Medication Aide TEST Questions and
Answers
(2025-2026) (Verified Answers)
hemoglobin - ANSWER >>substance in red blood cells that
carries oxygen
and gives it color
barbiturates - ANSWER>>butabarbital (Butisol), mephobarbital (Mebaral),
pentobarbital (Nembutal), phenobarbital (Luminal, Solfoton), secobarbital
(Seconal) SE: hangover, sedation, excitement, restlessness, confusion,
allergic reactions
benzodiazepines (sedation/hypnosis) - ANSWER >>estazolam (ProSom),
flurazpam (Dalmane), lorazepam (Ativan), quazepam (Doral), temazepam
(Restoril), triazolam (Halcion) SE: confusion, agitation, hallucinations,
amnesia, liver toxicity
analgesic - >>a drug that relieves pain
ANSWER
euphoria - >>an exaggerated feeling or state of physical or
ANSWER
mental well-being
fatty oxidase enzyme inhibitor - >>a drug that reduces the oxygen
ANSWER
needed by myocardial cells to cause muscle contractions
MI - >>myocardial
ANSWERinfarction
mm Hg - >>millimeters of mercury
ANSWER
,vulnerable adult - >>a person 18 or older who has a disability or
ANSWER
condition that makes them at risk to be wounded, attacked, or damaged
ulcer - >>a shallow or deep crater-like sore of a
ANSWERmucous
membrane
tablet - >>a dried, powdered drug compressed into a
ANSWERsmall disk
capsule - >>gelatin container that holds a drug in a dried,
ANSWER
powdered or liquid form
diabetes - >>a disorder in which the body cannot produce or use
ANSWER
insulin properly
coating agents - >>drugs that form a substance that adheres to
ANSWER
the crater of an ulcer
aldosterone - >>a substance that causes the kidneys to retain
ANSWER
sodium
absorption - >>the process by which a drug is transferred from its
ANSWER
site of body entry to circulating fluids for distribution
adrenergic blocking agent - >>a drug that inhibits adrenergic
ANSWER
effects
anti-dysrhythmic agents - >>drugs used to prevent or correct
ANSWER
abnormal heart rhythms
, battery - >>touching a person's body without their consent
ANSWER
angiotensin - >>a substance that causes vaso-constriction,
ANSWER
increased blood pressure, and the release of aldosterone
alopecia - >>hair loss
ANSWER
IM -
ANSWER>>intramuscular
IV -
ANSWER>>intravanous
mg
- ANSWER>>milligram
defamation >>injuring
- ANSWERa
person's
name and
reputation
by
making false statements to
a third person
false imprisonment - >>unlawful restraint or restriction of a
ANSWER
person's freedom of movement
tort - >>a wrong committed against a person or the person's
ANSWER
property
HIPAA - >>health insurance protability and accountability act
ANSWER
Answers
(2025-2026) (Verified Answers)
hemoglobin - ANSWER >>substance in red blood cells that
carries oxygen
and gives it color
barbiturates - ANSWER>>butabarbital (Butisol), mephobarbital (Mebaral),
pentobarbital (Nembutal), phenobarbital (Luminal, Solfoton), secobarbital
(Seconal) SE: hangover, sedation, excitement, restlessness, confusion,
allergic reactions
benzodiazepines (sedation/hypnosis) - ANSWER >>estazolam (ProSom),
flurazpam (Dalmane), lorazepam (Ativan), quazepam (Doral), temazepam
(Restoril), triazolam (Halcion) SE: confusion, agitation, hallucinations,
amnesia, liver toxicity
analgesic - >>a drug that relieves pain
ANSWER
euphoria - >>an exaggerated feeling or state of physical or
ANSWER
mental well-being
fatty oxidase enzyme inhibitor - >>a drug that reduces the oxygen
ANSWER
needed by myocardial cells to cause muscle contractions
MI - >>myocardial
ANSWERinfarction
mm Hg - >>millimeters of mercury
ANSWER
,vulnerable adult - >>a person 18 or older who has a disability or
ANSWER
condition that makes them at risk to be wounded, attacked, or damaged
ulcer - >>a shallow or deep crater-like sore of a
ANSWERmucous
membrane
tablet - >>a dried, powdered drug compressed into a
ANSWERsmall disk
capsule - >>gelatin container that holds a drug in a dried,
ANSWER
powdered or liquid form
diabetes - >>a disorder in which the body cannot produce or use
ANSWER
insulin properly
coating agents - >>drugs that form a substance that adheres to
ANSWER
the crater of an ulcer
aldosterone - >>a substance that causes the kidneys to retain
ANSWER
sodium
absorption - >>the process by which a drug is transferred from its
ANSWER
site of body entry to circulating fluids for distribution
adrenergic blocking agent - >>a drug that inhibits adrenergic
ANSWER
effects
anti-dysrhythmic agents - >>drugs used to prevent or correct
ANSWER
abnormal heart rhythms
, battery - >>touching a person's body without their consent
ANSWER
angiotensin - >>a substance that causes vaso-constriction,
ANSWER
increased blood pressure, and the release of aldosterone
alopecia - >>hair loss
ANSWER
IM -
ANSWER>>intramuscular
IV -
ANSWER>>intravanous
mg
- ANSWER>>milligram
defamation >>injuring
- ANSWERa
person's
name and
reputation
by
making false statements to
a third person
false imprisonment - >>unlawful restraint or restriction of a
ANSWER
person's freedom of movement
tort - >>a wrong committed against a person or the person's
ANSWER
property
HIPAA - >>health insurance protability and accountability act
ANSWER
