HOSA Pathophysiology Practice Exam: Actual Test Questions & Answers

age 1 of 85




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Which method of medication administration provides the client

with the greatest first-pass effect?


A) Oral.


B) Sublingual.


C) Intravenous.


D) Subcutaneous .......Answer.........A) Oral

,age 2 of 85




An older client with a decreased percentage of lean body mass

is likely to receive a prescription that is adjusted based on which

pharmacokinetic process?


A) Absorption


B) Metabolism


C) Elimination


D) Distribution .......Answer.........D) Distribution


Which of the following is a parenteral method of administering

a drug?


A) Topical


B) Oral


C) Sublingual

,age 3 of 85




D) Rectal .......Answer.........A) Topical


Which of the following is an enteral method of administering

drugs?


A. Rectal


B. Intranasal


C. Topical


D. Tracheal .......Answer.........A. Rectal


How are the solid forms of drugs most frequently administered?


A. Parenteral


B. Intravenous


C. Enteral

, age 4 of 85




D. Inhalation .......Answer.........C. Enteral


Which of the following methods of medication administration is

described as readily available, painless, and noninvasive but

has limited value in an emergent situation because of slow or

erratic absorption?


A. Sublingual


B. Oral


C. Topical


D. Rectal .......Answer.........B. Oral


What method of medication administration is best described as

painless and has a rapid onset of action but requires a

responsive, cooperative patient with an intact gag reflex?