Test Bank for Understanding Pharmacology Essentials for Medication Safety, by M. Linda Workman & LaCharity978-0323793506

TEST BANK FOR UNDERSTANDING PHARMACOLOGY,
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ESSENTIALS FOR MEDICATION SAFETY, 3RD EDITION
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MULTIPLE CHOICE
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1. Which health care professional has the major responsibility for dispensing
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prescribed medical drugs under the direction of a pharmacist?
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a. Physician
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ACCURATE RESPONSE:-D dr


Review feedback:->>>The physician and nursing attendant have the major responsibility for
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prescribing medical drugs, not dispensing them. The licensed nursing attendant has the
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primary responsibility for administering medical drugs, although under some circumstances
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a licensed nursing attendant may dispense prescribed medical drugs but this is not his or her
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major responsibility in medical drug therapy. The pharmacy technician has the major
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responsibility of dispensing prescribed medical drugs under the direction of a licensed
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pharmacist.
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2. Which term describes the effect of a medical drug that improves body function?
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a. Side effect dr


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ACCURATE RESPONSE:-B dr


Review feedback :->>>The aim of medical drug therapy is to take a medical drug to prevent,
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lessen, or correct a health problem. This response is any medical drug’s intended action
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also known as a therapeutic response.
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3. Which type of medical drug name is “owned” by the company that manufactures it?
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a. Generic name dr


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Review feedback:->>>The chemical name is a medical drug’s exact chemical composition.
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The generic name is the name assigned to the medical drug by the U.S. Adopted Names
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Council and is not owned by anyone. The category name refers to the type of medical drug
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,dr (what it does or what it is used for) and is not an actual medical drug name. The trade
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4. Which medical drug or medical drug class is a “high alert” medical drug?
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a. Penicillin
b Insulin
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Review feedback:->>>A high alert medical drug is one in which harm is likely to result if
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given at the wrong dose, to the wrong hospital client, or not given to the correct hospital
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client. Medical drugs classified as high alert medical drugs include potassium, narcotics
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(opioids), insulin, cancer chemotherapy medical drugs, and heparin (or any medical drug
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that strongly affects blood clotting). Penicillin, NSAIDs, and calcium are not considered
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high alert medical drugs.
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5. What is the term for a medical drug that has the same action as a naturally
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occurring body hormone or enzyme?
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a. Agonist
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c. Chemical
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Review feedback:->>>A medical drug agonist is an extrinsic medical drug that activates the
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receptor sites of a cell and mimics the actions of naturally occurring body substances
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(intrinsic medical drugs). A blocking agent is a medical drug antagonist. A chemical would
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not necessarily be a medical drug at all. A duplicator is not a pharmacologic term.
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6. Which term describes how the body affects medical drug activity?
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a. Medical drug dr


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d Pharmacokinetics
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, Review feedback:->>>The term pharmacokinetics refers to medical drug metabolism and
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how the body changes a medical drug. Pharmacodynamics refers to how a medical drug
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works to change body function. Medical drug potency refers to how strongly or to what
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degree a medical drug exerts its effects. The therapeutic effect is closer to
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pharmacodynamics, meaning how a medical drug works to change body function.
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7. In the United States, which group is responsible for enforcing established standards
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for
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a. U.S. Pharmacopeia dr



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Review feedback:->>>The standards for medical drug manufacture are established by the
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U.S. Pharmacopeia. These standards are enforced by the Food and Medical drug
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Administration. Neither the National Institutes of Health nor the Association of
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Pharmaceutical Manufacturers has any authority to enforce medical drug standards.
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8. Which factor is a major disadvantage of the transdermal medical drug delivery route?
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a. Only a prescriber can administer medical drugs by the
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transdermal route.
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b Transdermal medical drugs must be sterile rather than clean. dr dr dr dr dr dr dr dr


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c. First pass medical drug loss by this route is the most
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extensive.
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d Medical drug absorption is dependent on adequate circulation.
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Review feedback:->>>Once a transdermal medical drug moves through the skin, it must enter
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the bloodstream to reach its target tissue. If circulation is poor to the area where the
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transdermal medical drug is applied, very little, if any, of the medical drug will reach its
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target tissue.
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9. How are intrinsic medical drugs different from extrinsic medical drugs?
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a. Intrinsic medical drugs are made by the body, whereas extrinsic medical drugs are made
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outside the body.
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b Intrinsic medical drugs are administered by the parenteral route, whereas extrinsic medical
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. drugs are administered by the oral route.
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c. Extrinsic medical drugs can only be applied to the skin or mucous membranes, whereas
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intrinsic medical drugs are taken internally.
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