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i# GUIDE TO DRUG CLASSIFICATIONS AND DOSAGE
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i# CALCULATION
Cynthia J. Watkins
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4th Edition
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,Table of Contents
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Chapter i # 1. i # Historyof i # Pharmacology 1
Chapter i # 2. i # Basics i # of i # Pharmacology 10
Chapter i # 3. i # Patient i # Safety i # in i # Medication i # Administration 19
Chapter i#4. i # Regulations 30
Chapter i # 5. i # Prescriptions i # and i # i # Labels 42
Chapter i # 6. i # Review i # of i # Mathematics 49
Chapter i # 7. i # Measurement i # i # Systems 63
Chapter i # 8. i # Dosage i # Calculations 72
Chapter i # 9. i # Enteral i # Medications i # and i # Administration 80
Chapter i # 10. i # Parental i # Medications i # and i # Administration 87
Chapter i # 11. i# i # Integumentary i # System i # Medications 100
Chapter i # 12. i # Musculoskeletal i # System i # Medications 109
Chapter i # 13. i # Nervous i # System i # Medications 117
Chapter i # 14. i # Eye i # and i # Ear i # Medications 127
Chapter i # 15. i # Endocrine i # System i # Medications 133
Chapter i # 16. i # Cardiovascular i # System i # Medications 144
Chapter i # 17. i # Immunologic i # System i # Medications 156
Chapter i # 18. i # Pulmonary i # System i # Medications 167
Chapter i # 19. i # Gastrointestinal i # System i # Medications 175
Chapter i # 20. i # Reproductive i # and i # UrinarySystem i # Medications 184
Chapter i # 21. i # Vitamins, i # Minerals, i # Herbs, i # and i # Complementary i # andAlternative i # Medicine
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,Chapter 1. History of Pharmacology
MULTIPLE i # CHOICE
1. The i # Greek i # word i # pharmakon i # means i # which i # of i # the i # following?
a. Medicine
b. Poison
c. Remedy
d. Medicine, i # poison, i # and i # remedy
ANS: D
Rationale: i # The i # word i # pharmakon i # refers i # to i # the i # curing i # of
i # illness, i # thus i # meaning i # medicine i # andremedy, i # as i # well i # as
i # poison i # because i # early i # medicines i # were i # toxic i # enough i#to i # kill i # a
i # patient i # ortyenemy.
PTS: 1 DIF: Easy TOP: Unit i# 1:
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2. The i # Dutch i # word i # droog i # means i # which i # of i # the i # following?
a. Drop
b. Drug
c. Dry
d. Dirge
ANS: C
means i#―dry,‖ i#is i#the i#origin i # of i # the i # word
Rationale: Droog, i # which i #WWW.TBSM.WS
i # drug, i # such i # as i # in i#the i # use i # of i # dry i # herbs i # as i # medications.
PTS: 1 DIF: Intermediate TOP: Unit i# 1:
i # Introduction i#toi#PharmacologyKEY: History
3. Most i # ancient i # societies i # treated i # illness i # based i # on i # which i # of i # the
i # following?
a. Visions i # received i # by i # medicine i # men
b. Trial i # and i # error
c. Religion
d. Animal i # sacrifice
ANS: B
Rationale: i # Ancient i # societies i #had i # little i # knowledge i # of how
i # the
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i # human i#bodytyworked;therefore, i # treating i # illness i # was i # often i # based i # on
i # trial i # and i # error.
PTS: 1 DIF: Intermediate TOP: Unit i# 1:
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4. Early i #records i # show i # that i # pharmacological i # treatments i # consisted i # of i # which
i # of i # thefollowing?
a. Plants
b. Minerals
c. Animal i # products
d. Plants, i # minerals, i # and i # animal i # products
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