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c. handling emergency situations. v s v s
d. selection of a nonprescription medication. v s v s v s v s
e. All of the above. v s v s v s
ANS: E
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owledge of pharmacology helps in understanding and interpreting patients’ responses to health hist ory
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questi ons. Knowledge of the therapeutic and adverse effects of medications obviously he
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lp s in their prop er administration in the office. Emergency situations may be caused by drugs or t
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reated by drugs; t hus, knowledge of pharmacology is of great help, especially because a rapid res pon
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se is sometimes required. A clear understanding of the concepts of drug action, drug ha ndli
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ng by the body, and dr ug interactions will allow the dental practitioner to make proper judg ments
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sand grasp the concepts relevant to new drug therapies on the market.
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DIF: Application
REF:
Role of the Dental Hygienist (Medication/Health History), Role of the Dental Hygienist (Me
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dic a tion Administration), Role of the Dental Hygienist (Emergency Situations), Role of
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sthe Dental Hygienis t (Nonprescription Medication) | pp. 2-3OBJ:
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TOP: NBDHE, 6.0. Pharmacology v s v s
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 l vs vs vs vs vs vs vs vs vs vs vs vs
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b. Asthmatic patients should have dental appointments in the morning. v s v s v s v s v s v s v s v s
c. Diabetic patients usually have fewer problems with a morning appointme n vs vs vs vs vs vs vs vs vs v s
t compared with afternoon appointments.
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d. Both B and C are true. v s v s v s v s v s
ANS: D
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fewer
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s may requir e special handling in the dental office.
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DIF: Comprehension
REF: Role of the Dental Hygienist (Appointment Scheduling) | v s v s v s v s v s v s v s
p. 3 OBJ: 1
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,3. Nutritional or herbal supplements v s v s v s
a. carry the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for disease st
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at e s. vs v s
b. are not drugs. v s v s
c. can cause adverse effects. v s v s v s
d. will not interact with other drugs the patient may be taking.
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ANS: v s C
Nutritional or herbal supplements are quite capable of causing adverse effects. The majority of nutr
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it i onal or herbal supplements do not carry FDA approval for treating disease states. These supple
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men ts are drugs and can cause adverse effects and interact with different drugs.
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DIF: Comprehension v s
REF: Role of the Dental Hygienist (Nutritional or Herbal Supplements) |
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p. 3 OBJ: 1
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4. Which type of drug name usually begins with a lowercase letter?
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a. Brand name vs
b. Code name v s
c. Generic name vs
d. Trade name v s
ANS: v s C
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ame of the dr ug. Each drug is assigned only one generic name selected by the U.S. Adopted
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sand i s capitalized. Alt hough the brand name is technically the name of the company market
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ing the pr oduct, this term is o ften used interchangeably with the trade name. The code nam
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e is the initia l term used within a pha rmaceutical company to refer to a drug while it is u
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ion of capital letters and numbers, the letters representing an v s v s v s v s v s v s v s v s v s
abbreviation of the company name. v s v s v s v s
DIF: Comprehension
REF:
Drug Names | p. 4 OB vs vs vs vs vs
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b. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). v s v s v s v s
c. U.S. Adopted Name Council. v s v s v s
d. Federal Patent Office. v s v s
ANS: C
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opte d Name Council. The generic name is not selected by the FDA or the Federal Patent Of
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fice. T he pha rmaceutical company manufacturing the drug clearly has an influence on the generic na
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me given its drug, but the final decision is not the company’s.
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DIF: Recall REF:
Drug Names | p. 4 OBJ: v s v s v s v s v s
3 TOP: NBDHE, 6.0. Pharmacology
v s vs vs
, 6. Which of the following is true concerning generic and trade names of drugs?
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1. Knowledge of pharmacology aids the dental professional in v s v s v s v s v s v s v s
a. obtaining a patient’s health history. v s v s v s v s
b. administering drugs in the office. v s v s v s v s
c. handling emergency situations. v s v s
d. selection of a nonprescription medication. v s v s v s v s
e. All of the above. v s v s v s
ANS: E
All of the choices are true. Because many of our patients are being treated with drugs, kn
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owledge of pharmacology helps in understanding and interpreting patients’ responses to health hist ory
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questi ons. Knowledge of the therapeutic and adverse effects of medications obviously he
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lp s in their prop er administration in the office. Emergency situations may be caused by drugs or t
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reated by drugs; t hus, knowledge of pharmacology is of great help, especially because a rapid res pon
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se is sometimes required. A clear understanding of the concepts of drug action, drug ha ndli
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ng by the body, and dr ug interactions will allow the dental practitioner to make proper judg ments
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sand grasp the concepts relevant to new drug therapies on the market.
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DIF: Application
REF:
Role of the Dental Hygienist (Medication/Health History), Role of the Dental Hygienist (Me
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dic a tion Administration), Role of the Dental Hygienist (Emergency Situations), Role of
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sthe Dental Hygienis t (Nonprescription Medication) | pp. 2-3OBJ:
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TOP: NBDHE, 6.0. Pharmacology v s v s
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 l vs vs vs vs vs vs vs vs vs vs vs vs
it t le vs
consequence in the dental office. v s v s v s v s
b. Asthmatic patients should have dental appointments in the morning. v s v s v s v s v s v s v s v s
c. Diabetic patients usually have fewer problems with a morning appointme n vs vs vs vs vs vs vs vs vs v s
t compared with afternoon appointments.
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d. Both B and C are true. v s v s v s v s v s
ANS: D
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v th ey ar e not rushed or under pressure early in the morning. Diabetic patients usually have relatively
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fewer
v problems with a morning appointment. Patients taking medication for systemic disease
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s may requir e special handling in the dental office.
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DIF: Comprehension
REF: Role of the Dental Hygienist (Appointment Scheduling) | v s v s v s v s v s v s v s
p. 3 OBJ: 1
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,3. Nutritional or herbal supplements v s v s v s
a. carry the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for disease st
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at e s. vs v s
b. are not drugs. v s v s
c. can cause adverse effects. v s v s v s
d. will not interact with other drugs the patient may be taking.
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ANS: v s C
Nutritional or herbal supplements are quite capable of causing adverse effects. The majority of nutr
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it i onal or herbal supplements do not carry FDA approval for treating disease states. These supple
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men ts are drugs and can cause adverse effects and interact with different drugs.
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DIF: Comprehension v s
REF: Role of the Dental Hygienist (Nutritional or Herbal Supplements) |
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p. 3 OBJ: 1
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4. Which type of drug name usually begins with a lowercase letter?
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a. Brand name vs
b. Code name v s
c. Generic name vs
d. Trade name v s
ANS: v s C
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ame of the dr ug. Each drug is assigned only one generic name selected by the U.S. Adopted
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Name Cou ncil, and vs vs v s
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ndergoing investig ation and is often a combinat v s vs v s vs vs vs vs
ion of capital letters and numbers, the letters representing an v s v s v s v s v s v s v s v s v s
abbreviation of the company name. v s v s v s v s
DIF: Comprehension
REF:
Drug Names | p. 4 OB vs vs vs vs vs
J: 3 TOP: v s vs
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b. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). v s v s v s v s
c. U.S. Adopted Name Council. v s v s v s
d. Federal Patent Office. v s v s
ANS: C
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opte d Name Council. The generic name is not selected by the FDA or the Federal Patent Of
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fice. T he pha rmaceutical company manufacturing the drug clearly has an influence on the generic na
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me given its drug, but the final decision is not the company’s.
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DIF: Recall REF:
Drug Names | p. 4 OBJ: v s v s v s v s v s
3 TOP: NBDHE, 6.0. Pharmacology
v s vs vs
, 6. Which of the following is true concerning generic and trade names of drugs?
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