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Ch 9 Surgical Technology for the Surgical
Technologist Exam Questions With Correct
Answers
Which of the following is not one of the main sources from which drugs are derived? - answer✔protein
The entire process of the drug within the body is - answer✔pharmacokinetics
Which of the subcategories of drug preparation is a combination of two liquids that cannot mix -
answer✔emulsion
Which type of drug name is nonproprietary and often a shortened version of the chemical name? -
answer✔generic
Drugs are classified according to - answer✔principal action, organ or body system affect, physiological
action produced by the drug, or its therapeutic action
Route of admininstration where medication is placed between the cheek and teeth for absorption is -
answer✔buccal
Buccal and sublingual administration is considered to be - answer✔topical
Drug administration within a joint is - answer✔intra-articular
Drugs with a high potential to cause physiological and or physical dependence and abuse are called -
answer✔controlled substances
The process of drug absorption into the blood stream by capillaries refers to - answer✔passive transport
The transport of the drug substance that occurs once it enters the circulatory system is -
answer✔distribution
The main function of the liver in metabolism is to - answer✔break down drug molecules
What is primarily responsible for excretion of a drug? - answer✔kidneys
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Pharmacodynamics describes the interaction of - answer✔drug molecules with the target cells of living
tissue
The period of time required for the effects of the medication to begin to be demonstrated in the patient
is - answer✔onset
What theory states that the active substance in a drug has an affinity for a specific chemical? -
answer✔drug receptor interaction
Medication name, strength, amount, and expiration date should be verified - answer✔when drug is
obtained from storage, prior to prep for use once med is added to the field
Anticoagulant drugs - answer✔interfere with blood clotting mechanisms
The process used to relieve the pain and suffering during surgical intervention refers to -
answer✔anesthesia
Which of the following brought the practice of intraoperative pain relief formally into the operating
room? - answer✔inhalation anesthesia
Which of the following focuses on altering the patients level of conciousness and minimizing pain and
awareness? - answer✔generl anesthesia
Medication absorbed via the mucous membrane and transported to the CNS by the circulatory system is
- answer✔agent inhaltaion
Which stage of anesthesia can lead to patient death? - answer✔IV
Surgical intervention takes place during this phase of General Anesthesia - answer✔maintenance phase
Sellick's maneuver is also known as - answer✔cricoid pressure
Which is the greatest risk associated with the induction and emergence phases of general anesthesia? -
answer✔aspiration
Which agents compromise the largest group of surgical pharmological agents in use today? -
answer✔intravenous
Which agents selectively interrupt the associative pathways of the brain? - answer✔dissociative
Benzodiazepines are - answer✔sedatives
Devices placed through the patient's nose or mouth, between the vocal cords, and into the trachea to
provide a patent airway intraoperatively are - answer✔Endotracheal tubes
Demerol, Sublimaze, Sufenta, and Alfenta are examples of - answer✔opiates/opioids
11/05/2024 12:06 PM
Ch 9 Surgical Technology for the Surgical
Technologist Exam Questions With Correct
Answers
Which of the following is not one of the main sources from which drugs are derived? - answer✔protein
The entire process of the drug within the body is - answer✔pharmacokinetics
Which of the subcategories of drug preparation is a combination of two liquids that cannot mix -
answer✔emulsion
Which type of drug name is nonproprietary and often a shortened version of the chemical name? -
answer✔generic
Drugs are classified according to - answer✔principal action, organ or body system affect, physiological
action produced by the drug, or its therapeutic action
Route of admininstration where medication is placed between the cheek and teeth for absorption is -
answer✔buccal
Buccal and sublingual administration is considered to be - answer✔topical
Drug administration within a joint is - answer✔intra-articular
Drugs with a high potential to cause physiological and or physical dependence and abuse are called -
answer✔controlled substances
The process of drug absorption into the blood stream by capillaries refers to - answer✔passive transport
The transport of the drug substance that occurs once it enters the circulatory system is -
answer✔distribution
The main function of the liver in metabolism is to - answer✔break down drug molecules
What is primarily responsible for excretion of a drug? - answer✔kidneys
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11/05/2024 12:06 PM
Pharmacodynamics describes the interaction of - answer✔drug molecules with the target cells of living
tissue
The period of time required for the effects of the medication to begin to be demonstrated in the patient
is - answer✔onset
What theory states that the active substance in a drug has an affinity for a specific chemical? -
answer✔drug receptor interaction
Medication name, strength, amount, and expiration date should be verified - answer✔when drug is
obtained from storage, prior to prep for use once med is added to the field
Anticoagulant drugs - answer✔interfere with blood clotting mechanisms
The process used to relieve the pain and suffering during surgical intervention refers to -
answer✔anesthesia
Which of the following brought the practice of intraoperative pain relief formally into the operating
room? - answer✔inhalation anesthesia
Which of the following focuses on altering the patients level of conciousness and minimizing pain and
awareness? - answer✔generl anesthesia
Medication absorbed via the mucous membrane and transported to the CNS by the circulatory system is
- answer✔agent inhaltaion
Which stage of anesthesia can lead to patient death? - answer✔IV
Surgical intervention takes place during this phase of General Anesthesia - answer✔maintenance phase
Sellick's maneuver is also known as - answer✔cricoid pressure
Which is the greatest risk associated with the induction and emergence phases of general anesthesia? -
answer✔aspiration
Which agents compromise the largest group of surgical pharmological agents in use today? -
answer✔intravenous
Which agents selectively interrupt the associative pathways of the brain? - answer✔dissociative
Benzodiazepines are - answer✔sedatives
Devices placed through the patient's nose or mouth, between the vocal cords, and into the trachea to
provide a patent airway intraoperatively are - answer✔Endotracheal tubes
Demerol, Sublimaze, Sufenta, and Alfenta are examples of - answer✔opiates/opioids
