CT DDS MEDICATION ADMIN QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

CT DDS MEDICATION ADMIN
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
BID - ANSWER-twice a day

A successful completion of your final exam means- - ANSWER-You have passed
baseline competency

Source of Medications - ANSWER-Plants, animals, minerals, synthetic

CNS stimulants - ANSWER-Meds that increase activity in brain and spinal cord

CNS depressants - ANSWER-Meds that decrease activity in the brain and spinal cord

analgesic - ANSWER-Relieve pain without loss of consciousness

Hypnotics - ANSWER-Produce sleep

Sedatives - ANSWER-Calming effects

psycotropic - ANSWER-Control/modify behavior (antianxiety, mood stabilizers,
neuroleptics, antidepressant)

mood stabilizers - ANSWER-Stabilize mood (bipolar)

Antidepressants - ANSWER-Treats depression

PRC - ANSWER-Program Review Committee

3 Antidepressant categories - ANSWER-Trycylics, atypical, MAOI

Early onset side effects of Antipsychotics - ANSWER-Akathisia, parkinsionism, acute
dystonia

Meds that cause photosensitivity - ANSWER-Antibiotics, antipsychotic, anticonvulsant

Anti-anxiety (anxiolytics) - ANSWER-Treats anxiety, tension, nervousness

Antihistamines - ANSWER-Reduce symptoms of allergies

antibiotic - ANSWER-Destroy or prevent growth of bacteria