TEST BANK For Applied Pharmacology for the De
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ntal Hygienist 9th Edition
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by Elena Bablenis Haveles, Chapters 1 - 26
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,Chapter 01: Information Sources, Regulatory Agencies, Drug Legislation, and Prescription Writi
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Haveles: Applied Pharmacology for the Dental Hygienist, 9th Edition
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MULTIPLE#CHOICE
1. Knowledge#of#pharmacology#aids#the#dental#professional#in
a. obtaining#a#patient’s#health#history.
b. administering#drugs#in#the#office.
c. handling#emergency#situations.
d. selection#of#a#nonprescription#medication.
e. All#of#the# above.
ANSWER:# E
All#of#the#choices#are#true.#Because#many#of#our#patients#are#being#treated#with#drugs,#knowledge#of#ph
armacology#helps#in#understanding#and#interpreting#patients’#responses#to#health#history#questions.#Kno
wledge#of#the#therapeutic#and#adverse#effects#of#medications#obviously#helps#in#their#proper#administra
tion#in#the#office.#Emergency#situations#may#be#caused#by#drugs#or#treated#by#drugs;#thus,#knowledge#o
f#pharmacology#is#of#great#help,#especially#because#a#rapid#response#is#sometimes#required.#A#clear#und
erstanding#of#the#concepts#of#drug#action,#drug#handling#by#the#body,#and#drug#interactions#will#allow#t
he#dental#practitioner#to#make#proper#judgments#and#grasp#the#concepts#relevant#to#new#drug#therapies#
on#the#market.
DIF: Application
REF:# Role#of#the#Dental#Hygienist#(Medication/Health#History),#Role#of#the#Dental#Hygienist#(Medication#
Administration),#Role#of#the#Dental#Hygienist#(Emergency#Situations),#Role#of#the#Dental#Hygienist#(Nonp
rescription#Medication)#|#pp.#2-3 OBJ: 1
TOP:# NBDHE,#6.0.#Pharmacology
2. Which#of#the#following#statements#is#true#regarding#planning#appointments?
a. Whether#or#not#patients#are#taking#medication#for#systemic#diseases#is#of#little
consequence#in#the#dental#office.
b. Asthmatic#patients#should#have#dental#appointments#in#the#morning.
c. Diabetic#patients#usually#have#fewer#problems#with#a#morning#appointment
compared#with#afternoon#appointments.
d. Both#B#and#C#are#true.
ANSWER:# D
Asthmatic#patients#who#experience#dental#anxiety#should#schedule#their#appointments#when#they#are#no
t#rushed#or#under#pressure#early#in#the#morning.#Diabetic#patients#usually#have#relatively#fewer#proble
ms#with#a#morning#appointment.#Patients#taking#medication#for#systemic#diseases#may#require#special#h
andling#in#the#dental#office.
,DIF: Comprehension
REF:# Role#of#the#Dental#Hygienist#(Appointment#Scheduling)#|#p.#3#
OBJ:# 1 TOP:# NBDHE,#6.0.#Pharmacology
, 3. Nutritional#or#herbal#supplements
a. carry#the#U.S.#Food#and#Drug#Administration#(FDA)#approval#for#disease#states.
b. are#not#drugs.
c. can#cause#adverse#effects.
d. will#not#interact#with#other#drugs#the#patient#may#be#taking.
ANSWER:# C
Nutritional#or#herbal#supplements#are#quite#capable#of#causing#adverse#effects.#The#majority#of#n
utritional#or#herbal#supplements#do#not#carry#FDA#approval#for#treating#disease#states.#These#su
pplements#are#drugs#and#can#cause#adverse#effects#and#interact#with#different#drugs.
DIF:# # Comprehension
REF:# Role#of#the#Dental#Hygienist#(Nutritional#or#Herbal#Supplements)#|#p.#3#
OBJ:# 1 TOP:# NBDHE,#6.0.#Pharmacology
4. Which#type#of#drug#name#usually#begins#with#a#lowercase# letter?
a. Brand#name
b. Code#name
c. Generic#name
d. Trade#name
ANSWER:# C
Before#any#drug#is#marketed,#it#is#given#a#generic#name#that#becomes#the#“official”#name#of#the#drug.#Ea
ch#drug#is#assigned#only#one#generic#name#selected#by#the#U.S.#Adopted#Name#Council,#and#the#name#i
s#not#capitalized.#The#brand#name#is#equivalent#to#the#trade#name#and#is#capitalized.#Although#the#brand
#name#is#technically#the#name#of#the#company#marketing#the#product,#this#term#is#often#used#interchange
ably#with#the#trade#name.#The#code#name#is#the#initial#term#used#within#a#pharmaceutical#company#to#re
fer#to#a#drug#while#it#is#undergoing#investigation#and#is#often#a#combination#of#capital#letters#and#numb
ers,#the#letters#representing#an#abbreviation#of#the#company#name.
DIF: Comprehension
REF:# Drug#Names#|#p.#4#OBJ:# 3
TOP:# NBDHE,#6.0.#Pharmacology
5. A#drug’s#generic#name#is#selected#by#the
a. pharmaceutical#company#manufacturing#it.
b. Food#and#Drug#Administration#(FDA).
c. U.S.#Adopted#Name#Council.
d. Federal#Patent# Office.
ANSWER:# C
Each#drug#is#assigned#only#one#generic#name#(e.g.,#ibuprofen).#It#is#selected#by#the#U.S.#Adopted#Name
#Council.#The#generic#name#is#not#selected#by#the#FDA#or#the#Federal#Patent#Office.#The#pharmaceutic
al#company#manufacturing#the#drug#clearly#has#an#influence#on#the#generic#name#given#its#drug,#but#the#
final#decision#is#not#the#company’s.
DIF: Recall REF:# Drug#Names#|#p.#4
OBJ:# 3#TOP:# NBDHE,#6.0.#Pharmacology
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ntal Hygienist 9th Edition
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by Elena Bablenis Haveles, Chapters 1 - 26
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,Chapter 01: Information Sources, Regulatory Agencies, Drug Legislation, and Prescription Writi
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ng
Haveles: Applied Pharmacology for the Dental Hygienist, 9th Edition
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MULTIPLE#CHOICE
1. Knowledge#of#pharmacology#aids#the#dental#professional#in
a. obtaining#a#patient’s#health#history.
b. administering#drugs#in#the#office.
c. handling#emergency#situations.
d. selection#of#a#nonprescription#medication.
e. All#of#the# above.
ANSWER:# E
All#of#the#choices#are#true.#Because#many#of#our#patients#are#being#treated#with#drugs,#knowledge#of#ph
armacology#helps#in#understanding#and#interpreting#patients’#responses#to#health#history#questions.#Kno
wledge#of#the#therapeutic#and#adverse#effects#of#medications#obviously#helps#in#their#proper#administra
tion#in#the#office.#Emergency#situations#may#be#caused#by#drugs#or#treated#by#drugs;#thus,#knowledge#o
f#pharmacology#is#of#great#help,#especially#because#a#rapid#response#is#sometimes#required.#A#clear#und
erstanding#of#the#concepts#of#drug#action,#drug#handling#by#the#body,#and#drug#interactions#will#allow#t
he#dental#practitioner#to#make#proper#judgments#and#grasp#the#concepts#relevant#to#new#drug#therapies#
on#the#market.
DIF: Application
REF:# Role#of#the#Dental#Hygienist#(Medication/Health#History),#Role#of#the#Dental#Hygienist#(Medication#
Administration),#Role#of#the#Dental#Hygienist#(Emergency#Situations),#Role#of#the#Dental#Hygienist#(Nonp
rescription#Medication)#|#pp.#2-3 OBJ: 1
TOP:# NBDHE,#6.0.#Pharmacology
2. Which#of#the#following#statements#is#true#regarding#planning#appointments?
a. Whether#or#not#patients#are#taking#medication#for#systemic#diseases#is#of#little
consequence#in#the#dental#office.
b. Asthmatic#patients#should#have#dental#appointments#in#the#morning.
c. Diabetic#patients#usually#have#fewer#problems#with#a#morning#appointment
compared#with#afternoon#appointments.
d. Both#B#and#C#are#true.
ANSWER:# D
Asthmatic#patients#who#experience#dental#anxiety#should#schedule#their#appointments#when#they#are#no
t#rushed#or#under#pressure#early#in#the#morning.#Diabetic#patients#usually#have#relatively#fewer#proble
ms#with#a#morning#appointment.#Patients#taking#medication#for#systemic#diseases#may#require#special#h
andling#in#the#dental#office.
,DIF: Comprehension
REF:# Role#of#the#Dental#Hygienist#(Appointment#Scheduling)#|#p.#3#
OBJ:# 1 TOP:# NBDHE,#6.0.#Pharmacology
, 3. Nutritional#or#herbal#supplements
a. carry#the#U.S.#Food#and#Drug#Administration#(FDA)#approval#for#disease#states.
b. are#not#drugs.
c. can#cause#adverse#effects.
d. will#not#interact#with#other#drugs#the#patient#may#be#taking.
ANSWER:# C
Nutritional#or#herbal#supplements#are#quite#capable#of#causing#adverse#effects.#The#majority#of#n
utritional#or#herbal#supplements#do#not#carry#FDA#approval#for#treating#disease#states.#These#su
pplements#are#drugs#and#can#cause#adverse#effects#and#interact#with#different#drugs.
DIF:# # Comprehension
REF:# Role#of#the#Dental#Hygienist#(Nutritional#or#Herbal#Supplements)#|#p.#3#
OBJ:# 1 TOP:# NBDHE,#6.0.#Pharmacology
4. Which#type#of#drug#name#usually#begins#with#a#lowercase# letter?
a. Brand#name
b. Code#name
c. Generic#name
d. Trade#name
ANSWER:# C
Before#any#drug#is#marketed,#it#is#given#a#generic#name#that#becomes#the#“official”#name#of#the#drug.#Ea
ch#drug#is#assigned#only#one#generic#name#selected#by#the#U.S.#Adopted#Name#Council,#and#the#name#i
s#not#capitalized.#The#brand#name#is#equivalent#to#the#trade#name#and#is#capitalized.#Although#the#brand
#name#is#technically#the#name#of#the#company#marketing#the#product,#this#term#is#often#used#interchange
ably#with#the#trade#name.#The#code#name#is#the#initial#term#used#within#a#pharmaceutical#company#to#re
fer#to#a#drug#while#it#is#undergoing#investigation#and#is#often#a#combination#of#capital#letters#and#numb
ers,#the#letters#representing#an#abbreviation#of#the#company#name.
DIF: Comprehension
REF:# Drug#Names#|#p.#4#OBJ:# 3
TOP:# NBDHE,#6.0.#Pharmacology
5. A#drug’s#generic#name#is#selected#by#the
a. pharmaceutical#company#manufacturing#it.
b. Food#and#Drug#Administration#(FDA).
c. U.S.#Adopted#Name#Council.
d. Federal#Patent# Office.
ANSWER:# C
Each#drug#is#assigned#only#one#generic#name#(e.g.,#ibuprofen).#It#is#selected#by#the#U.S.#Adopted#Name
#Council.#The#generic#name#is#not#selected#by#the#FDA#or#the#Federal#Patent#Office.#The#pharmaceutic
al#company#manufacturing#the#drug#clearly#has#an#influence#on#the#generic#name#given#its#drug,#but#the#
final#decision#is#not#the#company’s.
DIF: Recall REF:# Drug#Names#|#p.#4
OBJ:# 3#TOP:# NBDHE,#6.0.#Pharmacology
