PN Pharmacology Exam 1 based on PowerPoints Questions
With Complete Solutions
3 major classes under the Food and Drug Act are ... Correct
Answers 1. nonprescription drugs
2. prescription drugs
3. restricted drugs
A facility must adhere to... Correct Answers state and federal
guidelines
additive effect Correct Answers combined effect of two drugs
that is equal to the sum of the effects of each drug taken alone
adenosine
*action Correct Answers stops the heart for several seconds to
allow it to convert to normal sinus rhythm
Adrenergic Drugs Correct Answers drugs that stimulate the
sympathetic nervous system
Agency or facility (where you are practicing) guidelines
indicate... Correct Answers how and when drugs are to be given
and the records to be kept about a drug's use
Agonist Correct Answers Drug attaches at receptor site and
activates the receptor; the drug has an action similar to the
body's own chemicals
Alpha-adrenergic inhibitors Correct Answers *Lower peripheral
resistance and BP
,*Combined alpha- and beta-adrenergic blockers
analgesia
*what is it?
*treatment Correct Answers *Pain relief; inability to feel pain
*phenazopyridine
Angiotensin II receptor antagonists Correct Answers Block
angiotensin II receptors which limit vasoconstriction,
stimulation of vascular system.
-sartan
Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors Correct
Answers Block conversion of angiotensin I to angiotensin II in
the liver and lungs
Antagonist Correct Answers Drug attaches at drug receptor site,
but no chemical drug response is produced and the drug prevents
activation of the receptor
antagonistic effect Correct Answers one drug interferes with the
action of another
antidysrhythmic drugs adverse reactions Correct Answers *may
cause more dysrhythmias
*hypotension
* diarrhea
*tinnitus
*headache
*vertigo
*confusion
, *delirium
*disturbances in vision
*abdominal pain
Antihypertensive drugs
*for
*expected side effects Correct Answers *used to lower blood
pressure
*expected side effects:
-hypotension
-orthostatic hypotension
-dizziness
Are generic drugs the same as trade name drugs? Correct
Answers yes; they are exactly the same except the trade drug is
more expensive
as needed (PRN) Correct Answers indicates that a medication
should be dispensed as needed by the patient
benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)
*what is it?
*treatment Correct Answers *benign growth of cells within the
prostate gland
*alpha1-adrenergic receptor blockers
-tamsulosin (Flomax)
-finasteride
Beta-adrenergic blockers
*types Correct Answers -olol
*Nonselective: blocks both Beta1 (heart) and Beta 2 (lungs)
With Complete Solutions
3 major classes under the Food and Drug Act are ... Correct
Answers 1. nonprescription drugs
2. prescription drugs
3. restricted drugs
A facility must adhere to... Correct Answers state and federal
guidelines
additive effect Correct Answers combined effect of two drugs
that is equal to the sum of the effects of each drug taken alone
adenosine
*action Correct Answers stops the heart for several seconds to
allow it to convert to normal sinus rhythm
Adrenergic Drugs Correct Answers drugs that stimulate the
sympathetic nervous system
Agency or facility (where you are practicing) guidelines
indicate... Correct Answers how and when drugs are to be given
and the records to be kept about a drug's use
Agonist Correct Answers Drug attaches at receptor site and
activates the receptor; the drug has an action similar to the
body's own chemicals
Alpha-adrenergic inhibitors Correct Answers *Lower peripheral
resistance and BP
,*Combined alpha- and beta-adrenergic blockers
analgesia
*what is it?
*treatment Correct Answers *Pain relief; inability to feel pain
*phenazopyridine
Angiotensin II receptor antagonists Correct Answers Block
angiotensin II receptors which limit vasoconstriction,
stimulation of vascular system.
-sartan
Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors Correct
Answers Block conversion of angiotensin I to angiotensin II in
the liver and lungs
Antagonist Correct Answers Drug attaches at drug receptor site,
but no chemical drug response is produced and the drug prevents
activation of the receptor
antagonistic effect Correct Answers one drug interferes with the
action of another
antidysrhythmic drugs adverse reactions Correct Answers *may
cause more dysrhythmias
*hypotension
* diarrhea
*tinnitus
*headache
*vertigo
*confusion
, *delirium
*disturbances in vision
*abdominal pain
Antihypertensive drugs
*for
*expected side effects Correct Answers *used to lower blood
pressure
*expected side effects:
-hypotension
-orthostatic hypotension
-dizziness
Are generic drugs the same as trade name drugs? Correct
Answers yes; they are exactly the same except the trade drug is
more expensive
as needed (PRN) Correct Answers indicates that a medication
should be dispensed as needed by the patient
benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)
*what is it?
*treatment Correct Answers *benign growth of cells within the
prostate gland
*alpha1-adrenergic receptor blockers
-tamsulosin (Flomax)
-finasteride
Beta-adrenergic blockers
*types Correct Answers -olol
*Nonselective: blocks both Beta1 (heart) and Beta 2 (lungs)
