PTCB EXAM GUIDE WITH QUESTIONS
AND ANSWER. (definition of key medical
terms)
intravenous piggyback - Answer a small volume parenteral that will be added into or
"piggybacked" into a large volume Parenteral
blocker - Answer another term for an antagonist drug because antagonists block the
action of neurotransmitters
mimetic - Answer another term for agonist because agonists imitate or mimic the action
of the neurotransmitter
anthelmintics - Answer drugs that destroy worms
protease inhibitor - Answer an antiviral used for HIV and Hepatitis C that blocks the
enzyme responsible for viral replication
Beta blockers - Answer drugs that reduce the oxygen demands of the heart muscle -olol
Calcium channel blockers - Answer drugs that relax the heart by reducing heart
conduction -pine
Diuretics - Answer decrease blood pressure by decreasing blood volume
Ace Inhibitors - Answer relax blood vessels -pril -sartan
Vasodilators - Answer relax and expand the blood vessels
Antianginals - Answer used to treat cardiac related chest pain resulting from ischemic
heart disease
Antiarrhythmics - Answer used to treat irregular heart rhythms
Anthyperlipidemics - Answer used to lower high levels of cholesterol that can lead to
blocked blood vessels
Antihypertensives - Answer used to reduce a sustained elevation in blood pressure
Thrombolytics - Answer dissolve blood clots
,Anticoagulants - Answer prevent formation of blood clots
Vasopressors - Answer act to increase blood pressure
dissociation - Answer when a compound breaks down and separates into smaller
components
electrolytes - Answer a substance that in solution forms ions that conduct an electrical
current
extracellular fluid - Answer the fluid outside the bodys individual cells found in plasma
and tissue fluid
Antiemetics - Answer Treat nausea and vomiting
hematopoietics - Answer drugs used to treat anemia
hemostatic drugs - Answer drugs the prevent excessive bleeding
topical hemostatics - Answer drugs used for minor bleeding when sutures are not
apporpiate
gout - Answer a painful inflammatory condition in which excess uric acid accumulates in
the joints
rheumatoid arthritis - Answer a chronic and often progressive inflammatory condition
with symptoms that include swelling feelings of warmth and joint pain
osteoarthritis - Answer a disorder characterized by weight-bearing bone deterioration
decreasing range of motion pain and deformity
uricosuric drugs - Answer drugs used to treat gout that increase the elimination of uric
acid
What dose the first set of NDC numbers indicate? - Answer Manufacturer
What dose the Second set of NDC numbers indicate? - Answer The medication, its
strength, and dosage form
What dose the third set of NDC numbers Indicate? - Answer Package size
How much NaCL dose normal saline contain? - Answer 0.9%
Side Effect Of Steroidal Meds - Answer Bruising
Moon Face
, Weight Gain
Cephalexin - Answer Keflex
Amoxcillin clavulanate - Answer Augmentin
Bacteriostatic - Answer prevents the growth of bacteria, but does not kill bacteria
Clozapine - Answer is an antipsychotic agent
Antoconvulsant agent - Answer Carbamazepine
Clonazepam
Phenytoin
Forms of Estradiol - Answer Climara
Estrace
Estraderm
Premarin - Answer contains conjugated estrogens
CMS - Answer sets regulations regarding standards for resident care as a result of
OBRA 87
Pseudoephedrine - Answer is contraindicated for an individual with hyper tension
Amantadine ( Symmetrel) - Answer used as influenza A treatment
Acyclovir ( Zovirax) - Answer used to treat genital herpes
cidofovir(Vistide) - Answer is used to treat cytomegalvirus
Vidarabine (Vira A) - Answer opthalamic agent
Diuretics - Answer have a tendency to remove potassium from body
DUE - Answer is mandated under OBRA 90
0.96 liters or 1 liter - Answer 1 qt
The maximum #of different Sched II drugsallowed on a form 222 is - Answer 10
USP DI, Volume II - Answer provides info to assist the pharmacist in counseling patients
Drug Facts & comparisons - Answer provide info on brand, generic, orphanand
investigational meds It also provides drug monograms and drug identifications and
calculations
AND ANSWER. (definition of key medical
terms)
intravenous piggyback - Answer a small volume parenteral that will be added into or
"piggybacked" into a large volume Parenteral
blocker - Answer another term for an antagonist drug because antagonists block the
action of neurotransmitters
mimetic - Answer another term for agonist because agonists imitate or mimic the action
of the neurotransmitter
anthelmintics - Answer drugs that destroy worms
protease inhibitor - Answer an antiviral used for HIV and Hepatitis C that blocks the
enzyme responsible for viral replication
Beta blockers - Answer drugs that reduce the oxygen demands of the heart muscle -olol
Calcium channel blockers - Answer drugs that relax the heart by reducing heart
conduction -pine
Diuretics - Answer decrease blood pressure by decreasing blood volume
Ace Inhibitors - Answer relax blood vessels -pril -sartan
Vasodilators - Answer relax and expand the blood vessels
Antianginals - Answer used to treat cardiac related chest pain resulting from ischemic
heart disease
Antiarrhythmics - Answer used to treat irregular heart rhythms
Anthyperlipidemics - Answer used to lower high levels of cholesterol that can lead to
blocked blood vessels
Antihypertensives - Answer used to reduce a sustained elevation in blood pressure
Thrombolytics - Answer dissolve blood clots
,Anticoagulants - Answer prevent formation of blood clots
Vasopressors - Answer act to increase blood pressure
dissociation - Answer when a compound breaks down and separates into smaller
components
electrolytes - Answer a substance that in solution forms ions that conduct an electrical
current
extracellular fluid - Answer the fluid outside the bodys individual cells found in plasma
and tissue fluid
Antiemetics - Answer Treat nausea and vomiting
hematopoietics - Answer drugs used to treat anemia
hemostatic drugs - Answer drugs the prevent excessive bleeding
topical hemostatics - Answer drugs used for minor bleeding when sutures are not
apporpiate
gout - Answer a painful inflammatory condition in which excess uric acid accumulates in
the joints
rheumatoid arthritis - Answer a chronic and often progressive inflammatory condition
with symptoms that include swelling feelings of warmth and joint pain
osteoarthritis - Answer a disorder characterized by weight-bearing bone deterioration
decreasing range of motion pain and deformity
uricosuric drugs - Answer drugs used to treat gout that increase the elimination of uric
acid
What dose the first set of NDC numbers indicate? - Answer Manufacturer
What dose the Second set of NDC numbers indicate? - Answer The medication, its
strength, and dosage form
What dose the third set of NDC numbers Indicate? - Answer Package size
How much NaCL dose normal saline contain? - Answer 0.9%
Side Effect Of Steroidal Meds - Answer Bruising
Moon Face
, Weight Gain
Cephalexin - Answer Keflex
Amoxcillin clavulanate - Answer Augmentin
Bacteriostatic - Answer prevents the growth of bacteria, but does not kill bacteria
Clozapine - Answer is an antipsychotic agent
Antoconvulsant agent - Answer Carbamazepine
Clonazepam
Phenytoin
Forms of Estradiol - Answer Climara
Estrace
Estraderm
Premarin - Answer contains conjugated estrogens
CMS - Answer sets regulations regarding standards for resident care as a result of
OBRA 87
Pseudoephedrine - Answer is contraindicated for an individual with hyper tension
Amantadine ( Symmetrel) - Answer used as influenza A treatment
Acyclovir ( Zovirax) - Answer used to treat genital herpes
cidofovir(Vistide) - Answer is used to treat cytomegalvirus
Vidarabine (Vira A) - Answer opthalamic agent
Diuretics - Answer have a tendency to remove potassium from body
DUE - Answer is mandated under OBRA 90
0.96 liters or 1 liter - Answer 1 qt
The maximum #of different Sched II drugsallowed on a form 222 is - Answer 10
USP DI, Volume II - Answer provides info to assist the pharmacist in counseling patients
Drug Facts & comparisons - Answer provide info on brand, generic, orphanand
investigational meds It also provides drug monograms and drug identifications and
calculations
