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Prepare for your Applied Pharmacology for the Dental Hygienist course with this comprehensive test bank based on the 9th Edition. It is designed to help dental hygiene students review pharmacology concepts, test their knowledge, and prepare more effectively for exams. Topics may include: General pharmacology principles Drug classifications and actions Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics Adverse drug reactions and interactions Prescription and nonprescription medications Drugs affecting the cardiovascular system Antimicrobial and anti-infective agents Analgesics and pain management Medications relevant to dental hygiene practice Patient assessment and medication considerations Ideal for: Dental Hygiene students Pharmacology exam preparation Course review and self-assessment Quiz and test preparation 9th Edition study support Use this resource as a supplementary study aid to reinforce important pharmacology concepts and prepare for coursework and examinations.

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TEST BANK For Applied Pharmacology for the De
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ntal Hygienist 9th Edition
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by Elena Bablenis Haveles, Chapters 1 - 26 A+
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,Chapter./01:./Information./Sources,./Regulatory./Agencies,./Drug./Legislation,./and./Prescription./Writi
ng
Haveles:./Applied./Pharmacology./for./the./Dental./Hygienist,./9th./Edition




MULTIPLE./CHOICE

1. Knowledge./of./pharmacology./aids./the./dental./professional./in
a. obtaining./a./patient’s./health./history.
b. administering./drugs./in./the./office.
c. handling./emergency./situations.
d. selection./of./a./nonprescription./medication.
e. All./of./the./ above.

ANSWER:. / E
All./of./the./choices./are./true../Because./many./of./our./patients./are./being./treated./with./drugs,./knowledge./o
f./pharmacology./helps./in./understanding./and./interpreting./patients’./responses./to./health./history./question
s../Knowledge./of./the./therapeutic./and./adverse./effects./of./medications./obviously./helps./in./their./proper./
administration./in./the./office../Emergency./situations./may./be./caused./by./drugs./or./treated./by./drugs;./thus
,./knowledge./of./pharmacology./is./of./great./help,./especially./because./a./rapid./response./is./sometimes./re
quired../A./clear./understanding./of./the./concepts./of./drug./action,./drug./handling./by./the./body,./and./drug./i
nteractions./will./allow./the./dental./practitioner./to./make./proper./judgments./and./grasp./the./concepts./rele
vant./to./new./drug./therapies./on./the./market.

DIF: Application
REF:. / Role./of./the./Dental./Hygienist./(Medication/Health./History),./Role./of./the./Dental./Hygienist./(Medicati
on./Administration),./Role./of./the./Dental./Hygienist./(Emergency./Situations),./Role./of./the./Dental./Hygienist.
/(Nonprescription./Medication)./|./pp../2-3 OBJ: 1
TOP:. / NBDHE,./6.0../Pharmacology

2. Which./of./the./following./statements./is./true./regarding./planning./appointments?
a. Whether./or./not./patients./are./taking./medication./for./systemic./diseases./is./of./littl
e
consequence./in./the./dental./office.
b. Asthmatic./patients./should./have./dental./appointments./in./the./morning.
c. Diabetic./patients./usually./have./fewer./problems./with./a./morning./appointment
compared./with./afternoon./appointments.
d. Both./B./and./C./are./true.

ANSWER:. / D
Asthmatic./patients./who./experience./dental./anxiety./should./schedule./their./appointments./when./they./are./
not./rushed./or./under./pressure./early./in./the./morning../Diabetic./patients./usually./have./relatively./fewer./p
roblems./with./a./morning./appointment../Patients./taking./medication./for./systemic./diseases./may./require./s
pecial./handling./in./the./dental./office.

, DIF: Comprehension
REF:. / Role./of./the./Dental./Hygienist./(Appointment./Scheduling)./|./p..
/3./OBJ:. / 1 TOP:. / NBDHE,./6.0../Pharmacology


3. Nutritional./or./herbal./supplements
a. carry./the./U.S../Food./and./Drug./Administration./(FDA)./approval./for./disease./states
.
b. are./not./drugs.
c. can./cause./adverse./effects.
d. will./not./interact./with./other./drugs./the./patient./may./be./taking.

ANSWER:. / C
Nutritional./or./herbal./supplements./are./quite./capable./of./causing./adverse./effects../The./majority./o
f./nutritional./or./herbal./supplements./do./not./carry./FDA./approval./for./treating./disease./states../Th
ese./supplements./are./drugs./and./can./cause./adverse./effects./and./interact./with./different./drugs.

DIF:. / . / Comprehension
REF:. / Role./of./the./Dental./Hygienist./(Nutritional./or./Herbal./Supplements)./|./p.
./3./OBJ:. / 1 TOP:. / NBDHE,./6.0../Pharmacology

4. Which./type./of./drug./name./usually./begins./with./a./lowercase./ letter?
a. Brand./name
b. Code./name
c. Generic./name
d. Trade./name

ANSWER:. / C
Before./any./drug./is./marketed,./it./is./given./a./generic./name./that./becomes./the./“official”./name./of./the./drug.
./Each./drug./is./assigned./only./one./generic./name./selected./by./the./U.S../Adopted./Name./Council,./and./th

e./name./is./not./capitalized../The./brand./name./is./equivalent./to./the./trade./name./and./is./capitalized../Althou
gh./the./brand./name./is./technically./the./name./of./the./company./marketing./the./product,./this./term./is./often./u
sed./interchangeably./with./the./trade./name../The./code./name./is./the./initial./term./used./within./a./pharmaceu
tical./company./to./refer./to./a./drug./while./it./is./undergoing./investigation./and./is./often./a./combination./of./
capital./letters./and./numbers,./the./letters./representing./an./abbreviation./of./the./company./name.

DIF: Comprehension
REF:. / Drug./Names./|./p../4./OBJ:. / 3
TOP:. / NBDHE,./6.0../Pharmacology

5. A./drug’s./generic./name./is./selected./by./the
a. pharmaceutical./company./manufacturing./it.
b. Food./and./Drug./Administration./(FDA).
c. U.S../Adopted./Name./Council.
d. Federal./Patent./ Office.

, ANSWER:. / C
Each./drug./is./assigned./only./one./generic./name./(e.g.,./ibuprofen)../It./is./selected./by./the./U.S../Adopted./
Name./Council../The./generic./name./is./not./selected./by./the./FDA./or./the./Federal./Patent./Office../The./pha
rmaceutical./company./manufacturing./the./drug./clearly./has./an./influence./on./the./generic./name./given./its./
drug,./but./the./final./decision./is./not./the./company’s.

DIF: Recall REF:. / Drug./Names./|./p../4
OBJ:. / 3./TOP:. / NBDHE,./6.0../Pharmacology

6. Which./of./the./following./is./true./concerning./generic./and./trade./names./of./drugs?
a. A./drug./may./only./have./one./generic./name./and./one./trade./name.
b. A./drug./may./only./have./one./generic./name,./but./ it./may./have./several./trade./name
s.
c. A./drug./may./have./several./generic./names,./but./ it./may./only./have./one./trade./nam
e.
d. A./drug./may./have./several./generic./names./and./several./trade./names.

ANSWER:. / B
Each./drug./has./only./one./generic./name./but./may./have./several./trade./names../For./each./drug,./there./is./onl
y./one./generic./name../It./is./not./capitalized,./and./it./becomes./the./“official”./name./of./the./drug../The./pharm
aceutical./company./discovering./the./drug./gives./the./drug./a./trade./name../The./trade./name./is./protected./by.
/the./Federal./Patent./Law./for./20./years./from./the./earliest./claimed./filing./date,./plus./patent./term./extensions..

/Although./the./brand./name./is./technically./the./name./of./the./company./marketing./the./product,./it./is./often./us

ed./interchangeably./with./the./trade./name.

DIF: Comprehension
REF:. / Drug./Names./|./p../4./OBJ:. / 3
TOP:. / NBDHE,./6.0../Pharmacology

7. Two./drugs./that./are./found./to./be./chemically./equivalent,./but./not./biologically./equivalent./o
r./therapeutically./equivalent./are./said./to./differ./in
a. potency.
b. efficacy.
c. bioavailability.
d. therapeutic./index.

ANSWER:. / C
A./preparation./can./be./chemically./equivalent./yet./not./biologically./or./therapeutically./equivalent../Thes
e./products./are./said./to./differ./in./their./bioavailability../The./potency./of./a./drug./is./a./function./of./the./amount
./of./drug./required./to./produce./an./effect../The./efficacy./is./the./maximum./intensity./of./effect./or./response.

/that./can./be./produced./by./a./drug../The./therapeutic./index./is./the./ratio./of./the./lethal./dose./for./50%./of./the

./experimental./animals./divided./by./the./effective./dose./for./50%./of./the./experimental./animals../If./the./val

ue./of./the./therapeutic./index./is./small,./toxicity./is./more./likely.

DIF: Recall
REF:. / Drug./Names./(Drug./Substitution)./|./p../5./OBJ:. / 4
TOP:. / NBDHE,./6.0../Pharmacology

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