hospital corpsman test 3 Exam
Questions and Answers
chemical name - -relates to the chemical and molecular structure;
meaningful to the pharmaceutical chemist but is rarely used because of its
complexity
- contradiction - -any condition which makes a particular treatment or
procedure inadvisable
- drug - -therapeutic agent; any substance, other than food, used in the
prevention of diagnosis, alleviation, treatment or cure of disease
- generic name - -is often derived from the chemical name; common name
of the medication
- hypersensitivity (allergy) - -abnormal sensitivity, a condition in which there
is an exaggerated response by the body to the stimulus of a foreign agent
- indication - -the basis for initiation of a treatment for a disease or a
diagnostic test; may be furnished by a knowledge of the cause, by the
symptoms present, or by the nature of the disease
- maximun dose - -the largest amount of medication that can be given
without reaching the toxic effect
- MTF - -medical treatment facility
- opiate - -a drug that contains opium, derivates of opium or any several
semisynthetic drugs with opium-like activity
- opioid - -strictly speaking, pertaining to neutral and synthetic chemicals
that have opium-like effects similar to morphine, though they are not derived
from opium
- patency - -the state of being freely open or exposed
- pharmacology - -the science concerned with drugs, their sources,
appearance, chemistry, actions, and uses
- pharmacy - -is the branch of pharmacology dealing with preparation,
dispensing, and proper use of medications
, - physicians desk reference (PDR) - -a comprehensive book listing of drug
products for medical professionals
- therapeutics - -is the science of treating disease by any method that will
relieve pain, treat or cure diseases and infections, or prolonging life
- toxicology - -the study of poisons, their actions, their detection, and the
treatment of the conditions produced by them
- trade/brand name - -the proprietary name given by a manufacturer
- usual/therapeutic dose - -referred to as the normal adult dose, usual dose,
or average dose; it is the amount needed to produce the desired therapeutic
effect
- pink section - -comprehensive alphabetics listing of brand name products
and a list of manufacturers with their products
- blue section - -a therapeutic index
- yellow section - -a drug, chemical, and pharmacological index to drugs
- white section - -a list of the major products of manufactures with
information on composition, action, uses, administration, dosage,
precautions, contradictions and supply of each drug
- final section - -contains full size color photographs to aid in medication
identification
- antacid - -used to counteract hyperacidity in the stomach
- antiflatulants - -agents that acts on the surface of bubbles by reducing the
surface tension and thereby disrupting or breaking the bubble
- antibiotics - -a soluble substance derived from a mold or bacterium that
kills or inhibits the growth of other microorganisms
- anticoagulants - -agents that prevent or delay coagulation (clotting) of the
blood by interfering with the formation of the necessary clotting factors
- antidiarrheal - -having the property of improving or correcting diarrhea
- antidiabetics - -counteracting diabetes; denoting an agent that reduces
blood sugar
- antidysrhythmics - -combating an arrhythmia
, - antiemetics - -preventing or arresting vomiting
- antifungals - -agents that inhibit or suppress the growth systems of fungi
- antihistamine - -used to counteract the physical symptoms that are
caused by histamines
- antihypertensive - -indicating a drug that reduces the blood pressure of
hypertensive patients
- antitussives - -agents that inhibit or suppress the act of coughing
- antipsychotic - -a functional category of drugs that are helpful in the
treatment of psychosis and have a capacity to improve thought disorders
- cathartics - -drugs that promote bowel movement
- decongestants - -agents that shrink swollen mucous membranes, reduce
nasal congestion, and increase nasal potency (the condition of being open,
expanded or unobstructed)
- expectorants - -assist in the removal of secretions or exudates (an
excluded substance, in particular) from the trachea, bronchi, or lungs
- laxatives - -medications that facilitate the passage and elimination of
feces from the colon and rectum
- mild analgesics (non-opioid) - -a compound capable of producing
analgesia (relieving pain)
- local anesthetic agents - -produce a loss of sensation to pain in a specific
area or locality of the body, without loss of consciousness or metal capacity
- non-steroidal anti-inflammatories (NSAIDS) - -a large number of drugs
exerting anti-inflammatory (and usually analgesic and antipyretic (used to
prevent or reduce fevers)) a actions
- narcotic analgesics - -medications that relieve pain without producing
unconsciousness or impairing mental capacity
- vaccines and toxoids - -agents that artificially induce immunity to a
specific disease or toxin
- used for heartburn and indigestion - -what is the action of an antacid
Questions and Answers
chemical name - -relates to the chemical and molecular structure;
meaningful to the pharmaceutical chemist but is rarely used because of its
complexity
- contradiction - -any condition which makes a particular treatment or
procedure inadvisable
- drug - -therapeutic agent; any substance, other than food, used in the
prevention of diagnosis, alleviation, treatment or cure of disease
- generic name - -is often derived from the chemical name; common name
of the medication
- hypersensitivity (allergy) - -abnormal sensitivity, a condition in which there
is an exaggerated response by the body to the stimulus of a foreign agent
- indication - -the basis for initiation of a treatment for a disease or a
diagnostic test; may be furnished by a knowledge of the cause, by the
symptoms present, or by the nature of the disease
- maximun dose - -the largest amount of medication that can be given
without reaching the toxic effect
- MTF - -medical treatment facility
- opiate - -a drug that contains opium, derivates of opium or any several
semisynthetic drugs with opium-like activity
- opioid - -strictly speaking, pertaining to neutral and synthetic chemicals
that have opium-like effects similar to morphine, though they are not derived
from opium
- patency - -the state of being freely open or exposed
- pharmacology - -the science concerned with drugs, their sources,
appearance, chemistry, actions, and uses
- pharmacy - -is the branch of pharmacology dealing with preparation,
dispensing, and proper use of medications
, - physicians desk reference (PDR) - -a comprehensive book listing of drug
products for medical professionals
- therapeutics - -is the science of treating disease by any method that will
relieve pain, treat or cure diseases and infections, or prolonging life
- toxicology - -the study of poisons, their actions, their detection, and the
treatment of the conditions produced by them
- trade/brand name - -the proprietary name given by a manufacturer
- usual/therapeutic dose - -referred to as the normal adult dose, usual dose,
or average dose; it is the amount needed to produce the desired therapeutic
effect
- pink section - -comprehensive alphabetics listing of brand name products
and a list of manufacturers with their products
- blue section - -a therapeutic index
- yellow section - -a drug, chemical, and pharmacological index to drugs
- white section - -a list of the major products of manufactures with
information on composition, action, uses, administration, dosage,
precautions, contradictions and supply of each drug
- final section - -contains full size color photographs to aid in medication
identification
- antacid - -used to counteract hyperacidity in the stomach
- antiflatulants - -agents that acts on the surface of bubbles by reducing the
surface tension and thereby disrupting or breaking the bubble
- antibiotics - -a soluble substance derived from a mold or bacterium that
kills or inhibits the growth of other microorganisms
- anticoagulants - -agents that prevent or delay coagulation (clotting) of the
blood by interfering with the formation of the necessary clotting factors
- antidiarrheal - -having the property of improving or correcting diarrhea
- antidiabetics - -counteracting diabetes; denoting an agent that reduces
blood sugar
- antidysrhythmics - -combating an arrhythmia
, - antiemetics - -preventing or arresting vomiting
- antifungals - -agents that inhibit or suppress the growth systems of fungi
- antihistamine - -used to counteract the physical symptoms that are
caused by histamines
- antihypertensive - -indicating a drug that reduces the blood pressure of
hypertensive patients
- antitussives - -agents that inhibit or suppress the act of coughing
- antipsychotic - -a functional category of drugs that are helpful in the
treatment of psychosis and have a capacity to improve thought disorders
- cathartics - -drugs that promote bowel movement
- decongestants - -agents that shrink swollen mucous membranes, reduce
nasal congestion, and increase nasal potency (the condition of being open,
expanded or unobstructed)
- expectorants - -assist in the removal of secretions or exudates (an
excluded substance, in particular) from the trachea, bronchi, or lungs
- laxatives - -medications that facilitate the passage and elimination of
feces from the colon and rectum
- mild analgesics (non-opioid) - -a compound capable of producing
analgesia (relieving pain)
- local anesthetic agents - -produce a loss of sensation to pain in a specific
area or locality of the body, without loss of consciousness or metal capacity
- non-steroidal anti-inflammatories (NSAIDS) - -a large number of drugs
exerting anti-inflammatory (and usually analgesic and antipyretic (used to
prevent or reduce fevers)) a actions
- narcotic analgesics - -medications that relieve pain without producing
unconsciousness or impairing mental capacity
- vaccines and toxoids - -agents that artificially induce immunity to a
specific disease or toxin
- used for heartburn and indigestion - -what is the action of an antacid
