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1. Knowledge of pharmacology aids the dental professional in v# v# v# v# v# v# v#
a. obtaining a patient’s health history. v# v# v# v#
b. administering drugs in the office. v# v# v# v#
c. handling emergency situations. v# v#
d. selection of a nonprescription medication. v# v# v# v#
e. All of the above. v# v# v#
ANS: E
All of the choices are true. Because many of our patients are being treated with drugs, knowl
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edge of pharmacology helps in understanding and interpreting patients’ responses to health history qu
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esti ons. Knowledge of the therapeutic and adverse effects of medications obviously helps in their
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prop er administration in the office. Emergency situations may be caused by drugs or treated by dru
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gs; t hus, knowledge of pharmacology is of great help, especially because a rapid response is someti
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mes required. A clear understanding of the concepts of drug action, drug handling by the bo
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dy, and dr ug interactions will allow the dental practitioner to make proper judgments and grasp the
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concepts relevant to new drug therapies on the market.
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DIF: Application v # v #
REF: Role of the Dental Hygienist (Medication/Health History), Role of the Dental Hygienist (Medica ti
v # v# v# v# v# v# v# v# v# v# v# v# v# v#
on Administration), Role of the Dental Hygienist (Emergency Situations), Role of the Dental Hygie
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nis t (Nonprescription Medication) | pp. 2-3
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TOP: NBDHE, 6.0. Pharmacology
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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 of litt
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le
consequence in the dental office. v# v# v# v#
b. Asthmatic patients should have dental appointments in the morning. v# v# v# v# v# v# v# v#
c. Diabetic patients usually have fewer problems with a morning appointment
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compared with afternoon appointments. v# v# v#
d. Both B and C are true. v# v# v# v# v#
ANS: D
Asthmatic patients who experience dental anxiety should schedule their appointments when they
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ar e not rushed or under pressure early in the morning. Diabetic patients usually have relatively fewer
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v problems with a morning appointment. Patients taking medication for systemic diseases may re
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quir e special handling in the dental office.
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DIF: Comprehension
REF: Role of the Dental Hygienist (Appointment Scheduling) |
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p. 3 OBJ: 1
v# TOP: NBDHE, 6.0. Pharmacology
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,3. Nutritional or herbal supplements v# v# v#
a. carry the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for disease state
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s.
b. are not drugs. v# v#
c. can cause adverse effects. v# v# v#
d. will not interact with other drugs the patient may be taking.
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ANS: C
Nutritional or herbal supplements are quite capable of causing adverse effects. The majority of nutriti o
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nal or herbal supplements do not carry FDA approval for treating disease states. These supplements are
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drugs and can cause adverse effects and interact with different drugs.
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DIF: Comprehension v # v #
REF: Role of the Dental Hygienist (Nutritional or Herbal Supplements) |
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p. 3 OBJ: 1
v# TOP: NBDHE, 6.0. Pharmacology
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4. Which type of drug name usually begins with a lowercase letter?
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a. Brand name v#
b. Code name v#
c. Generic name v#
d. Trade name v#
ANS: C
Before any drug is marketed, it is given a generic name that becomes the “official” name of the
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dr ug. Each drug is assigned only one generic name selected by the U.S. Adopted Name Council, an
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d the name is not capitalized. The brand name is equivalent to the trade name and is capitalize
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d. Alt hough the brand name is technically the name of the company marketing the product, this term
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is o ften used interchangeably with the trade name. The code name is the initial term used within
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a pha rmaceutical company to refer to a drug while it is undergoing investigation and is often a co
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mbinat ion of capital letters and numbers, the letters representing an abbreviation of the co
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mpany name. v #
DIF: Comprehension
REF: Drug Names | p. 4 OBJ: v# v# v# v# v#
3 TOP: v#
NBDHE, 6.0. Pharmacolog v# v # v#
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5. A v# drug’s generic name is selected by the
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a. pharmaceutical company manufacturing it. v# v# v#
b. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
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c. U.S. Adopted Name Council. v# v# v#
d. Federal Patent Office. v# v#
ANS: C
Each drug is assigned only one generic name (e.g., ibuprofen). It is selected by the U.S. Adopted N
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ame Council. The generic name is not selected by the FDA or the Federal Patent Office. The pha
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rmaceutical company manufacturing the drug clearly has an influence on the generic name given its d
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rug, but the final decision is not the company’s.
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DIF: Recall REF:
Drug Names | p. 4 OBJ: v # v # v # v # 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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, a. A drug may only have one generic name and one trade nam
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e.
1. Knowledge of pharmacology aids the dental professional in v# v# v# v# v# v# v#
a. obtaining a patient’s health history. v# v# v# v#
b. administering drugs in the office. v# v# v# v#
c. handling emergency situations. v# v#
d. selection of a nonprescription medication. v# v# v# v#
e. All of the above. v# v# v#
ANS: E
All of the choices are true. Because many of our patients are being treated with drugs, knowl
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edge of pharmacology helps in understanding and interpreting patients’ responses to health history qu
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esti ons. Knowledge of the therapeutic and adverse effects of medications obviously helps in their
v# v# v# v# v# v# v# v# v# v# v# v# v# v# v#
prop er administration in the office. Emergency situations may be caused by drugs or treated by dru
v# v# v# v# v# v# v# v# v# v# v# v# v# v# v# v#
gs; t hus, knowledge of pharmacology is of great help, especially because a rapid response is someti
v# v # v# v# v# v# v# v# v# v# v# v# v# v# v# v#
mes required. A clear understanding of the concepts of drug action, drug handling by the bo
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dy, and dr ug interactions will allow the dental practitioner to make proper judgments and grasp the
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concepts relevant to new drug therapies on the market.
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DIF: Application v # v #
REF: Role of the Dental Hygienist (Medication/Health History), Role of the Dental Hygienist (Medica ti
v # v# v# v# v# v# v# v# v# v# v# v# v# v#
on Administration), Role of the Dental Hygienist (Emergency Situations), Role of the Dental Hygie
v# v # v# v# v# v # v# v # v# v# v# v# v#
nis t (Nonprescription Medication) | pp. 2-3
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TOP: NBDHE, 6.0. Pharmacology
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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 of litt
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le
consequence in the dental office. v# v# v# v#
b. Asthmatic patients should have dental appointments in the morning. v# v# v# v# v# v# v# v#
c. Diabetic patients usually have fewer problems with a morning appointment
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compared with afternoon appointments. v# v# v#
d. Both B and C are true. v# v# v# v# v#
ANS: D
Asthmatic patients who experience dental anxiety should schedule their appointments when they
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ar e not rushed or under pressure early in the morning. Diabetic patients usually have relatively fewer
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v problems with a morning appointment. Patients taking medication for systemic diseases may re
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quir e special handling in the dental office.
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DIF: Comprehension
REF: Role of the Dental Hygienist (Appointment Scheduling) |
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p. 3 OBJ: 1
v# TOP: NBDHE, 6.0. Pharmacology
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,3. Nutritional or herbal supplements v# v# v#
a. carry the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for disease state
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s.
b. are not drugs. v# v#
c. can cause adverse effects. v# v# v#
d. will not interact with other drugs the patient may be taking.
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ANS: C
Nutritional or herbal supplements are quite capable of causing adverse effects. The majority of nutriti o
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nal or herbal supplements do not carry FDA approval for treating disease states. These supplements are
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drugs and can cause adverse effects and interact with different drugs.
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DIF: Comprehension v # v #
REF: Role of the Dental Hygienist (Nutritional or Herbal Supplements) |
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p. 3 OBJ: 1
v# TOP: NBDHE, 6.0. Pharmacology
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4. Which type of drug name usually begins with a lowercase letter?
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a. Brand name v#
b. Code name v#
c. Generic name v#
d. Trade name v#
ANS: C
Before any drug is marketed, it is given a generic name that becomes the “official” name of the
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dr ug. Each drug is assigned only one generic name selected by the U.S. Adopted Name Council, an
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d the name is not capitalized. The brand name is equivalent to the trade name and is capitalize
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d. Alt hough the brand name is technically the name of the company marketing the product, this term
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is o ften used interchangeably with the trade name. The code name is the initial term used within
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a pha rmaceutical company to refer to a drug while it is undergoing investigation and is often a co
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mbinat ion of capital letters and numbers, the letters representing an abbreviation of the co
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mpany name. v #
DIF: Comprehension
REF: Drug Names | p. 4 OBJ: v# v# v# v# v#
3 TOP: v#
NBDHE, 6.0. Pharmacolog v# v # v#
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5. A v# drug’s generic name is selected by the
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a. pharmaceutical company manufacturing it. v# v# v#
b. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
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c. U.S. Adopted Name Council. v# v# v#
d. Federal Patent Office. v# v#
ANS: C
Each drug is assigned only one generic name (e.g., ibuprofen). It is selected by the U.S. Adopted N
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ame Council. The generic name is not selected by the FDA or the Federal Patent Office. The pha
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rmaceutical company manufacturing the drug clearly has an influence on the generic name given its d
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rug, but the final decision is not the company’s.
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DIF: Recall REF:
Drug Names | p. 4 OBJ: v # v # v # v # 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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, a. A drug may only have one generic name and one trade nam
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e.