supplement use is critical before prescribing because approximately ____ % of patients in the United States are using herbal products.

1. 10
2. 5
3. 38
4. 70

 

 

____     2.   A potential harmful effect on patients who take some herbal medication is:

1. Constipation
2. Lead poisoning
3. Diarrhea
4. Life-threatening rash

 

 

____     3.   A thorough understanding of herbs is critical to patient safety. An example is the use of cinnamon to treat type II diabetes. It is important the patient uses Ceylon cinnamon, as the commercially available cassia cinnamon contains:

1. Coumadin, which may lead to bleeding problems
2. Coumarin, which can cause liver and kidney damage
3. Cinnamic aldehyde, which is toxic to the kidney
4. Cinnamate eugenol, which is toxic to the liver

 

 

____     4.   Traditional Chinese medicine utilizes yin (cooling) versus yang (warming) in assessing and treating disease. Menopause is considered a time of imbalance, therefore the Chinese herbalist would prescribe:

1. Herbs which are yang in nature
2. Herbs that are yin in nature
3. Ginger
4. Golden seal

 

Answer Section

 

MULTIPLE CHOICE

 

  1. ANS:  3                    PTS:   1

 

  1. ANS:  2                    PTS:   1

 

  1. ANS:  2                    PTS:   1

 

  1. ANS:  2                    PTS:   1

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