Pharmacology 2

Antibiotics may be found from which of the following sources?

Which of the following is NOT true of sulfonamides?

Which of the following is NOT true about drugs for tuberculosis?

Only a person who has a drug-resistant microbial infection must worry about contracting a drug-resistant disease.

Gentian violet is used for fungal infections and will permanently stain clothing.

Which of the following is NOT true about tetracyclines?

Only a person who has a drug-resistant microbial infection must worry about contracting a drug-resistant disease.

Which of the following are particularly susceptible to antibiotics and antimicrobials?

Which of the following is NOT a sign of adverse reactions and does NOT need to be reported to the physician when taking aminoglycosides?

Which of the following is NOT true of cephalosporins?

Germicidals work on which of the following microbes?

Which of the following is NOT true about drug resistance with antibiotics?

Culture and sensitivity tests may be done at any time during antimicrobial or antibiotic therapy.

All antibacterial medications require a prescription.

Benign tumors are named by the site plus "oma," as in

Side effects of antineoplastics include

Toxic effects of chemotherapeutic agents include

Drugs for cancer are slow to reach the market because the FDA wants to be sure these drugs cannot destroy normal cells with the abnormal cells.

Antibiotics used as chemotherapeutic agents are the same as those used for infectious diseases.

Drugs to treat cancer are

Characteristics of benign tumors are that they

Sedatives and antiemetics may be given prior to chemotherapy to minimize nausea and vomiting.

Cytotoxic medications may be given

Benign tumors are named by the site plus "oma," as in

Characteristics of malignant tumors include

Antibiotics used as chemotherapeutic agents are the same as those used for infectious diseases.

Tumors are classified by their stages of invasion from Stage A to Stage D.

Drugs for cancer are slow to reach the market because the FDA wants to be sure these drugs cannot destroy normal cells with the abnormal cells.

Nausea from chemotherapy may be reduced by eating

Documentation of medication administration should include all of the following EXCEPT documenting

The seven rights of medication administration should always be the same and should have no deviation from office to office.

A medication error may be made by the

Checklists for documentation should include all of the following EXCEPT

Percutaneous routes of medication administration usually have a slow rate of absorption and are difficult to apply.

To ensure the correct dose of a medication, use which of the following?

The "befores" of label reading for medication administration include all of the following EXCEPT before

Which of the following ensures the correct medication has been selected for use with medication administration?

Which of the following includes an incorrect "right" in the seven rights of medication administration?

Quality assurance includes which of the following?

A medication error may occur in which of the following circumstances?

Which of the following is NOT a break in OSHA standards?

Housekeeping practices that increase quality assurance include all EXCEPT

The allied health professional should NOT administer medications

Percutaneous routes of medication administration usually have a slow rate of absorption and are difficult to apply.

The oral route of medication administration is preferred because of which of the following EXCEPT

Usually, which of the following oral medication tablets may be crushed?

When administering liquid oral medications

For ease of swallowing oral solid medications, place the drug on the back of the tongue.

Storage of solid oral medications can be in any convenient place without consideration of moisture, light, or heat.

Rectal medications may be

Rectal medications are used to

The main danger of oral medication administration is aspiration of the drug into the respiratory tract.

Storage of solid oral medications can be in any convenient place without consideration of moisture, light, or heat.

Oral medications should be used EXCEPT if the medication

Usually, which of the following oral medication tablets may be crushed?

When using an oral syringe

To aid in taking oral medications, the patient may

One common and safe method to coerce children into taking prescribed medications is to call medicine "candy."

The oral route of medication administration is preferred because of which of the following EXCEPT

Topical medications may be in the form of: 1. powders 2. soaks 3. compresses and dressings 4. creams and ointments 5. gels and lotions

Lotions

Ophthalmic medications

Sublingual medications can be either sprays or small porous tablets.

Drugs applied to the cornea will not produce pain because the cornea has no blood or nerve supply.

In administering nasal medications, the head should be tilted forward for administration and then tilted backward for five minutes.

Creams are in a fatty base, while ointments are in a water base.

When applying nitroglycerin ointment, the allied health professional should

Patches, disks, and dots 1. come prepackaged to provide an extended effect 2. are a painless and convenient means of administering medication 3. should be applied to the chest 4. provide a continuous release of medication 5. should be disposed of in open trash containers

Vaginal medications come in the forms of

Patches, disks, and dots may be used therapeutically for

Buccal and sublingual tablets

Percutaneous medications may: 1. be OTC medications 2. be prescription medications 3. have local and systemic effect 4. have local effect only, no systemic effects possible 5. be administered topically and transdermally

Lotions

Rates of absorption for transdermal medications by site from the SLOWEST to FASTEST are

Medications for parenteral administration are supplied in all of the following forms EXCEPT

The parts of a needle include all of the following EXCEPT

To reconstitute powders for injection, the allied health professional should do all of the following EXCEPT

Syringes come in sizes that hold 0.5 mL to 60 mL.

Medications that are given by injection have a longer duration of action than those taken orally.

In the ambulatory care setting, the most common syringes used are

When administering injectable medications 1. the smallest-gauge needle with the shortest length to match the site and viscosity of medication should be used 2. change the needle if the liquid adheres to the needle while preparing the injection 3. position the injection site in a manner that reduces muscle tension 4. insert the needle into the tissue smoothly, quickly, without a jerking motion 5. inject the medication rapidly

When preparing an injection from both a vial and an ampule, the medication from the ampule should be drawn into the syringe first.

When preparing a medication from an ampule, all of the following are important EXCEPT

The parts of a syringe include all of the following EXCEPT

Syringes are measured in 1. 0.01 mL 2. 0.1 mL 3. minims 4. milliliters 5. units

When mixing medications from two vials, the allied health professional should do all of the following EXCEPT

Advantages of parenteral medication administration include all of the following EXCEPT medications

Which of the following does not affect perception of pain by the patient?

Which of the following is NOT true about salicylate analgesics?

Aspirin is NOT used therapeutically as which of the following?

Analgesics that contain the word "cet" have what as an ingredient?

The side effects of opiate/opioid medications include