PN1005 EXAMS SET FULL QUESTIONS AND
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
●● for a bacterial infection affecting the skin, what agent would you
use?
Answer: antibiotics
●● for athletes foot, toe fungus, or C.diff, what agent would you use?
Answer: antifungal
●● what agent forces the contractility of the heart, will stop heart flutter,
and makes contractions hard?
Answer: antiarrhythmics
●● what agent relieves symptoms of angina (chest pain)
Answer: antianginals
●● what agent lowers blood pressure
(apart of cardiovascular system)
Answer: antihypertensives
●● what agent prevents blood clotting
,Answer: anticoagulants
●● what agents tries to reverse anemia
Answer: anti anemics
●● what agent lowers cholesterol in the blood
Answer: lipid-lowering agents
●● what agent is a cough suppressant - blocks coughing reflexes
Answer: antitussives
●● what agent decreases the overproduction of secretions
i.e you take when your nose is stuffy
Answer: decongestants
●● what agent blocks the release of histamine, suppresses allergy
symptoms
Answer: antihistamines
●● what agent increase productive cough, given to people with
pneumonia
Answer: expectorants
,●● what agent liquifies thick secretions so they are easier to clear
Answer: mucolytics
●● what agent helps dilate airways - helps asthma
Answer: bronchodilators (anti--asthmatics)
●● what agent reduces surface tension in the alveoli
Answer: surfactants
●● what agent helps with anxiety by depressing the CNS
Answer: anxiolytics
●● what agent causes sleep?
Answer: hypnotics
●● what agent make you feel more relaxed
brings you down to a point where you don't know what is going on
Answer: sedatives
●● what agent helps depression
Answer: antidepressants
, ●● what agent treats disorders that involve thought process
Answer: antipsychotics
●● what agent treats seizures
Answer: antiseizure / antiepileptic
●● what agent relives signs of Parkinson disease
Answer: antiparkinsons
●● what agent helps muscle spasms and pain
Answer: muscle relaxants
●● what agent blocks the opioid receptors to counteract the effects of
narcotics
i.e Narcan
Answer: narcotic antagonists
●● what agent prevents migraines
Answer: antimigraine
●● what agent is used in surgical procedures to induce loss of
consciousness, amnesia, analgesia and loss of reflexes
Answer: general anesthetics
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
●● for a bacterial infection affecting the skin, what agent would you
use?
Answer: antibiotics
●● for athletes foot, toe fungus, or C.diff, what agent would you use?
Answer: antifungal
●● what agent forces the contractility of the heart, will stop heart flutter,
and makes contractions hard?
Answer: antiarrhythmics
●● what agent relieves symptoms of angina (chest pain)
Answer: antianginals
●● what agent lowers blood pressure
(apart of cardiovascular system)
Answer: antihypertensives
●● what agent prevents blood clotting
,Answer: anticoagulants
●● what agents tries to reverse anemia
Answer: anti anemics
●● what agent lowers cholesterol in the blood
Answer: lipid-lowering agents
●● what agent is a cough suppressant - blocks coughing reflexes
Answer: antitussives
●● what agent decreases the overproduction of secretions
i.e you take when your nose is stuffy
Answer: decongestants
●● what agent blocks the release of histamine, suppresses allergy
symptoms
Answer: antihistamines
●● what agent increase productive cough, given to people with
pneumonia
Answer: expectorants
,●● what agent liquifies thick secretions so they are easier to clear
Answer: mucolytics
●● what agent helps dilate airways - helps asthma
Answer: bronchodilators (anti--asthmatics)
●● what agent reduces surface tension in the alveoli
Answer: surfactants
●● what agent helps with anxiety by depressing the CNS
Answer: anxiolytics
●● what agent causes sleep?
Answer: hypnotics
●● what agent make you feel more relaxed
brings you down to a point where you don't know what is going on
Answer: sedatives
●● what agent helps depression
Answer: antidepressants
, ●● what agent treats disorders that involve thought process
Answer: antipsychotics
●● what agent treats seizures
Answer: antiseizure / antiepileptic
●● what agent relives signs of Parkinson disease
Answer: antiparkinsons
●● what agent helps muscle spasms and pain
Answer: muscle relaxants
●● what agent blocks the opioid receptors to counteract the effects of
narcotics
i.e Narcan
Answer: narcotic antagonists
●● what agent prevents migraines
Answer: antimigraine
●● what agent is used in surgical procedures to induce loss of
consciousness, amnesia, analgesia and loss of reflexes
Answer: general anesthetics
