Drugs are divided into different categories or ______ by the chemical type of the active ingredient contained in the drug or by how it is used to treat a disease or symptom

Classification

Which of the following interferes with the body's ability to experience pain sensations, blocking conduction of neural impulses, or enhancing naturally occurring inhibitory channels?

Anesthetics

Benzodiazepines: diazepam (Valium) and chlordiazepoxide HCl (Librium) are known as which of the following drug classifications?

Antianxiety

Drugs that treat noninfectious processes by acting on different systems in the body to suppress chemicals or hormones being released by the body in excess, or to augment chemicals or hormones that are being produced in insufficient amounts, are known as:

pharmacodynamic drugs

When a drug is first discovered, it is described by its atomic or molecular structure. This is known as the:

chemical name

Which of the following allows the provider to introduce a new medication to a patient to determine whether he or she can tolerate it prior to obtaining a full prescription and allow for an immediate loading dose to be given?

samples

Medications must be rotated according to:

Expiration date

How often should temperature logs be completed?

Daily

Which of the following drugs actions treats noninfectious processes by acting on different systems in the body to suppress chemicals or hormones being released by the body in excess?

Pharmacodynamic

Which of the following drug names are capitalized?

Trade

Upon learning that a patient is taking herbal supplements, the MA's most appropriate response is to:

record in the patient's chart the herbal supplements, doses, and reasons the patient is taking them and alert the physician.

Which of the following is correct?

All schedule drugs require a prescription

Drugs are more likely to enter the sewer and water systems through

natural excretion of drug not completely absorbed by the body.

natural excretion of drug not completely absorbed by the body.

Inhibits the action of an enzyme

What is required to store controlled substances legally?

Double-lock system of access

Which of the following statements is true?

Over-the-counter medications do not require a prescription but can still be harmful if used incorrectly

Medication that is bound together by substances that dissolve in stomach acids are known as:

Tablets

Drugs that compete for a certain receptor site to stimulate or prevent the action of that particular receptor are known as:

Agonists

What is a crime punishable by a fine or imprisonment for less than one year known as

misdeamenor

Which of the following items is the most important for assistive personnel to keep in| mind during their daily routine in a medical setting?

Confidentially

In which of the following situations is it permissible to release information from a patient's records?

When a court request it by means of a subpoena

What cavity contains the heart and lungs, among other organs?

Thoracic

What body cavity is located near the back of the body and is a continuous internal opening that includes the cranial and spinal cavities?

Posterior dorsal caLity

What is the term for " the scrubbing of instruments with special brushes and detergents to remove blood, mucous etc?

Sanitization

What is the process that involves a soaking or wiping process and inhibits the activity of disease-causing organisms?

Disinfection

What is the process used for supplies that would come in contact with internal body tissue or an open wound, involving the use of heat(steam) and an autoclave?

Sterilization

When measuring a patient's vital signs they complain that they have occasional dizziness. What would this symptom be classified as?

Subjective

If you are recording a patient's height in centimeters, what is the conversion formula to convert the measurement to inches?

Divide by 2.5

You are taking the vitality of a patient with pneumonia. The patient coughs near your face. What could you have done to minimize the risk of contracting the disease?

Ask the patient to look the other why while coughing

Which of the following liquids is used in an autoclave to sterilize instruments and supplies?

Distilled water

Which of the following is one of the six C's of charting?

clients word