CT DDS MED EVALUATION TEST QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔Therapeutic effect - ✔✔Medication works as it was intended and provided a benefit
✔✔Drug to drug interactions - ✔✔One or more drug affects another drug in the body
✔✔Drug to food interactions - ✔✔The presence of food in the stomach that affects the
effect of the medication
✔✔Dyskinesia - ✔✔Involuntary movement
✔✔Dysphasia - ✔✔Difficulty swallowing
✔✔Dystonia - ✔✔Impaired muscle tone
✔✔Edema - ✔✔Swelling of the tissue
✔✔Enteric coated medication - ✔✔Tablets that have a special outside layer to prevent
the medication from dissolving in the stomach
✔✔Enteric - ✔✔Pertaining to the small intestines
✔✔Generic name - ✔✔The short chemical name of a drug. Usually a lower case letter
is used
✔✔Gingival hyperplasia - ✔✔Overgrowth of the gums surrounding the teeth
✔✔Histamine - ✔✔Chemical produced by cells when exposed to allergens
✔✔Hypertension - ✔✔High blood pressure
, ✔✔Hypnotics - ✔✔Medication that promote sleep
✔✔Hypoglycemia - ✔✔A medication to increase the production of insulin by the
pancreas
✔✔Hypotension - ✔✔Low blood pressure
✔✔Labeled use - ✔✔Medications prescribed for its FDA approved use.
✔✔Lavage - ✔✔The cleaning out or irrigation of an organ (stomach pumping)
✔✔Lethargy - ✔✔Overwhelming feeling of exhaustion
✔✔LOA - ✔✔Leave of absence
✔✔Monoamine oxidase inhibitor - ✔✔Type of drug used to treat depression (MAOI)
✔✔Neuroleptic - ✔✔Medication use to treat psychosis
✔✔No Effect - ✔✔A medication does not produce at desired effect
✔✔Objective description - ✔✔Nothing what was, heard, physically felt, or smelled.
✔✔OTC medication - ✔✔Acronym for over-the-counter medication
✔✔Parasitic - ✔✔A drug used to treat parasites
✔✔Perfusion - ✔✔The ability of the blood to flow to organs ad tissue caring oxygen and
nutrients
✔✔Pharmacology - ✔✔The study of medication and their actions on the body
✔✔Pinna - ✔✔The outside of the ear
✔✔Potassium (K) - ✔✔A mineral needed for the nerve impulses and muscle contraction
in the body works with chloride
✔✔Psychosis - ✔✔A mental disorder causing disorganization, distortion, and decreased
metal capacity
✔✔Psychotropic medications - ✔✔Medications used to treat psychiatric disorders. They
affect the central nervous system, how the brain thinks and affects emotions and
behavior
ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔Therapeutic effect - ✔✔Medication works as it was intended and provided a benefit
✔✔Drug to drug interactions - ✔✔One or more drug affects another drug in the body
✔✔Drug to food interactions - ✔✔The presence of food in the stomach that affects the
effect of the medication
✔✔Dyskinesia - ✔✔Involuntary movement
✔✔Dysphasia - ✔✔Difficulty swallowing
✔✔Dystonia - ✔✔Impaired muscle tone
✔✔Edema - ✔✔Swelling of the tissue
✔✔Enteric coated medication - ✔✔Tablets that have a special outside layer to prevent
the medication from dissolving in the stomach
✔✔Enteric - ✔✔Pertaining to the small intestines
✔✔Generic name - ✔✔The short chemical name of a drug. Usually a lower case letter
is used
✔✔Gingival hyperplasia - ✔✔Overgrowth of the gums surrounding the teeth
✔✔Histamine - ✔✔Chemical produced by cells when exposed to allergens
✔✔Hypertension - ✔✔High blood pressure
, ✔✔Hypnotics - ✔✔Medication that promote sleep
✔✔Hypoglycemia - ✔✔A medication to increase the production of insulin by the
pancreas
✔✔Hypotension - ✔✔Low blood pressure
✔✔Labeled use - ✔✔Medications prescribed for its FDA approved use.
✔✔Lavage - ✔✔The cleaning out or irrigation of an organ (stomach pumping)
✔✔Lethargy - ✔✔Overwhelming feeling of exhaustion
✔✔LOA - ✔✔Leave of absence
✔✔Monoamine oxidase inhibitor - ✔✔Type of drug used to treat depression (MAOI)
✔✔Neuroleptic - ✔✔Medication use to treat psychosis
✔✔No Effect - ✔✔A medication does not produce at desired effect
✔✔Objective description - ✔✔Nothing what was, heard, physically felt, or smelled.
✔✔OTC medication - ✔✔Acronym for over-the-counter medication
✔✔Parasitic - ✔✔A drug used to treat parasites
✔✔Perfusion - ✔✔The ability of the blood to flow to organs ad tissue caring oxygen and
nutrients
✔✔Pharmacology - ✔✔The study of medication and their actions on the body
✔✔Pinna - ✔✔The outside of the ear
✔✔Potassium (K) - ✔✔A mineral needed for the nerve impulses and muscle contraction
in the body works with chloride
✔✔Psychosis - ✔✔A mental disorder causing disorganization, distortion, and decreased
metal capacity
✔✔Psychotropic medications - ✔✔Medications used to treat psychiatric disorders. They
affect the central nervous system, how the brain thinks and affects emotions and
behavior
