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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