RAD 117 FINAL EXAM WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS 100% VERIFIED
Drugs that must bear the legend "Caution: federal law prohibits dispensing without
prescription" include the following:
a) alternative drugs
b) all analgesics
c) hypnotics and narcotics
d) all diet drugs - ANSWER c
The alternative name for Valium is diazepam. Diazepam is:
a) brand name
b) generic name
c) chemical name
d) trade name - ANSWER b
For a drug to reach its therapeutic effect more quickly, a physician might order:
a) a larger initial dose and later smaller does
b) a smaller initial dose, then a larger dose
c) a maximizing dose
d) a bolus - ANSWER d
Marjorie Merriweather takes oral morphine for chromic pain. After taking the prescribed
dosage for two weeks, she notices that it no longer seems to be controlling the pain.
This reaction is called:
a) tolerance
b) dependency
c) and adverse reaction
,d) addiction - ANSWER a
Two drugs mouser never be mixed in the same syringe for administration before
checking their:
a) compatibility
b) expiration dates
c) effectiveness
d) correct dosage - ANSWER a
Drug absorption varies from person to person. the efficiency of drug absorption is
largely dependent on:
a) the type of drug
b) the absorptive surface available
c) the sex of the individual
d) the time of day - ANSWER b
Your patient suddenly develops an unusual reaction you have not seen before to a drug
you routinely give. You recognize this is a(n):
a) allergic reaction
b) drug idiosyncrasy
c) drug tolerance
d) toxic reaction - ANSWER b
The physiological effect of a contrast medium on the patient's body that may create an
adverse reaction when administered is because of:
a) its high viscosity, which prompts a sudden shift in body from the interstitial spaces
and cells into the systemic circulation
b) Its low viscosity as compared to other drugs
c) the fact that tit is isotonic
,d) its shift of fluid into the interstitial spaces and cells related to its high viscosity -
ANSWER a
A patient is receiving an intravenous contrast medium by bolus intravenous injection.
The patient begins to complain of nausea, itching around the eyes, feeling dizzy, and a
headache. The radiographer decides the patient is having:
a) A vasovagal reaction
b) Side effects from the injection
c) A severe adverse reaction
d) A mild adverse reaction
e) A moderate adverse reaction - ANSWER d
Factors that may influence the effect off a drug are:
a) Age and weight
b) Age, weight, gender, time of day, medication history, and the patient's temperature
c) Gender and time of day
d) Age, weight, gender, and time of day
e) Medication history and the patient's temperature - ANSWER b
Expected side effects of contrast medium administered by intravascular route include
which of the following?
a) complaints of itching
b) metallic taste in mouth
c) feeling of warmth and flushing
d) felling of warmth and flushing and metallic taste in mouth
e) feeling of being short of breath - ANSWER d
Which of the following is not a variable that the physician considers when selecting a
contrast medium for use?
, a) osmolality
b) ionic strength
c) viscosity
d) its ability to stay separate form bodily fluids
e) its persistence in the body - ANSWER d
Alternative dietary and herbal supplements are classified as food, not drugs
a) false
b) true - ANSWER b
Drugs given topically are affected by the first-pass effect
a) true
b) false - ANSWER b
Contrast media are categorized as drugs. This is because they are absorbed into the
systemic circulation and may produce a physiologic response on the body
a) true
b) false - ANSWER a
A damaged or absent drugs surface alters the time it takes a drug to reach its intended
site
a) true
b) false - ANSWER a
Drug _______ is a reliance on a drug for psychological or physiologic reasons. -
ANSWER dependence
Drug ____ os a dependence on a drug beyond voluntary control. - ANSWER addiction
Drugs that must bear the legend "Caution: federal law prohibits dispensing without
prescription" include the following:
a) alternative drugs
b) all analgesics
c) hypnotics and narcotics
d) all diet drugs - ANSWER c
The alternative name for Valium is diazepam. Diazepam is:
a) brand name
b) generic name
c) chemical name
d) trade name - ANSWER b
For a drug to reach its therapeutic effect more quickly, a physician might order:
a) a larger initial dose and later smaller does
b) a smaller initial dose, then a larger dose
c) a maximizing dose
d) a bolus - ANSWER d
Marjorie Merriweather takes oral morphine for chromic pain. After taking the prescribed
dosage for two weeks, she notices that it no longer seems to be controlling the pain.
This reaction is called:
a) tolerance
b) dependency
c) and adverse reaction
,d) addiction - ANSWER a
Two drugs mouser never be mixed in the same syringe for administration before
checking their:
a) compatibility
b) expiration dates
c) effectiveness
d) correct dosage - ANSWER a
Drug absorption varies from person to person. the efficiency of drug absorption is
largely dependent on:
a) the type of drug
b) the absorptive surface available
c) the sex of the individual
d) the time of day - ANSWER b
Your patient suddenly develops an unusual reaction you have not seen before to a drug
you routinely give. You recognize this is a(n):
a) allergic reaction
b) drug idiosyncrasy
c) drug tolerance
d) toxic reaction - ANSWER b
The physiological effect of a contrast medium on the patient's body that may create an
adverse reaction when administered is because of:
a) its high viscosity, which prompts a sudden shift in body from the interstitial spaces
and cells into the systemic circulation
b) Its low viscosity as compared to other drugs
c) the fact that tit is isotonic
,d) its shift of fluid into the interstitial spaces and cells related to its high viscosity -
ANSWER a
A patient is receiving an intravenous contrast medium by bolus intravenous injection.
The patient begins to complain of nausea, itching around the eyes, feeling dizzy, and a
headache. The radiographer decides the patient is having:
a) A vasovagal reaction
b) Side effects from the injection
c) A severe adverse reaction
d) A mild adverse reaction
e) A moderate adverse reaction - ANSWER d
Factors that may influence the effect off a drug are:
a) Age and weight
b) Age, weight, gender, time of day, medication history, and the patient's temperature
c) Gender and time of day
d) Age, weight, gender, and time of day
e) Medication history and the patient's temperature - ANSWER b
Expected side effects of contrast medium administered by intravascular route include
which of the following?
a) complaints of itching
b) metallic taste in mouth
c) feeling of warmth and flushing
d) felling of warmth and flushing and metallic taste in mouth
e) feeling of being short of breath - ANSWER d
Which of the following is not a variable that the physician considers when selecting a
contrast medium for use?
, a) osmolality
b) ionic strength
c) viscosity
d) its ability to stay separate form bodily fluids
e) its persistence in the body - ANSWER d
Alternative dietary and herbal supplements are classified as food, not drugs
a) false
b) true - ANSWER b
Drugs given topically are affected by the first-pass effect
a) true
b) false - ANSWER b
Contrast media are categorized as drugs. This is because they are absorbed into the
systemic circulation and may produce a physiologic response on the body
a) true
b) false - ANSWER a
A damaged or absent drugs surface alters the time it takes a drug to reach its intended
site
a) true
b) false - ANSWER a
Drug _______ is a reliance on a drug for psychological or physiologic reasons. -
ANSWER dependence
Drug ____ os a dependence on a drug beyond voluntary control. - ANSWER addiction
