Pharmacology for the Rehab Professional

Q1. Which statement best describes pharmacokinetics?

Q2. A patient reports feeling more fatigued and mildly dizzy during today’s therapy session. The patient also reports taking a newly prescribed medication approximately one hour before treatment. What is the most appropriate interpretation?

Q3. Which sequence correctly describes the four major pharmacokinetic processes commonly summarized as absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion?

Q4. Which findings may be relevant when treating a patient taking cardiovascular medications? Select all that apply.

Q5. During exercise, a patient with diabetes who uses insulin becomes shaky, sweaty, weak, and unusually confused. What is the most appropriate response?

Q6. Match each medication category with the clinical consideration most closely associated with it.

Q7. An older adult returns home following hospitalization and presents with new fatigue, dizziness when standing, mild confusion, and decreased walking ability. Two medications were added at discharge, and one previous medication was discontinued. Which factors should the clinician consider? Select all that apply.

Q8. During gait training, a patient reports new dizziness when standing. Blood pressure decreases from 132/78 mmHg sitting to 104/64 mmHg standing. The patient reports starting a new antihypertensive medication yesterday. What is the most appropriate clinical response?

Q9. A patient reports new dizziness upon standing. Blood pressure decreases from 128/76 mmHg sitting to 102/64 mmHg standing. The patient reports starting a new blood pressure medication yesterday. Gait training is paused, and the referring provider is notified. Which documentation entry is most appropriate?

Q10. A patient develops a new symptom shortly after starting a medication. Which statement best reflects appropriate clinical reasoning?