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,MULTIPLE m v CHOIC
E

1. Knowledge of pharmacology aids the dental professional in m v m v m v m v m v m v m v



a. obtaining a patient’s health history. m v m v m v m v



b. administering drugs in the office. m v m v m v m v



c. handling emergency situations. m v m v



d. selection of a nonprescription medication. m v m v m v m v



e. All of the above. m v m v m v




ANS: E
All of the choices are true. Because many of our patients are being treated with drugs,
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vkn owledge of pharmacology helps in understanding and interpreting patients’ responses to health
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hist ory questi ons. Knowledge of the therapeutic and adverse effects of medications obv
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iously help s in their prop er administration in the office. Emergency situations may be caused
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by drugs or t reated by drugs; t hus, knowledge of pharmacology is of great help, especially beca
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use a rapid res ponse is sometimes required. A clear understanding of the concepts of drug
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action, drug ha ndling by the body, and dr ug interactions will allow the dental practitioner t
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o make proper judg ments and grasp the concepts relevant to new drug therapies on the m
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arket.

DIF: Application
REF:
Role of the Dental Hygienist (Medication/Health History), Role of the Dental Hygienist (
mv mv mv mv mv m v mv mv mv mv mv mv



Medic a tion Administration), Role of the Dental Hygienist (Emergency Situations), Rol
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e of the Dental Hygienis t (Nonprescription Medication) | pp. 2-3OBJ:
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TOP: NBDHE, 6.0. Pharmacology m v m v




2. Which of the following statements is true regarding planning appointments?
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a. Whether or not patients are taking medication for systemic diseases is o
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f lit t le mv mv



consequence in the dental office. m v m v m v m v



b. Asthmatic patients should have dental appointments in the morning. m v m v m v m v m v m v m v m v



c. Diabetic patients usually have fewer problems with a morning appointme
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nt compared with afternoon appointments.
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d. Both B and C are true. m v m v m v m v m v




ANS: D
Asthmatic patients who experience dental anxiety should schedule their appointments wh
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en th ey ar e not rushed or under pressure early in the morning. Diabetic patients usually have rel
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atively fewer problems with a morning appointment. Patients taking medication for
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systemic disease s may requir e special handling in the dental office.
m v mv m v mv mv mv m v m v mv mv mv




DIF: Comprehension
REF: Role of the Dental Hygienist (Appointment Scheduling) | m v m v m v m v m v m v m v



p. 3 OBJ: 1
m v TOP: NBDHE, 6.0. Pharmacology
m v m v m v m v

,3. Nutritional or herbal supplements m v m v m v



a. carry the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for disease
mv mv mv mv mv mv mv mv mv mv m



stat e s. v mv m v



b. are not drugs. m v m v



c. can cause adverse effects. m v m v m v



d. will not interact with other drugs the patient may be taking.
m v m v m v m v m v m v m v m v m v m v




ANS: m v m v C
Nutritional or herbal supplements are quite capable of causing adverse effects. The majority of
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nutrit i onal or herbal supplements do not carry FDA approval for treating disease states. These
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vsupplemen ts are drugs and can cause adverse effects and interact with different drug
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s.

DIF: m v m Comprehension
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REF: m v m Role of the Dental Hygienist (Nutritional or Herbal Supplements) |
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p. 3 m v m v OBJ: 1 TOP: NBDHE, 6.0. Pharmacology
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4. Which type of drug name usually begins with a lowercase letter?
m v m v m v m v m v m v m v m v m v m v



a. Brand name mv



b. Code name m v



c. Generic name mv



d. Trade name m v




ANS: m v m v C
Before any drug is marketed, it is given a generic name that becomes the “official”
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m name of the dr ug. Each drug is assigned only one generic name selected by the U.S. A
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dopted Name Cou ncil, and mv mv mv m v



the name is not capitalized. The brand name is equivalent to the trade na m v m v m v mv m v mv m v m v mv m v m v mv mv



me and i s capitalized. Alt hough the brand name is technically the name of the company
m v m v mv m v mv mv mv mv mv mv mv mv mv mv mv mv



marketing the pr oduct, this term is o ften used interchangeably with the trade name. Th
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e code name is the initia l term used within a pha rmaceutical company to refer to a dr
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ug while it is undergoing investig ation and is often a combinat
m v m v mv mv mv mv m v mv mv mv mv



ion of capital letters and numbers, the letters representing an m v m v m v m v m v m v m v m v m v



abbreviation of the company name. m v m v m v m v




DIF: Comprehension
REF:
Drug Names | p. 4 O mv mv mv mv mv



BJ: 3 TOP: m v mv



NBDHE, 6.0. Pharmacolog m v m v



y

5. A m v drug’s generic name is selected by the m v m v m v m v m v m v



a. pharmaceutical company manufacturing it. m v m v m v



b. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). m v m v m v m v



c. U.S. Adopted Name Council. m v m v m v



d. Federal Patent Office. m v m v




ANS: C
Each drug is assigned only one generic name (e.g., ibuprofen). It is selected by the U.S.
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vAdopte d Name Council. The generic name is not selected by the FDA or the Federal P
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atent Office. T he pha rmaceutical company manufacturing the drug clearly has an influence on t
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he generic name given its drug, but the final decision is not the company’s.
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DIF: Recall REF:
Drug m v Names m v | m v p. m v 4 OBJ:
m v

, 3 TOP: NBDHE, 6.0. Pharmacology
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6. Which of the following is true concerning generic and trade names of drugs?
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