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D 1. A book ready for inspection by the BFAD anytime during business hours and should be kept for two years:
a. poison book d. prescription book
b. sales book e. purchase book
c. additional opium book
C 2. A type of drug distribution system wherein all drugs are retained in the main pharmacy until receipt of the physician’s
initial order:
a. floor stock system c. individual prescription system
b. decentralized unit dose system d. both a and c
B 5. It enables the pharmacist to monitor drug utilization of each patient confined in the hospital:
a. Admission history d. adverse drug reaction report
b. patient medication profile e. progress note
c. patient chart
A 9. The purpose of the Pharmacy and Therapeutic Committee are the following:
a. advisory and educational d. dispensing and inventory
b. advisory and planning e. both a and d
c. educational and planning
B 10. Hospital department that supplies sterile linen, operating room packs and other medical surgical supplies:
a. nursing department d. laboratory service department
b. central service department e. pharmacy department
c. medical social department
D 12. Total parenteral nutrition should be protected from light because it contains:
a. fats d. vitamins
b. carbohydrates e. proteins
c. electrolytes
A 14. A person who is engaged in managing, directing and performing both professional and administrative services
associated with the operation of the hospital pharmacy department:
a. chief pharmacist d. pharmacy and therapeutics committee
b. staff pharmacist e. medical director
c. pharmacy supervisor
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C 15. Serves as a tool with which the pharmacist assures appropriateness, safety and effectiveness of drug therapy:
a. medical staff d. physician’s original order
b. pharmacy and therapeutics committee e. patient chart
d. patient medication profile
A 16. The following person performs some of the pharmacist’s technical functions, except:
a. governing body d. secretary
b. clerk e. pharmacy aide
c. intern
C 21. All of the following are minimum standards for hospital pharmacy, except:
a. facilities c. drug administration
b. research d. assuring rational drug therapy
A 27. Through a _____, the policies of hospitals are implemented on a day-to-day basis:
a. chief executive officer d. doctors
b. corporation e. pharmacist
c. board of trustees
E 28. The act of a pharmacist in supplying one or more drug products to, or for a patient, usually in response to an order
from a doctor:
a. administering d. giving
b. prescribing e. dispensing
c. procuring
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C 31. The pharmacy department should have floor space for the following except:
a. office d. compounding and dispensing area
b. store room e. circulation
c. rest room
D 32. Emergency box in the hospital contains the following drugs, except:
a. phenobarbital d. guaiafenesin
b. epinephrine e. M,orphine
c. heparin
B 34. During chickenpox, measles or smallpox outbreak, this department would be very busy:
a. dermatology c. pediatric
b. infectious disease d. neurology
A 35. This should be performed if the patient died while in the hospital:
a. autopsy c. biopsy
b. surgery d. physicl examination
C 36. All of these should be taken into consideration in preparing dosage form not available commercially,
except:
a. stability d. pharmacokinetic
b. quality assurance e. economic factor
c. availability of the patient
B 37. The following are general sections of a pharmacy procedural manual, except:
a. facilities d. services and activities
b. library e. personnel
c. organization
B 38. Who is not qualified to be a member of the Pharmacy & Therapeutics Committee?
a. cardiologist d. hospital administrator
b. pharmacy intern e. nurse
c. gastroenterologist
E 39. Drugs approved by the Pharmacy & Therapeutics Committee may be classified into the following categories, except:
a. specialized formulary drug
b. investigational drug
c. drug approved on a conditional trial period
d. formulary drug
e. non-formulary drug
D 41. Nutritional solution prepared by hospital pharmacist for patients who has dysfunctional GIT:
a. IV mixture d. TPN
b. D5W e. NTP
c. NSS
C 42. Medical staff who are responsible for taking care of patient and who has direct involvement with the staff
organizational and administrative duties:
a. resident medical staff d. consulting medical staff
b. honorary medical staff e. honorary medical staff
c. attending medical staff
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B 45. Which will not help in ensuring the safety of a pharmacy department in the hospital?
a. segregation of poisonous materials from non-poisonous materials
b. employment of a sufficient number of nonqualified personnel
c. policy with regards to the use of investigational drugs
d. availability of adequate and safe working space
A 49. This is not a necessary information in drug evaluation for inclusion in the hospital formulary:
a. available sizes of drugs d. therapeutic indication
b. adverse reactions e. bioavailability
c. source of supply
A 51. Drug recalls may emanate from the following agencies, except:
a. nursing department d. manufacturer
b. BFAD e. pharmacy department
c. Pharm,acy & Therapeutics Committee
D 52. Nursing stations are inspected pr visited by the pharmacist due to the following reasons, except:
a. to check labels for eligibility
b. to remove expired products
c. to remove deteriorated drugs
d. to remove empty containers
A 53. Patient drug profile is maintained in the pharmacy department for the following purposes, except:
a. to lower down the patient’s expenses
b. to prevent potential drug interactions
c. to promote rational use of drugs
d. to detect drug-induced laboratory test abnormalities
e. to prevent drug allergies
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B 54. Which one is not useful to the pharmacist in evaluating the quality of care provided to patient with a certain disease
state?
a. proper choice of dosage form d. proper route of administration
b. proper price of medication e. proper strength of medication
c. proper choice of therapeutic agent
B 55. The process used to determine the “waiting period” of an outpatient for his prescription?
a. drug recall c. flow process chart
b. queuing theory d. activity chart
C 56. Which question is not of importance in the pharmacist’s review of the patient’s drug therapy record?
a. Were the tests for predicting drug allergies done on patients with a suspicious history?
b. Was the drug employed one with a special effect upon the diagnosed ailment?
c. Was the drug taken with water?
d. Did the patient receive his therapy via oral route when the topical route should have been employed?
B 57. An enteric-coated tablet that disintegrates upon passing through the stomach falls under what type of defective
product?
a. faulty drug delivering apparatus c. inadequate packaging
b. defective dosage form d. deteriorated product
E 58. All of the following are direct responsibilities if the chief pharmacist, except:
a. schedules work hours for pharmacy staff
b. establishes and/or implements written policies and procedures for pharmacy operation
c. evaluates job performance of pharmacy staff
d. select, hires and institutes disciplinary action and discharges pharmacy staff
e. performs packaging and labeling functions to promote product stability
B 61. The pharmacy department does not supply one of the following:
a. IV admixture d. radiopharmaceuticals
b. sterile linen e. biological
c. narcotics
A 62. What is the most important storage condition for narcotic drugs?
a. security d. light
b. sanitation e. moisture
c. temperature
A 64. This pharmacy division coordinates and control all drug delivery and distribution systems:
a. departmental services division c. purchasing and inventory control division
b. administrative services division d. central supply services division
E 68. A very important liaison between the hospital, patient and his community:
a. administrator d. pharmacist
b. P & TC e. medical social service
c. priest
C 69. The service generally under the supervision of a licensed physician who has a basic interest in hematology:
a. pathology d. dietetic service
b. anesthesia e. morgue
c. blood bank
C 74. This is one of the items in the medical record for the purpose of providing the physician with a chronological picture
and analysis of the clinical course of the patient:
a. special examination d. pathologic findings
b. history of present illness e. physical examination
c. progress notes
E 75. This department enables the physician to assume the care of the patient at any time:
a. pharmacy d. nursing
b. medical social service e. medical records
c. central service supply
A 76. This type of hospital provides care to patients with various types of illnesses:
a. general hospital d. not-for-profit hospital
b. special hospital e. hospital with 50-99 beds
c. short-term hospital
B 79. One of the responsibilities of the pharmacy department is to control all drugs used in the hospital. Which of the
following does not fall in this responsibility?
a. drug samples must be distributed only through the pharmacy
b. chief pharmacist should have a private office
c. maintenance of an up-to-date formulary
d. routine inspection of drug storage areas
C 83. It serves as a guide to the hospital pharmacist in the development and execution of effective and proficient
pharmaceutical services in the hospital:
a. formulary system d. patient’s medication profile
b. P & TC e. secondary care
c. pharmacy procedural manual
B 86. A process pf lifelong learning availed of by pharmacists for maintaining and improving professional competence:
a. undergrad studies c. graduate studies
b. continuing education d. intensive program
A 87. Represents the type of transaction that involves purchase of goods on specific volume and receiving certain
merchandise at no additional cost:
a. deals c. discount
b. volume contract d. group purchasing
A 90. Which of the following elements are common to ambulatory care but not to in-patient pharmaceutical service
program?
a. information on the proper use of the drug will be disseminated
b. medications dispensed will be completely labeled and packaged
c. the pharmacy program must be directed by a qualified pharmacist
d. drugs will be properly controlled
A 91. Which of the following does not correctly describe formulary system?
a. detrimental to the free enterprise system
b. appraises drug therapy
c. controls drug cost
d. assures quality of drug
A 95. This ensures that drug orders are not inappropriately continued:
a. automatic stop order d. professional care service
b. P & TC e. group purchasing
c. formulary system
A 96. The final decision as to which drugs should be included in the ward stock rests upon:
a. P & TC d. physician
b. pharmacist e. administrator
c. nurse
D 97. With respect to other drug distribution methods, the advantages of unit-dose include the following, except:
a. safer for the patient
b. more effective method of utilizing professional resources
c. less workload to the pharmacists
d. less manpower requirements
e. both a and b
D 101. Injections are often indicated as the correct form of administering a drug when:
a. the drug is a suspension c. the drug is insoluble
b. the drug contains alcohol d. the drug is not easily absorbed from the GIT
D 106. An authorized, structured and continuing program that reviews, analyzes and interprets patterns of drug usage in a
given health care delivery system against predetermined standards:
a. adverse drug reaction review c. P and TC
b. formulary system d. drug use review
B 114. Any drug that has not yet been released for general use and has not been cleared for marketing by the BFAD:
a. prototype drug c. pro-drug
b. investigational drug d. controlled drug
D 115. Responsible for specifications as to the quality, quantity and source of drugs:
a. purchasing agent c. medical staff
b. president d. pharmacist
D 117. In inventory control, the turnover rate is calculated by which of the following formula?
a. annual purchases + annual inventory
b. annual purchases annual inventory
c. annual purchases – annual inventory
d. annual purchases / annual inventory
A 119. The leading and major organization of hospital pharmacists in the country:
a. PSHP c. ASHP
b. AMA d. PPHA
D 120. Injections are randomly tested for fever-producing agents, which are called:
a. analgesics c. histamines
b. antitussives d. pyrogens
C 125. Medication orders ( Chart Orders) differ from prescription in that they:
a. are intended for ambulatory use
b. contain only the generic name of the drug
c. may contain non-medication instructions from the practitioner
d. contain the quantity of medication to be dispensed
C 126. A patient medication orders states that he is to receive ampicillin 500 mg p.o. q8H. How many doses of ampicillin
250 mg capsules should be placed in the patient’s unit dose drawer daily?
a. 2 c. 6
b. 4 d. 10
B 127. Providing the correct medicine at the correct time in the correct dose and correct route of administration:
a. patient care c. research
b. rational drug therapy d. drug information
B 135. A sign to the pharmacist that the patient is overusing a certain product:
a. not purchasing c. healthy patient
b. frequency of refills d. discharge patient
C 136. Responsible of the procurement, distribution and control of all drugs used within the hospital:
a. purchasing agent c. pharmacist
b. medical staff d. lay personnel
D 138. Pharmacists monitoring drug therapy would typically be checking all of the following except:
a. proper utilization of drug d. appropriate diagnosis
b. drug interactions e. none
c. allergy contraindications
A 139. True statements about D5W include all of the following except:
a. pH of 8 to 10
b. isotonic
c. often used in IV admixture
d. should be used with caution among diabetic patients
e. none
B 140. A method of administering IV fluids and medications that provides a slow, primary line infusion to maintain
therapeutic drug level or provide electrolyte replacement:
a. IV push d. heparin lock
b. drip infusion e. none
c. piggyback
D 142. Which of the following is not a method of operating a unit dose dispensing program:
a. Centralized UDDS d. non-charge
b. decentralized UDDS e. none
c. combination of a and b
B 144. A rubber, plastic or glass tube inserted into the bladder in order to withdraw urine from patients unable to void
naturally:
a. rectal tube d. incontinence pants
b. catheter e. none
c. urinals
C 145. The injection of small amount of undiluted medication directly into the vein or through a heparin lock:
a. drip infusion d. IV piggyback
b. intermittent infusion e. none
c. IV bolus
B 146. A method of administering IV fluids and medication using a volume control device designed to administer small
amount of fluid over a specified time:
a. heparin lock d. IV push
b. additive set e. none
c. IV piggyback
C 149. All of the following are considered desirable functions of contemporary hospital pharmacy except:
a. clinical consultation d. purchasing and inventory control
b. IV admixture e. none
c. floor stock distribution
A 153. Under the administrative organization chart, the central sterile supply fall under the:
a. clinical services d. all of the above
b. ambulatory services e. none of the above
c. adverse drug reaction
B 154. It helps improve drug prescribing practice by promoting the safe and rational use of drug:
a. drug utilization review d. all of the above
b. patient medication profile e. none of the above
c. adverse drug reaction
B 155. Area which offer the hospital great financial savings and pharmacists’ pride and prestige:
a. dispensing d. all of the above
b. extemporaneous compounding e. none of the above
c. drug consultant
D 157. The risks of medication misuse or errors are often due to:
a. increase frequency of changes in medication use
b. increase number of medications for patient
c. increase potency of new drugs
d. all of the above
e. none of the above
A 160. The responsible provision of drug therapy for the purpose of achieving definite outcomes that improve the quality of
life of a patient is:
a. pharmaceutical care d. all of the above
b. clinical pharmacy e. none of the above
c. traditional hospital pharmacy
C 161. Legal document which contains all the treatment done to the patient:
a. patient medication profile d. doctor’s sheet
b. therapeutic sheet e. all of the above
c. patient chart
B 167. It encompasses the collection, organization, retrieval, interpretation, evaluation and dissemination of information
pertaining to all aspects of medicine:
a. PTC c. LAFH
b. DIS d. EDL
B 177. The drug used to paralyze the patient during surgical procedure:
a. penthotal sodium c. nubain
b. vecuronium d. phenobarbital
D 180. The most accurate method in calculating children’s dose based on weight and height is:
a. Young’s rule c. Cowling’s rule
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B 185. It is ideal and proper condition for aseptic handling of hyperalimentation and intravenous fluids:
a. HEPA filters c. TPN
b. LAFH d. ventilator
B 188. Patient who is not bedridden, who can take care of himself and administer his own medication:
a. patient care c. geriatric
b. ambulatory patient d. pediatric
C 195. It is a technique that delivers an amount of electrolyte solution over a period of several hours and is used to replace
electrolytes needed by the patient:
a. Drop factor c. fluid blousing
b. metabolism d. loading dose
b. seeing
A 198. This service is responsible for the procurement, planning and preparation of food for the patient and hospital staff:
a. dietary service c. record service
b. nursing service d. laboratory service
C 200. Powerful tool for the orderliness, cleanliness and sanitary procedures in the hospital pharmacy department:
a. chief pharmacist d. all of the above
b. assistant chief pharmacist e. none of the above
c. staff pharmacist
A 203. A bulk supply of each drug product is stored on the nursing station:
a. floor stock d. all of the above
b. individual prescription order e. none of the above
e. emergency cart
C 206. One who shall initiate regulation pertaining to the professional; policies of the pharmacy department:
a. pharmacy and therapeutic committee d. clinical pharmacist
b. medical director e. doctors
c. chief pharmacist
A 208. Pharmacy records on all drugs dispensed to the patient are in:
a. patient medication profile d. patient bill
b. therapeutic sheet e. all of the bill
c. patient chart
B 209. A department that supplies sterile line, sterile kits, operating room packs, needles, syringes and other medical surgical
supplies:
a. nursing department c. medical social department
b. central service department d. laboratory service department
C 210. Which of the following sulfonylureas has the longest duration of action?
a. acetazolamide d. tolazamide
b. glyburide e. acetohexamide
c. chlorpropamide
D 214. To achieve the goals of pharmacy service department, the hospital pharmacist should:
a. perform technical task
b. practice in patient care areas
c. perform task that require professional judgment
d. b and c
e. all of the above
B 215. The following are the responsibilities of pharmacy and therapeutics committee, except:
a. develop formulary
b. update the policies of the pharmacy department
c. choice of drugs to be requisitioned
d. add and delete from the list of drug
e. none of the above
C 219. The final decision as to which drugs shall be placed on the pavilion in the selection of charge floor stock drugs rests
on:
a. chief pharmacist d. medical staff
b. pharmacy and therapeutic committee e. both a and d
c. ?
C 222. These are primary centers for clinical investigation on new drugs:
a. school d. a and b
b. manufacturing firm e. all of the above
c. hospital
A 223. The following are services that involve primary the professional care of the patient except:
a. admitting section d. medical record service
b. nutrition service e. anesthesia service
c. pathology service
B 225. The following brought about the increasing need of hospital formularies, except:
a. increasing number of new drugs being marketed
b. unbiased advertising and unscientific drug literature
c. highly competitive marketing practices of the pharmaceutical industry
d. all of the above
e. none of the above
B 226. Drug distribution system used more frequently in small private hospitals:
a. floor stock d. all of the above
b. individual prescription number e. none of the above
c. unit-dose
C 228. This provides the patient the best possible therapy and also provides guidelines to physicians and veterinarians:
a. pharmacy and therapeutic committee
b. medical dictionary
c. hospital formulary
d. a and c
e. none of the above
C 231. The hospital department which is responsible for the safe and proper distribution of drugs to all patients:
a. purchasing c. pharmacy
b. medicine d. nursing
D 236. A modern pharmaceutical library shall have the following reference material, except:
a. United States Pharmacopeia
b. National Formulary
c. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Therapeutics
d. Almanac
e. Bacteriology
C 237. These are personnel utilized whenever possible but never in activities requiring knowledge of the pharmacist:
a. nurse c. pharmacy helper
b. dietician d. all of the above
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A 238. One who prepares reports on the progress of the pharmacy department and submits them to the director of the hospital:
a. chief pharmacist d. all of the above
b. assistant chief pharmacist e. none of the above
c. staff pharmacist
A 240. Each entry to the drug products listing of the hospital formulary must include, except:
a. cost information d. all of the above
b. size/s stocked by the pharmacy e. none of the above
c. common synonyms
A 241. This section is the heart of the formulary and consist of one or more descriptive entries for each formulary item plus
one or more indexes to facilitate use of formulary:
a. drug product listing c. inventory control
b. formulary system d. drug management and supply
D 244. Medications histories are taken by pharmacist of every patient admitted to the hospital or seen on the ambulatory care
section and which are taken:
a. to detect drug-induced laboratory test abnormalities
b. to help improve drug prescribing practices
c. to help prevent potential drug toxicities
d. all of the above
e. none of the above
C 246. The most relaxed and comfortable position for examination of a patient with abdominal pain is:
a. Sim’s position c. dorsal position
b. lithotomy position d. supine position
B 247. This enable the pharmacist to screen for drug interactions and incompatibilities, drug allergies of drug prescribed:
a. nurses notes d. patient history
b. patient drug profile e. all of the above
c. pharmacy record book
A 249. Another name of cost-plus rate method of pricing of goods in the hospital pharmacy:
a. Zugish system c. a and b
b. Storage system d. none of the above
D 254. The use of an investigational new drug within a particular institution requires that the:
a. institution be certified by BFAD
b. licensed prescriber be approved by the chief investigator like pharmacy and therapeutics committee
c. hospital administrator, licensed prescriber and pharmacy be certified by BFAD
d. institution and the physician be certified by the BFAD
C 256. Non-licensed personnel play an important role in the hospital pharmacy because:
a. many of them aspire to be pharmacists and working in the hospital pharmacy provides training
b. they can be trained to act in the place of a pharmacist within 3 months
c. they can perform certain functions under the supervisions of a registered pharmacist and therefore free
other pharmacists to perform more professional duties
B 259. Drug samples are used for the following purposes, except:
a. to encourage clinical use by the physician
b. to be sold to indigent patients
c. for wounded civilians
d. for medical outreach purposes
A 260. Which one of the following does not have to be in the form of a written policy and procedure in the pharmacy?
a. patient admission c. orienting new pharmacy employee
b. handling flammable materials d. handling of narcotics
D 261. The following information can be deduced from the assessments of the skin, except:
a. scabs and scars – old and recent wounds
b. reddish skin – recent exposure under the sun
c. yellowish stains ion the second and third fingers – chronic smoker
d. produce sweating – dehydration
B 264. The clinical functions of a hospital pharmacist may include all of the following, except:
a. monitoring drug interactions
b. administration of medications
c. pharmacokinetic consultation
d. participation on a nutritional support team
e. making rounds with physicians
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D 265. The clinical functions of a hospital pharmacist may include all of the following, except:
a. Monitoring drug interactions
b. Participation on a nutritional support team
c. Making rounds with physicians
d. Administration of medications
B 267. The focal point about which all activities of the hospital revolves:
a. physician c. governing board
b. patient d. administrator
C 268. All of the following are advantages of unit dose drug distribution system, except:
a. pharmacist review of medication errors
b. participation on a nutritional; support team
c. prompt delivery of new medication orders
d. reduced pharmacy costs
D 269. Information sources utilized by drug information centers may include all of the following, except:
a. medical journals c. on-line computer information sources
b. textbooks d. popular literature
B 270. All of the following are competencies required in institutional pharmacy practice, except:
a. assimilation and provision of comprehensive information on drugs and their actions
b. effective administration and management of hospital
c. development and conduct of product formulation and packaging program
d. conduct of and participation in research
A 271. Which of the following doses not correctly describes formulary system?
a. detrimental of the free enterprise system c. control dug cost
b. appraise drug therapy d. assure quality of drug
A 276. When a supervising pharmacist serves on the pharmacy and therapeutics committee, which of the following types of
detailed information should be supplied by him for consideration and evaluation?
a. information pertaining to the therapeutic, pharmaceutic and economic aspects of a drug
b. information pertaining to the economic aspects of a drug only
c. information pertaining to the therapeutic and economic aspects of a drug
D 277. The risk of medication misuse or errors are often due to:
a. increase frequency of change in mediation use
b. increase number of medications for patient
c. increased potency of modern medication
d. all of the above
e. none of the above
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E 279. Life support techniques used to treat critically ill patient, except:
a. pulmonary wedge pressures d. hemodialysis
b. intra-aortic balloons e. none of the above
d. extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
D 282. The following statement is true about Drug Utilization Review (DUR), except:
a. DUR is a system for assessing drug distribution and medication system
b. DUR is a system for monitoring adverse drug reaction
c. DUR is expected to predict potential drug interaction
d. DUR recommends the use of brand names in prescribing medicines
e. All of the above are correct
E 289. All of these are possible indication s for the use of ibuprofen, except:
a. dental pain d. bursitis
b. dysmenorrhea e. acne
c. rheumatoid arthritis
A 290. A patient complains that his urine has become bright orange-red. Which of his current prescription medications
may be responsible?
a. rifampicin d. INH
b. acyclovir e. ethambutol
c. erythromycin
b. 20 d. 27
B 292. Which of the following is not a minimum standard for pharmacies in hospitals?
a. facilities d. research
b. drug administration e. drug distribution and control;
c. assuring rational drug therapy
C 293. Which of the following iron preparations is not available in an oral dosage form?
a. ferrous fumarate c. iron dextran
b. ferrous sulfate d. ferrous gluconate
C 296. Which vitamins and minerals should be supplemented routinely in the pregnant woman?
a. iron and pyridoxine d. calcium and pyridoxine
b. iron and thiamine e. calcium and vitamin A
c. iron and folate
D 299. The maximum dose of theophylline in children under 9m years of age is 24 mg/kg/day, while the maximum in
adults is:
a. 40 mg/kg/day d. 16 mg/kg/day
b. 36 mg/kg/day e. 10 mg/kg/day
c. 100 mg/kg/day
A 300. The pharmacist has been asked to educate the patient about signs of digoxin toxicity that require immediate
notification of the physician. Which of the following is not a sign of toxicity?
a. dyspnea d. drowsiness
b. bradycardia e. confusion
c. visual disturbance