IV CERTIFICATION EXAM
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1. Differences in elderly: Match body system with 1. Cardiovascular
changes in elderly physiology (8) 2. Pulmonary
3. Hepatic
4. Renal
5. Immune
6. Integumentary
7. Sensory
8. (Body system unknown)
2. 1. Cardiovascular Decrease the size of capil-
lary beds
3. 2. Pulmonary Decrease ability to blow off
CO2
4. 3. Hepatic Decrease ability to metab-
olize drugs
5. 4. Renal Decrease ability to elimi-
nate solutes
6. 5. Immune Decrease ability to re-
spond to pathogens
7. 6. Skin Ecchymosis & Purpura
8. 7. Sensory Decrease compliance with
treatment instructions
9. 8. Decrease in total water Total body water decreas-
es by 6%
10. Matching terms with definitions (9) 1. Toxic dose
2. Side effects
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3. Therapeutic incompati-
bility
4. Initial dose
5. Serum level
6. Synergistic effect
7. Maintenance Dose
8. Contraindications
9. Cumulative effect
11. 1. Toxic dose The amount of drug that
will cause harmful effects
12. 2. Side effects Additional actions of a
drug other than the pur-
pose for which it is or-
dered
13. 3. Therapeutic incompatibility The effects of one drug
counteract the effects of
another
14. 4. Initial dose The first dose of a drug
given
15. 5. Synergistic effect Two or more drugs com-
bined have a greater ther-
apeutic effect
16. 6. Maintenance dose The amount of drug that
is given on a regular basis
to continue the therapeu-
tic action
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1. Differences in elderly: Match body system with 1. Cardiovascular
changes in elderly physiology (8) 2. Pulmonary
3. Hepatic
4. Renal
5. Immune
6. Integumentary
7. Sensory
8. (Body system unknown)
2. 1. Cardiovascular Decrease the size of capil-
lary beds
3. 2. Pulmonary Decrease ability to blow off
CO2
4. 3. Hepatic Decrease ability to metab-
olize drugs
5. 4. Renal Decrease ability to elimi-
nate solutes
6. 5. Immune Decrease ability to re-
spond to pathogens
7. 6. Skin Ecchymosis & Purpura
8. 7. Sensory Decrease compliance with
treatment instructions
9. 8. Decrease in total water Total body water decreas-
es by 6%
10. Matching terms with definitions (9) 1. Toxic dose
2. Side effects
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3. Therapeutic incompati-
bility
4. Initial dose
5. Serum level
6. Synergistic effect
7. Maintenance Dose
8. Contraindications
9. Cumulative effect
11. 1. Toxic dose The amount of drug that
will cause harmful effects
12. 2. Side effects Additional actions of a
drug other than the pur-
pose for which it is or-
dered
13. 3. Therapeutic incompatibility The effects of one drug
counteract the effects of
another
14. 4. Initial dose The first dose of a drug
given
15. 5. Synergistic effect Two or more drugs com-
bined have a greater ther-
apeutic effect
16. 6. Maintenance dose The amount of drug that
is given on a regular basis
to continue the therapeu-
tic action
