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