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UIDE TO DRUG CLASSIFICATIONS AND DOSAGE CALCU
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LATIONS
Cynthia J. Watkins
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4th Edition
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,Table of Contents
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Chapterm1.m HistoryofmPharmacology 1
Chapterm2.mBasicsmofmPharmacology 10
Chapterm3.mPatientmSafetyminmMedicationmAdministration 19
Chapterm4.mRegulations 30
Chapterm5.mPrescriptionsmandmLabels 42
Chapterm6.mReviewmofmMathematics 49
Chapterm7.mMeasurementmSystems 63
Chapterm8.mDosagemCalculations 72
Chapterm9.mEnteralmMedicationsmandmAdministration 80
Chapterm10.mParentalmMedicationsmandmAdministration 87
Chapterm11.mIntegumentarymSystemmMedications 100
Chapterm12.mMusculoskeletalmSystemmMedications 109
Chapterm13.mNervousmSystemmMedications 117
Chapterm14.mEyemandmEarmMedications 127
Chapterm15.mEndocrinemSystemmMedications 133
Chapterm16.mCardiovascularmSystemmMedications 144
Chapterm17.mImmunologicmSystemmMedications 156
Chapterm18.mPulmonarymSystemmMedications 167
Chapterm19.mGastrointestinalmSystemmMedications 175
Chapterm20.mReproductivemandmUrinarymSystemmMedications 184
Chapterm21.mVitamins,mMinerals,mHerbs,mandmComplementarymandAlternativemMedicine 194
,Chapter 1. History of Pharmacology
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MULTIPLEmCHOICE
1. ThemGreekmwordmpharmakonmmeansmwhichmofmthemfollowing?
a. Medicine
b. Poison
c. Remedy
d. Medicine,mpoison,mandmremedy
ANS:m D
Rationale:mThemwordmpharmakonmrefersmtomthemcuringmofmillness,mthusmmeaningmmedicineman
dmremedy,masmwellmasmpoisonmbecausemearlymmedicinesmweremtoxicmenoughmtomkillmampatientm
ormenemy.
PTS: 1 DIF: Easy
TOP:m Unitm1:mIntroductionmtomPharmacologymKEY:m History
2. ThemDutchmwordmdroogmmeansmwhichmofmthemfollowing?
a. Drop
b. Drug
c. Dry
d. Dirge
ANS:m C
Rationale:m Droog,mwhichm m e a nWs W“ W
d r.y ,T” Bi sSt hMe.oWr iSg i n mofmthem wordm drug,msuchm asminmthemusemof
mdrymherbsmasmmedications.
PTS: 1 DIF: Intermediate
TOP:m Unitm1:mIntroductionmtomPharmacologymKEY:m History
3. Mostmancientmsocietiesmtreatedmillnessmbasedmonmwhichmofmthemfollowing?
a. Visionsmreceivedmbymmedicinemmen
b. Trialmandmerror
c. Religion
d. Animalmsacrifice
ANS:m B
Rationale:mAncientmsocietiesmhadmlittlemknowledgemofmhowmthemhumanmbodymworked;mthe
refore,mtreatingmillnessmwasmoftenmbasedmonmtrialmandmerror.
PTS: 1 DIF: Intermediate
TOP:m Unitm1:mIntroductionmtomPharmacologymKEY:m History
4. Earlymrecordsmshowmthatmpharmacologicalmtreatmentsmconsistedmofmwhichmofmthefollowing?
a. Plants
b. Minerals
c. Animalmproducts
d. Plants,mminerals,mandmanimalmproducts
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