Key Concepts on Medication Aide Questions and Answers
antithyroid agents - accurate answers-Hypothyroidism
Insulin by inhalation - accurate answers-Type 1 Diabetes
Thyroid hormone replacements - accurate answers-Hyperthyroidism
Antidiabetic Agents - accurate answers-Type 2 diabetes
Which of the following conditions may be treated with the same
corticosteroids, administered by different routes? - accurate answers-Rhinitis
and asthma
What causes coughing and wheezing in residents with asthma? - accurate
answers-air trapped in lungs
What is true about oral medications and asthma? - accurate answers-Oral
corticosteroids may be used short term to treat asthma flare ups.
A resident receiving a dose of nasal spray should be instructed to... - accurate
answers-...blow their nose first.
What is a short-acting bronchodilator used for an asthma attack? - accurate
answers-Albuterol
What is true regarding medications used to treat influenza? - accurate
answers-Antiviral agents such as zanamivir can shorten the duration and
severity of influenza.
Why might it be important for an MA to know whether a resident contracted
pneumonia at a hospital? - accurate answers-Hospital-acquired pneumonia is
treated with specific antibiotics.
What is true about medications for emphysema? - accurate answers-Inhaled
long-acting bronchodilators such as glycopyrrolate can treat but not cure
emphysema.
Pleurisy can be caused by - accurate answers-Pneumonia or influenza
,What is true about urinary incontinence? - accurate answers-Incontinence is
not a normal part of aging.
Urinary incontinence can sometimes be successfully treated by the medication
duloxetine, which is a(n) - accurate answers-Antidepressant
Which hormone in tablet form may be inserted vaginally to treat
incontinence? - accurate answers-Estrogen
Which drug can be used to treat both males and females with urinary
retention? - accurate answers-Doxazosin
Which is a common side effect of cholinergic agents used to treat urinary
retention? - accurate answers-Diarrhea and abdominal cramps.
What may be administered to allow the body to pass a small kidney stone? -
accurate answers-Alpha-blockers by the oral route.
Uncomplicated UTIs may be infections of the ________ and/or ________ and are
treated with oral antibiotics. Complicated UTIs require ________ antibiotics. -
accurate answers-Kidneys; bladder; intravenous
What may be ordered for an uncomplicated UTI in a resident with
pyelonephritis? - accurate answers-Levofloxacin
A resident with chronic renal failure may take which types of medications
usually associated with another body system? - accurate answers-ACE
inhibitors and statins
Chronic kidney failure is often associated with which condition? - accurate
answers-Hypertension
What is true of kidney failure and MA responsibilities? - accurate answers-
MAs will likely administer medications for conditions of other body systems
affected by kidney failure.
Antiviral agents; analgesics/antipyretics - accurate answers-Influenza
Antitussive agents; expectorant - accurate answers-Bronchitis
,Antibiotics - accurate answers-Pneumonia
Short acting bronchodilators; long-acting bronchodilators; anti-inflammatory
agent - accurate answers-Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Vitamin K antagonist; anticoagulant; direct oral anticoagulants - accurate
answers-Pulmonary embolism (PE)
Antibiotics - accurate answers-Tuberculosis
Intranasal Corticosteroids; intranasal/oral antihistamines; intranasal/oral
decongestants; saline; leukotriene receptor antagonist - accurate answers-
Rhinitis/sinusitis
Inhaled Corticosteroids; inhaled long-acting bronchodilators; combination
medications; leukotriene receptor antagonist - accurate answers-Asthma
control
Short acting bronchodilators - accurate answers-Relief of asthma attack
oral corticosteroids - accurate answers-Relief of asthma flare-up
Analgesics (acetaminophen, NSAIDs) - accurate answers-Pleurisy
Mucolytics - accurate answers-Atelectasis
Respiration - accurate answers-the process of inhaling air into the lungs and
exhaling air out of the lungs
rhinitis - accurate answers-inflammation of the mucous membrane lining the
nasal cavity
sinusitis - accurate answers-inflammation of the lining of a sinuses
Asthma - accurate answers-A chronic inflammatory disease that causes
difficulty breathing, coughing, and wheezing
, Influenza - accurate answers-A respiratory illness caused by a virus; common
in fall and winter months.
bronchitis - accurate answers-an irritation and inflammation of the lining of
the bronchi
pneumonia - accurate answers-A bacterial, viral, or fungal infection that
causes acute inflammation in lung tissue, causing fever, chills, cough, greenish
sputum, chest pains, and rapid pulse.
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) - accurate answers-a chronic,
progressive, and incurable lung disease that causes difficulty breathing,
weakness, and a high risk for lung infections.
Emphysema - accurate answers-a chronic disease of the lungs that usually
results from chronic bronchitis and cigarette smoking
pleurisy - accurate answers-A condition caused by inflammation of the thin
layers of tissue that separate the lungs from the chest wall
atelectasis - accurate answers-A condition in which a lung becomes blocked
and unable to expand as it should
pulmonary embolism (PE) - accurate answers-a blood clot or other blockage
found in the lungs
Tuberculosis - accurate answers-A highly contagious disease that causes
fatigue, loss of appetite, slight fever, prolonged coughing, and shortness of
breath
Multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB) - accurate answers-type of tuberculosis that
is caused by an organism that is resistant to medication that is used to treat
TB.
resistant - accurate answers-a state in which drugs no longer work to kill
specific bacteria
urinary incontinence - accurate answers-The inability to control the bladder,
which leads to an involuntary loss of urine
antithyroid agents - accurate answers-Hypothyroidism
Insulin by inhalation - accurate answers-Type 1 Diabetes
Thyroid hormone replacements - accurate answers-Hyperthyroidism
Antidiabetic Agents - accurate answers-Type 2 diabetes
Which of the following conditions may be treated with the same
corticosteroids, administered by different routes? - accurate answers-Rhinitis
and asthma
What causes coughing and wheezing in residents with asthma? - accurate
answers-air trapped in lungs
What is true about oral medications and asthma? - accurate answers-Oral
corticosteroids may be used short term to treat asthma flare ups.
A resident receiving a dose of nasal spray should be instructed to... - accurate
answers-...blow their nose first.
What is a short-acting bronchodilator used for an asthma attack? - accurate
answers-Albuterol
What is true regarding medications used to treat influenza? - accurate
answers-Antiviral agents such as zanamivir can shorten the duration and
severity of influenza.
Why might it be important for an MA to know whether a resident contracted
pneumonia at a hospital? - accurate answers-Hospital-acquired pneumonia is
treated with specific antibiotics.
What is true about medications for emphysema? - accurate answers-Inhaled
long-acting bronchodilators such as glycopyrrolate can treat but not cure
emphysema.
Pleurisy can be caused by - accurate answers-Pneumonia or influenza
,What is true about urinary incontinence? - accurate answers-Incontinence is
not a normal part of aging.
Urinary incontinence can sometimes be successfully treated by the medication
duloxetine, which is a(n) - accurate answers-Antidepressant
Which hormone in tablet form may be inserted vaginally to treat
incontinence? - accurate answers-Estrogen
Which drug can be used to treat both males and females with urinary
retention? - accurate answers-Doxazosin
Which is a common side effect of cholinergic agents used to treat urinary
retention? - accurate answers-Diarrhea and abdominal cramps.
What may be administered to allow the body to pass a small kidney stone? -
accurate answers-Alpha-blockers by the oral route.
Uncomplicated UTIs may be infections of the ________ and/or ________ and are
treated with oral antibiotics. Complicated UTIs require ________ antibiotics. -
accurate answers-Kidneys; bladder; intravenous
What may be ordered for an uncomplicated UTI in a resident with
pyelonephritis? - accurate answers-Levofloxacin
A resident with chronic renal failure may take which types of medications
usually associated with another body system? - accurate answers-ACE
inhibitors and statins
Chronic kidney failure is often associated with which condition? - accurate
answers-Hypertension
What is true of kidney failure and MA responsibilities? - accurate answers-
MAs will likely administer medications for conditions of other body systems
affected by kidney failure.
Antiviral agents; analgesics/antipyretics - accurate answers-Influenza
Antitussive agents; expectorant - accurate answers-Bronchitis
,Antibiotics - accurate answers-Pneumonia
Short acting bronchodilators; long-acting bronchodilators; anti-inflammatory
agent - accurate answers-Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Vitamin K antagonist; anticoagulant; direct oral anticoagulants - accurate
answers-Pulmonary embolism (PE)
Antibiotics - accurate answers-Tuberculosis
Intranasal Corticosteroids; intranasal/oral antihistamines; intranasal/oral
decongestants; saline; leukotriene receptor antagonist - accurate answers-
Rhinitis/sinusitis
Inhaled Corticosteroids; inhaled long-acting bronchodilators; combination
medications; leukotriene receptor antagonist - accurate answers-Asthma
control
Short acting bronchodilators - accurate answers-Relief of asthma attack
oral corticosteroids - accurate answers-Relief of asthma flare-up
Analgesics (acetaminophen, NSAIDs) - accurate answers-Pleurisy
Mucolytics - accurate answers-Atelectasis
Respiration - accurate answers-the process of inhaling air into the lungs and
exhaling air out of the lungs
rhinitis - accurate answers-inflammation of the mucous membrane lining the
nasal cavity
sinusitis - accurate answers-inflammation of the lining of a sinuses
Asthma - accurate answers-A chronic inflammatory disease that causes
difficulty breathing, coughing, and wheezing
, Influenza - accurate answers-A respiratory illness caused by a virus; common
in fall and winter months.
bronchitis - accurate answers-an irritation and inflammation of the lining of
the bronchi
pneumonia - accurate answers-A bacterial, viral, or fungal infection that
causes acute inflammation in lung tissue, causing fever, chills, cough, greenish
sputum, chest pains, and rapid pulse.
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) - accurate answers-a chronic,
progressive, and incurable lung disease that causes difficulty breathing,
weakness, and a high risk for lung infections.
Emphysema - accurate answers-a chronic disease of the lungs that usually
results from chronic bronchitis and cigarette smoking
pleurisy - accurate answers-A condition caused by inflammation of the thin
layers of tissue that separate the lungs from the chest wall
atelectasis - accurate answers-A condition in which a lung becomes blocked
and unable to expand as it should
pulmonary embolism (PE) - accurate answers-a blood clot or other blockage
found in the lungs
Tuberculosis - accurate answers-A highly contagious disease that causes
fatigue, loss of appetite, slight fever, prolonged coughing, and shortness of
breath
Multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB) - accurate answers-type of tuberculosis that
is caused by an organism that is resistant to medication that is used to treat
TB.
resistant - accurate answers-a state in which drugs no longer work to kill
specific bacteria
urinary incontinence - accurate answers-The inability to control the bladder,
which leads to an involuntary loss of urine
