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Pharmacology Exam 3 Questions And
Answers 100% Pass
Which of the following is a bowl in which medications are crushed?
a) bulk
b) mortar
c) pestle
d) lumen
e) hub - ANS b) Mortar
Which of the following is the club-shaped crushing tool used to crush medications?
a) mortar
b) pestle
c) lumen
d) piggyback
e) ampule - ANS b) Pestle
Your patient has trouble swallowing. The physician has ordered that oral meds be mixed with
food. Which of the following medications would cause you to contact the physician?
a) capsule
b) scored tablet
c) transdermal patch
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d) time-release tablet
e) suppository - ANS d) Time-Release tablet
Which of these actions is not necessary when injecting an oral dose using an oral syringe?
a) instructing the patient
b) securely attaching the needle to the syringe
c) thoroughly washing the hands
d) checking the order three times
e) pulling back on the plunger to draw up liquid - ANS b) Securely attaching the needle to the
syringe
Which of the following describes a presorted individualized dosage carrier?
a) blister pack
b) bulk container
c) controlled substance
d) meniscus - ANS a) Blister Pack
Enteral medications include all of the following except:
a) capsules
b) tablets
c) transdermal patches
d) enemas - ANS c) Transdermal
Contraindications for using the oral route include all of the following except:
a) nausea
b) vomiting
c) difficulty swallowing
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d) diarrhea - ANS d) Diarrhea
Medications that are given to prevent release in the stomach or improve swallowing are:
a) enteric-coated
b) scored
c) buffered
d) time-release - ANS a) Enteric-coated
Tablets that are marked in halves for easy separation are:
a) enteric-coated
b) scored
c) buffered
d) time-release - ANS b) Scored
Tablets that have antacids added to them to prevent stomach irritation are:
a) enteric-coated
b) scored
c) buffered
d) time-release - ANS c) Buffered
Capsules that are manufactured to be absorbed in the small intestine, instead of the stomach,
are known as:
a) enteric-coated
b) scored
c) buffered
d) time-release - ANS d) Time-release
Pharmacology Exam 3 Questions And
Answers 100% Pass
Which of the following is a bowl in which medications are crushed?
a) bulk
b) mortar
c) pestle
d) lumen
e) hub - ANS b) Mortar
Which of the following is the club-shaped crushing tool used to crush medications?
a) mortar
b) pestle
c) lumen
d) piggyback
e) ampule - ANS b) Pestle
Your patient has trouble swallowing. The physician has ordered that oral meds be mixed with
food. Which of the following medications would cause you to contact the physician?
a) capsule
b) scored tablet
c) transdermal patch
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d) time-release tablet
e) suppository - ANS d) Time-Release tablet
Which of these actions is not necessary when injecting an oral dose using an oral syringe?
a) instructing the patient
b) securely attaching the needle to the syringe
c) thoroughly washing the hands
d) checking the order three times
e) pulling back on the plunger to draw up liquid - ANS b) Securely attaching the needle to the
syringe
Which of the following describes a presorted individualized dosage carrier?
a) blister pack
b) bulk container
c) controlled substance
d) meniscus - ANS a) Blister Pack
Enteral medications include all of the following except:
a) capsules
b) tablets
c) transdermal patches
d) enemas - ANS c) Transdermal
Contraindications for using the oral route include all of the following except:
a) nausea
b) vomiting
c) difficulty swallowing
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d) diarrhea - ANS d) Diarrhea
Medications that are given to prevent release in the stomach or improve swallowing are:
a) enteric-coated
b) scored
c) buffered
d) time-release - ANS a) Enteric-coated
Tablets that are marked in halves for easy separation are:
a) enteric-coated
b) scored
c) buffered
d) time-release - ANS b) Scored
Tablets that have antacids added to them to prevent stomach irritation are:
a) enteric-coated
b) scored
c) buffered
d) time-release - ANS c) Buffered
Capsules that are manufactured to be absorbed in the small intestine, instead of the stomach,
are known as:
a) enteric-coated
b) scored
c) buffered
d) time-release - ANS d) Time-release
