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Page 9 = Pharmacology abbreviation
What does q.d stand for?
(A) Hour(B) Bedtime
(C) Once a Day(D) Before Meals
Answer(A) Hour
(B) Bedtime(C) Once a Day
(D) Before Meals
What means ‘as directed’
(A) q.o.d(B) u.d.(C) a.c.(D) h.s.
Answer(A) q.o.d(B) u.d.(C) a.c.(D) h.s.
What is active transport?
(A) Drug moves from an area of higher concentration to lower(B) Follows the concentration gradient(C) Lipid soluble readily pass through
(D) Requires energy to transport drugs across concentration gradient
Answer(A) Drug moves from an area of higher concentration to lower
(B) Follows the concentration gradient(C) Lipid soluble readily pass through
(D) Requires energy to transport drug across concentration gradient
The route of administration used most often in an emergency is:
(A) Oral(B) Rectal
(C) Sublingual(D) Intravenous
Answer(A) Oral
(B) Rectal(C) Sublingual
(D) Intravenous
When a drug is absorbed in the small intestine, this ___ its onset of action
(A) Increases(B) Delays
(C) Becomes fatal(D) Speeds up too quickly
Answer(A) Increases
(B) Delays(C) Becomes fatal
(D) Speeds up too quickly
Action of norepinephrine is terminated by being:
(A) Broken down by acetocholinesterase(B) Reabsorbed by the adrenergic nerve termina
(C) Metabolized(D) Absorbed
Answer(A) Broken down by acetocholinesterase
(B) Reabsorbed by the adrenergic nerve termina(C) Metabolized
(D) Absorbed
A drug allergy happens when:
(A) previous sensitization to a drug(B) contact with a nonspecific protein
(C) drug interaction from a competitive blocking agent(D) drug interaction on a plasma ion
Answer(A) previous sensitization to a drug
(B) contact with a nonspecific protein
(C) drug interaction from a competitive blocking agent
(D) drug interaction on a plasma ion
*It must act as an antigen and react with an antibody in a previously sensitized patient
When status epilepticus happens you need to give:
(a) Phenytoin(b) Phenobarbital( c) Trimentadione
(d) Diazepam
Answer(a) Phenytoin
(b) Phenobarbital(c ) Trimentadione
(d) Diazepam(the other drugs are used for seizures but diazepam is
best for status epilepticus type)
Nitrous oxide you should not use in the following:
a) Diabetesb) Pregnancy
c) Emphysemad) Heart Disease
Answer(a) Diabetes
(b) Pregnancy(c)Emphysema
(d)Heart Disease
You need to know the INR number when the patient is taking:
(a) Nifedipine(b) Warfarin(c)Menadiol(d)Diazepam
Answer(a)Nifedipine(b)Warfarin(c)Menadiol(d)Diazepam
INR = how quickly or slowly the blot clotsNORMAL INR = 2.0-3.0
So the higher the INR means = blood clot is slower
What drug is used to treat candidiasis?
(a)Flucytosine(b)Candicidin
(c)Nystatin(d)Anti-fungal
Answer(a)Flucytosine(b)Candicidin
(c)Nystatin***(d)Anti-fungal
The major organ for drug elimination is:
(a)Bowels(b)Kidney
(c)Skin(d)Intestines
Answer(a)Bowels(b)Kidney
(c)Skin(d)Intestines
What is the most common side effect of erythromycin?
(a)Gastrointestinal(b)Dermatological(c)Hematological
(d)Allergenic
Answer(a)Gastrointestinal(b)Dermatological(c)Hematological
(d)Allergenic - remember any allergies to erythromycin are very uncommon
Cortisol is also…(a)Hydrocortisone
(b)Hydrocorticosteriod(c)Cortisone
(d)Corticosteriod
Answer(a)Hydrocortisone- is a major glucocorticoid
(b)Hydrocorticosteriod
(c)Cortisone
(d)Corticosteriod
Adrenocortisteriod drugs - hormones secreted by adrenal cortex (corticosteriods) which include glucocorticoids and mineralocorticoids