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h GUIDE TO DRUG CLASSIFICATIONS AND DOSAGE
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h CALCULATIONS
Cynthia J. Watkins
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4th Edition
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,Table of Contents
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Chapter 1. History of Pharmacology
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Chapter 2. Basics of Pharmacology
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Chapter 3. Patient Safety in Medication Administration
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Chapter 4. Regulations
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Chapter 5. Prescriptions and Labels
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Chapter 6. Review of Mathematics
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Chapter 7. Measurement Systems
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Chapter 8. Dosage Calculations
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Chapter 9. Enteral Medications and Administration
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Chapter 10. Parental Medications and Administration
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Chapter 11. Integumentary System Medications
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Chapter 12. Musculoskeletal System Medications
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Chapter 13. Nervous System Medications
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Chapter 14. Eye and Ear Medications
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Chapter 15. Endocrine System Medications
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Chapter 16. Cardiovascular System Medications
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Chapter 17. Immunologic System Medications
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Chapter 18. Pulmonary System Medications
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Chapter 19. Gastrointestinal System Medications
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Chapter 20. Reproductive and Urinary System Medications
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Chapter 21. Vitamins, Minerals, Herbs, and Complementary and Alternative Medicine
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,Chapter 1. History of Pharmacology
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MULTIPLE CHOICE h
1. The Greek word pharmakon means which of the following?
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a. Medicine
b. Poison
c. Remedy
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ANS: D h
Rationale: The word pharmakon refers to the curing of illness, thus meaning medicine and
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remedy, as well as poison because early medicines were toxic enough to kill a patient or enemy.
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PTS: 1 DIF: Easy TOP: Unit 1: Introduction to Pharmacology h h h h
KEY: History
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2. The Dutch word droog means which of the following?
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a. Drop
b. Drug
c. Dry
d. Dirge
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Rationale: Droog, which m e a nWs W― W
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h e.oWr iSg i n of the word drug, such as in the use of
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dry herbs as medications.
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PTS: 1 DIF: Intermediate TOP: Unit 1: Introduction to Pharmacology h h h h
KEY: History
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3. Most ancient societies treated illness based on which of the following?
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a. Visions received by medicine men h h h h
b. Trial and error h h
c. Religion
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Rationale: Ancient societies had little knowledge of how the human body worked;
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therefore, treating illness was often based on trial and error.
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PTS: 1 DIF: Intermediate TOP: Unit 1: Introduction to Pharmacology h h h h
KEY: History
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4. Early records show that pharmacological treatments consisted of which of the following?
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a. Plants
b. Minerals
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d. Plants, minerals, and animal products h h h h
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