Chapter 9: Nutritional Supplements and Nutraceuticals

Pharmacotherapeutics for Nurse Practitioner Prescribers 3rd Edition by Teri Moser Woo

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Chapter 9: Nutritional Supplements and Nutraceuticals

 

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.   The most frequent type of drug-food interaction is:

A. Food causing increased therapeutic drug levels
B. Food affecting the metabolism of the drug
C. Food altering the volume of distribution of drugs
D. Food affecting the gastrointestinal absorption of drugs

 

 

____     2.   Food in the gastrointestinal tract affects drug absorption by:

A. Altering the pH of the colon, which decreases absorption
B. Competing with the drug for plasma proteins
C. Altering gastric emptying time
D. Altering the pH of urine

 

 

____     3.   Food can alter the pH of the stomach, leading to:

A. Enhanced drug metabolism
B. Altered vitamin K absorption
C. Increased vitamin D absorption
D. Altered drug bioavailability

 

 

____     4.   Fasting for an extended period can:

A. Increase drug absorption due to lack of competition between food and the drug
B. Alter the pH of the gastrointestinal tract, affecting absorption
C. Cause vasoconstriction, leading to decreased drug absorption
D. Shrink the stomach, causing decreased surface area for drug absorption

 

Answer Section

 

MULTIPLE CHOICE

 

  1. ANS:  D                    PTS:   1

 

  1. ANS:  C                    PTS:   1

 

  1. ANS:  D                    PTS:   1

 

  1. ANS:  C                    PTS:   1

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