Surgical Pharmacology Prep
A+ Grade 2026/2027
,Examples of intermittent infusions used for medication administration and secondary
fluid replacement include:
1. IV piggybacks.
2. IV push (bolus).
3. Heparin and/or saline locks.
4. Pulsavac.
1. IV piggybacks 3. Heparin and/or saline locks
3. Pulsavac
Which one of the following types of drug binds to receptor site proteins and then inhibits
a response?
1. Synergist
2. Antagonist
3. Agonist
4. Electrolyte
2. Antagonist
When a drug travels from the site of administration into the bloodstream, it is called:
1. Metabolism
2. Absorption
3. Distribution
4. Excretion
2. Absorption
What does tid mean?
1. Three times per day
2. Every two hours
3. Two times per day
4.Every 3 hours
1. Three times per day
An agent that is nephrotoxic is damaging to the:
1. Kidneys
2 Lungs
3. Liver
4. Heart
1. Kidneys
Naturally occurring sources of drugs include all of the following EXCEPT:
1. Human serum
2. Plants
3. Synthetic
4. Minerals
5. Animals
3. Synthetic
,Select the site that is NOT a primary sites for intramuscular injection:
1. Vastus lateralis
2. Ventrogluteal
3. Deltoid
4. Triceps
4. Triceps
When you tell your friends and family that you are taking a pharmacology class, they
ask "What is pharmacology?" You reply that it includes the study of:
1. Interactions between chemicals and biological systems.
2. Toxicology.
3. Food sciences.
4. Agriculture.
5. Chemicals used to treat diseases.
All of the above
A drug that binds to a receptor and stimulates its function is said to be a(n)
_______________ drug:
1. Agonist
2. Pharmacokinetic
3. Idiosyncratic
4. Antagonist
1. Agonist
If medication is administered by any route EXCEPT the mouth, it is said to be the
__________ route:
1. Subcutaneously
2. Sublingually
3. Systemically
4. Parenterally
4. Parenterally
Which drug administration route causes many drugs to undergo the "first-pass effect"?
1. Oral
2. Inhalation
3. Transdermal
4. Sublingual
1. Oral
If a drug is contraindicated for a patient, this means the:
1. Drug will reverse other drugs that the patient is taking
2. Patient may take the drug but should watch for adverse reactions
3. Surgical assistant will administer the drug to the patient
4. Patient should not take the drug
4. Patient should not take the drug
, An expected but unintended effect of a drug is termed a(n) _______________ effect:
1. Synergic
2. Adverse
3. Idiosyncratic
4. Side
4. Side
All are terms used to describe the body's response or reaction to medications EXCEPT:
1. Hypersensitivity.
2. Contraindication
3. Side effect.
4. Idiosyncratic.
2. Contraindication
Which group of drugs is known as receptor blockers?
1. Antipyretics
2. Analgesics
3. Antagonists
4. Agonists
3. Antagonists
A drug given "three times a day" is indicated by the abbreviation
___________________:
1. Tid
2. Q3h
3. Hs
4. Qh
1. Tid
A phenomenon in which the body has decreased responsiveness to a medication
through repeated exposure to the agent is called:
1. Tolerance
2. Habituation
3. Pharmacokinetics
4. Drug dependence
5. Addiction
1. Tolerance
What does the abbreviation sos mean on a prescription?
1. Without
2. As desired
3. Once, if necessary
4. One half
3. Once, if necessary
A+ Grade 2026/2027
,Examples of intermittent infusions used for medication administration and secondary
fluid replacement include:
1. IV piggybacks.
2. IV push (bolus).
3. Heparin and/or saline locks.
4. Pulsavac.
1. IV piggybacks 3. Heparin and/or saline locks
3. Pulsavac
Which one of the following types of drug binds to receptor site proteins and then inhibits
a response?
1. Synergist
2. Antagonist
3. Agonist
4. Electrolyte
2. Antagonist
When a drug travels from the site of administration into the bloodstream, it is called:
1. Metabolism
2. Absorption
3. Distribution
4. Excretion
2. Absorption
What does tid mean?
1. Three times per day
2. Every two hours
3. Two times per day
4.Every 3 hours
1. Three times per day
An agent that is nephrotoxic is damaging to the:
1. Kidneys
2 Lungs
3. Liver
4. Heart
1. Kidneys
Naturally occurring sources of drugs include all of the following EXCEPT:
1. Human serum
2. Plants
3. Synthetic
4. Minerals
5. Animals
3. Synthetic
,Select the site that is NOT a primary sites for intramuscular injection:
1. Vastus lateralis
2. Ventrogluteal
3. Deltoid
4. Triceps
4. Triceps
When you tell your friends and family that you are taking a pharmacology class, they
ask "What is pharmacology?" You reply that it includes the study of:
1. Interactions between chemicals and biological systems.
2. Toxicology.
3. Food sciences.
4. Agriculture.
5. Chemicals used to treat diseases.
All of the above
A drug that binds to a receptor and stimulates its function is said to be a(n)
_______________ drug:
1. Agonist
2. Pharmacokinetic
3. Idiosyncratic
4. Antagonist
1. Agonist
If medication is administered by any route EXCEPT the mouth, it is said to be the
__________ route:
1. Subcutaneously
2. Sublingually
3. Systemically
4. Parenterally
4. Parenterally
Which drug administration route causes many drugs to undergo the "first-pass effect"?
1. Oral
2. Inhalation
3. Transdermal
4. Sublingual
1. Oral
If a drug is contraindicated for a patient, this means the:
1. Drug will reverse other drugs that the patient is taking
2. Patient may take the drug but should watch for adverse reactions
3. Surgical assistant will administer the drug to the patient
4. Patient should not take the drug
4. Patient should not take the drug
, An expected but unintended effect of a drug is termed a(n) _______________ effect:
1. Synergic
2. Adverse
3. Idiosyncratic
4. Side
4. Side
All are terms used to describe the body's response or reaction to medications EXCEPT:
1. Hypersensitivity.
2. Contraindication
3. Side effect.
4. Idiosyncratic.
2. Contraindication
Which group of drugs is known as receptor blockers?
1. Antipyretics
2. Analgesics
3. Antagonists
4. Agonists
3. Antagonists
A drug given "three times a day" is indicated by the abbreviation
___________________:
1. Tid
2. Q3h
3. Hs
4. Qh
1. Tid
A phenomenon in which the body has decreased responsiveness to a medication
through repeated exposure to the agent is called:
1. Tolerance
2. Habituation
3. Pharmacokinetics
4. Drug dependence
5. Addiction
1. Tolerance
What does the abbreviation sos mean on a prescription?
1. Without
2. As desired
3. Once, if necessary
4. One half
3. Once, if necessary
