When taking oral hypoglycemics, careful monitoring of the ____ should be observed.
Kidneys
Advil, naproxen, Celebrex, aspirin and Tylenol are all:
analgesics.
Which of the following is an action of insulin?
Decreases blood glucose levels
Antianxiety
produces a calming effect
antiarrhythmic
controls cardiac arrhythmias
Anticoagulant
prevents or delays blood clotting
Analgesic
prostaglandin inhibitors and antagonists
Anticonvulsant
prevents or relieves seizures
Antacid
Neutralizes stomach acid by increasing Ph
Antibiotic
used to cure infections
Anticholinergic
Blocks parasympathetic nerves impulses
Humafac, Amicar, vitamin K, and alginate dressings are all examples of
hemostatics
The chemotherapeutic group includes drugs used to _____ a disease caused by an infectious organism or cancer.
Cure
The unique name assigned by the drug manufacturer to a drug for marketing is called the
trade name
When the effect of a drug is generalized throughout the body, it is categorized as:
systemic.
Acetaminophen
tylenol
Captopril
capoten
Aspirin
ecotrin
Morphine sulfate
roxanol
There are five schedules that drugs are categorized into. Which one contains drugs that are subject to state and local regulations although a written prescription for medications may not be required?
Schedule V
A(n) _______ stimulates a particular action.
agonist
Which of the following may be purchased or given to a patient only with written instructions?
Prescription
When discussing drugs, indication means:
the intended purpose or reason for using a particular medication.
Which of the following drug names is also referred to as the official name?
Generic name
Captopril
hypertension
Morphine sulfate
(narcotic) pain reliever
Aspirin
pain relieve, fever reducer, decrease platelet adherence
Acetaminophen
pain relief, fever reducer
A controlled substance is any drug, whether prescription or illegal, that has the potential for:
abuse or addiction.
Which category of drugs is subject to state and local regulations?
Schedule V
Controlled substances must be stored under which of the following conditions?
A double-lock system must be in place.
The FDA provides little oversight regarding
dietary supplements
Which resource is not considered a reliable source for drug information?
wikipedia
Medications can be described in ______ measurements.
metric
The metric system has three basic units: gram, liter, and meter. What does a liter measure?
Volume (liquid)
A ratio expresses a ______ between two components and is an alternate way to express a fraction.
relationship
When adding or subtracting fractions, the______ must be the same before adding or subtracting.
denominator
A kilometer has a value of how many meters?
1000
A _____ expresses a value that is part of 100.
percentage
What is the answer to the following equation?
213 × 6
1278
½, ⅚, or 12/100 are examples of:
fractions
1 qt
4 cups (2 pts)
60 gtt
1 t or tsp
2 t or tsp
1 fl oz
3 t or tsp
1 t or tbs
1 pt
2 cups
1 cup
8 fl oz
1 lb
16 oz
The values within a proportion are called means and extremes. The extremes are which of the following?
Two outer numbers
Medication dosages are ordered by ____ of measurements.
units
The basic formula method is which of the following?
N/A ×V=Dose
When using the ratio and proportion formula for drug calculation, which of the following is step one?
Convert: Ensure that all measurements are in the same system of measurement and the same unit of measurement.
How many tablets would you give in the following example?
Order: Give baby aspirin 162 mg; Supply: Baby aspirin 81 mg tablet
2
When the order of a medication is 200mg and the medication is available in 50mg tablets, the dose for this patient is:
4 tablets
If you have an order for 1000 mg Tylenol elixir and the supply is Tylenol elixir 500 mg per 15 mL, what would the dosage be?a.
10 mL
Sometimes a medication is ordered in one unit of measurement but is supplied in another. One way to convert between units of measurement is to set up a ____ of two ratios.
proportion
A person who weighs 125 pounds weighs approximately _____ kilograms.
56.82
Some medications are ordered based on the patient's weight, which usually requires a conversion from pounds to:
kilograms.
Hector
100
Deci
0.1
Deka
10
Micro
0.000001
Kilo
1000
Milli
0.001
Centi
0.01