Medication Aide Quizzes and Tests |All Chapters Covered| Questions and Answers (2023/2024) (Verified Answers)

Medication Aide Quizzes and Tests |All Chapters Covered| Questions and Answers (2023/2024) (Verified Answers) 1. Isosorbide dinitrate ( Isordil ) Tablets are given A. At bedtime B. with meals C. On an empty stomach D. after meals ~ Answer: C. on an empty stomach 2. You should NOT apply a nitroglycerin (Nitro-Dur) trans-dermal disk to A. The upper chest B. The pelvis C. The inner side of the upper arm D. Scars, skin-folds, and wounds ~ Answer: D. Scars, skin-folds and wounds 3. Besides dilating blood vessels, ACE inhibitors prevent A. Peripheral vascular disease B. blood clots C. Atherosclerosis D. Vaso-dilation ~ Answer: B. Blood clots 4. The maintenance dose of Lanoxin is usually A. 0.125 to 0.25 mg daily B. 0.25 to 0.50 mg daily C. 1.25 to 2.5 mg daily D. 2.5 to 5.0 mg daily ~ Answer: A. 0.125 to 0.25 mg daily 5. A person taking a thiazide diuretic develops fives, rash and itching. You A. Give the next does B. Report the symptoms to the nurse C. call the doctor D. call the pharmacist ~ Answer: B. report the symptoms to the nurse 6. Diuretics increase water lost from the body by A. increasing sodium excretion B. Increasing sodium retention C. Decreasing potassium excretion D. Increasing potassium retention ~ Answer: A. Increasing sodium excretion 7. Which diuretics are used in the treatment of obesity, pregnancy, and pre-menstrual syndrome? A. Loop diuretics B. Thiazide diuretics C. Potassium-sparing diuretics D. Combination diuretic products ~ Answer: B. Thiazide diuretics 8. Potassium-sparing diuretics A. Retain potassium B. Excrete potassium C. Retain Sodium D. Excrete aldosterone ~ Answer: A. Retain potassium 9. Which is a combination diuretic A. Triamterene, hydrochlorothiazide ( Dyazide ) B. Indapamide ( Lozol) C. Trichlormethiazide ( Naqua) D. Hydorchlorothiazide ( Oretic ) ~ Answer: A. Triamterene, Hydrochlorothiazide ( Dyazide ) 10. Which drug is NOT a platelet inhibitor? A. warfarin ( Coumadin) B. Dipyridamole ( Persantine ) C. Clopidogrel ( Plavix) D. Ticlopidine ( Ticlid) ~ Answer: A. warfarin ( Coumadin) 11. A nurse asks you to give heparin. You A. Give the does B. refuse to give the dose C. Ignore the request D. Refuse to give the dose and tell the nurse why ~ Answer: D. Refuse to give the dose and tell the nurse why 12. Aspirin is A. a platelet inhibitor B. A thrombolytic agent C. An anticoagulant D. A blood thinner ~ Answer: A. A platelet inhibitor 13. The does of clopidogrel ( Plavix ) is A. 75 mg B. 80 mg C. 100 mg D. 250 mg ~ Answer: A. 75 mg 14. Anti-coagulant drugs A. dissolve clots B. destroy clots C. prevent new clots D. prevent dysrhythmias ~ Answer: C. Prevent new clots 15. Drugs that relax the smooth muscles of the trachea-bronchial tree are A. antihistamines B. broncho-dilators C. cough suppressants D. decongestants ~ Answer: B. Broncho-dilators 16. The adult dosage range for diphenhygramin hydorochloride ( Benadryl) is A. 5-10 mg. daily B. 15-20 mg daily C. 25-50 mg. twice daily D. 25-50 mg three or four times daily