Pharm Quiz 2 Questions and Verified Answers
What are the fat soluble vitamins Correct Answer: ADEK
What is the concern with Fat soluble type of vitamin? Correct Answer: They can be
stored. Excess doses of Vitamin A can be toxic causing hair loss, peeling, headaches,
drowsiness, vomiting and diarrhea. Excess doses of D can cause hypercalcemia.
Caution with taking Warfarin and Vitamin E together. Overdoses of Vitamin K can
cause clotting.
What are the water soluble vitamins? Correct Answer: B and C
What is the concern with water soluble type of vitamin? Correct Answer: They can
not be stored so someone can become easily deficient in it if not eating properly.
Vitamin C= ascorbic acid. Role in general body metabolism- increased need during
growth and illness. Deficiency disease- scurvy.
What are the medical uses of vitamin K? Correct Answer: Antidote for oral
anticoagulant OD.
Prophylaxis for newborns.
What is the role of folic acid? Correct Answer: Essential for body growth and DNA
synthesis
Who do we recommend take supplemental folic acid and why? Correct Answer:
Recommended that all women who MAY become pregnant take supplemental folic
acid each day. Deficiency during 1st trimester of pregnancy can cause neural tube
defects
Iron: Correct Answer: in the production of red blood cells, to much causes
constipation
, Copper: Correct Answer: needed for formation of RBC and connective tissues
Zinc: Correct Answer: use has greatly increased...some believe it can alleviate
symptoms of cold and shorten duration. However, lg doses can decrease HDL, cause
copper deficiency, and weaken immune response.
Chromium: Correct Answer: stimulates insulin action. Said to be helpful in control
of type 2 diabetes.
Selenium: Correct Answer: antioxidant. Thought to have anticarcinogenic effect.
What is a colloid? Correct Answer: Also called plasma or volume expandersContain
proteins or other large molecules that remain suspended in the blood for a long
time b/c they are too large to cross membranes
While circulating, they draw water molecules from the cells and tissues into blood
vessels by increasing osmotic pressure
When are colloid solutions used? . Correct Answer: They are plasma expanders
when someone is need of protein.
Name some colloid examples. Correct Answer: Dextran solutions- plasma expander
Amino acids
Hetastarch
Plasmanate
Albumin- donor plasma
What are the fat soluble vitamins Correct Answer: ADEK
What is the concern with Fat soluble type of vitamin? Correct Answer: They can be
stored. Excess doses of Vitamin A can be toxic causing hair loss, peeling, headaches,
drowsiness, vomiting and diarrhea. Excess doses of D can cause hypercalcemia.
Caution with taking Warfarin and Vitamin E together. Overdoses of Vitamin K can
cause clotting.
What are the water soluble vitamins? Correct Answer: B and C
What is the concern with water soluble type of vitamin? Correct Answer: They can
not be stored so someone can become easily deficient in it if not eating properly.
Vitamin C= ascorbic acid. Role in general body metabolism- increased need during
growth and illness. Deficiency disease- scurvy.
What are the medical uses of vitamin K? Correct Answer: Antidote for oral
anticoagulant OD.
Prophylaxis for newborns.
What is the role of folic acid? Correct Answer: Essential for body growth and DNA
synthesis
Who do we recommend take supplemental folic acid and why? Correct Answer:
Recommended that all women who MAY become pregnant take supplemental folic
acid each day. Deficiency during 1st trimester of pregnancy can cause neural tube
defects
Iron: Correct Answer: in the production of red blood cells, to much causes
constipation
, Copper: Correct Answer: needed for formation of RBC and connective tissues
Zinc: Correct Answer: use has greatly increased...some believe it can alleviate
symptoms of cold and shorten duration. However, lg doses can decrease HDL, cause
copper deficiency, and weaken immune response.
Chromium: Correct Answer: stimulates insulin action. Said to be helpful in control
of type 2 diabetes.
Selenium: Correct Answer: antioxidant. Thought to have anticarcinogenic effect.
What is a colloid? Correct Answer: Also called plasma or volume expandersContain
proteins or other large molecules that remain suspended in the blood for a long
time b/c they are too large to cross membranes
While circulating, they draw water molecules from the cells and tissues into blood
vessels by increasing osmotic pressure
When are colloid solutions used? . Correct Answer: They are plasma expanders
when someone is need of protein.
Name some colloid examples. Correct Answer: Dextran solutions- plasma expander
Amino acids
Hetastarch
Plasmanate
Albumin- donor plasma
