NABP NAPLEX Exam - Topic 2 Question 46 Discussion

Actual exam question for NABP's NAPLEX exam

Question #: 46
Topic #: 2

A 51-year-old patient, who takes a calcium channel blocker (CCB), reports that he is experiencing constipation. Which CCB is the patient most likely to be taking?

ANifedipine

BAmlodipine

CVerapamil

DDiltiazem

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Suggested Answer: C

Non-dihydropyridine calcium channel blockers -- which are diltiazem and verapamil -- are statistically more likely to cause constipation. Of these two, verapamil has a higher probability of causing this side effect.

by Salome at May 30, 2022, 03:21 AM

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Ty

4 months ago

Surprised to hear that! I didn't know CCBs could affect digestion.

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Galen

4 months ago

Amlodipine can cause it too, but not as much as Verapamil.

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Harley

4 months ago

Wait, really? I thought all CCBs did that.

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Claribel

4 months ago

Totally agree, it's a common side effect!

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Phung

4 months ago

Verapamil is known for causing constipation.

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Alpha

5 months ago

I’m a bit confused; I thought all CCBs could cause constipation, but maybe verapamil is the most common one?

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Stefania

5 months ago

I practiced a similar question, and I think it was about the side effects of different CCBs. Verapamil stood out for causing constipation.

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Buck

5 months ago

I think amlodipine is less likely to cause constipation, but I'm not entirely sure.

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Tiera

5 months ago

I remember that verapamil is often associated with constipation due to its effects on smooth muscle.

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Latia

5 months ago

I'm a bit confused on this one. I can see the logic behind C, but I'm also wondering if D about proving you were right could be important in some cases. I'll have to weigh the options carefully.

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Steffanie

5 months ago

Ah, I've got it! The two pieces of information that define an extent are the offset and the length. That makes perfect sense for an extent-based system.

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Lorrie

5 months ago

I've got a good feeling about this question. The answer is probably "Print Styles" since that's the option that mentions both paper and page settings.

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Rebbeca

5 months ago

Okay, I've got this. The answer has to be live migration. That's the only option here that would allow the VMs to seamlessly move to another hypervisor if the original one fails.

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