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Pharmacology for the Surgical Technologist
Tiffany Howe & Angela Burton
6th Edition
All Chapters Complete (Questions with Rationalized Answers)
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
UNIT I: INTRODUCTION TO PHARMACOLOGY
Chapter: 1. Basic Pharmacology
Chapter: 2. Medication Development, Regulation, and Resources
Chapter: 3. Pharmacology Mathematics
Chapter: 4. Medication Administration
UNIT II: APPLIED SURGICAL PHARMACOLOGY
Chapter: 5. Antibiotics
Chapter: 6. Diagnostic Agents
Chapter: 7. Diuretics
Chapter: 8. Hormones
Chapter: 9. Medications That Affect Coagulation
Chapter: 10. Ophthalmic Agents
Chapter: 11. Fluids and Irrigation Solutions
Chapter: 12. Antineoplastic Chemotherapy Agents
UNIT III: ANESTHESIA
Chapter: 13. Preoperative Medications
Chapter: 14. Patient Monitoring and Local and Regional Anesthesia
Chapter: 15. General Anesthesia
Chapter: 16. Emergency Situations
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Howe: Pharmacology for the Surgical Technologist, 6th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. A drug that binds to a receptor and stimulates its function is said to be a(n)
drug.
a. agonist
b. antagonist
c. idiosyncratic
d. pharmacokinetic
ANS: A
Agonist drugs bind to or have an affinity (attraction) for a receptor and cause a particular
response.
DIF: 1 REF: 14 TOP: AST Core Curriculum X:B:1:b, agonist
2. Which factor is not used for the classification of drugs?
a. Therapeutic action
W W W . T B S M . W S
b. Physiological action
c. Affected body system
d. Source of origin
ANS: D
Drugs are classified by what they do, what they affect, what they are not, and what they are.
WWW.TBSM.WS
DIF: 1 REF: 4 TOP: AST Core Curriculum X:B:2, therapeutic actions
3. An anticoagulant drug is classified by its
a. chemical type.
b. source of origin.
c. physiologic action.
d. therapeutic action.
ANS: D
Therapeutic action describes what the drug does for a patient; in this example, it works against
coagulation.
DIF: 1 REF: 4 TOP: AST Core Curriculum X:B:2:a, indications
4. Prescriptions must include all of the following information except
a. name of the drug.
b. patient’s social security number.
c. drug dosage.
d. route of administration of the drug.
ANS: B
Prescriptions must include the date, name of the patient, name of the drug, dosage, route of
administration, and frequency or time of administration. The patient’s social security number
will be in the chart but not on a prescription.
TEST BANK
Pharmacology for the Surgical Technologist
Tiffany Howe & Angela Burton
6th Edition
All Chapters Complete (Questions with Rationalized Answers)
,@ProfdocDigitalLibraries <Best Online Study Materials>
TABLE OF CONTENTS
UNIT I: INTRODUCTION TO PHARMACOLOGY
Chapter: 1. Basic Pharmacology
Chapter: 2. Medication Development, Regulation, and Resources
Chapter: 3. Pharmacology Mathematics
Chapter: 4. Medication Administration
UNIT II: APPLIED SURGICAL PHARMACOLOGY
Chapter: 5. Antibiotics
Chapter: 6. Diagnostic Agents
Chapter: 7. Diuretics
Chapter: 8. Hormones
Chapter: 9. Medications That Affect Coagulation
Chapter: 10. Ophthalmic Agents
Chapter: 11. Fluids and Irrigation Solutions
Chapter: 12. Antineoplastic Chemotherapy Agents
UNIT III: ANESTHESIA
Chapter: 13. Preoperative Medications
Chapter: 14. Patient Monitoring and Local and Regional Anesthesia
Chapter: 15. General Anesthesia
Chapter: 16. Emergency Situations
,@ProfdocDigitalLibraries <Best Online Study Materials>
Should you face any challenges, do not hesitate to send an email to: We
respond and resolve to all queries within 6 hours.
, Chapter 01: Basic Pharmacology
Howe: Pharmacology for the Surgical Technologist, 6th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. A drug that binds to a receptor and stimulates its function is said to be a(n)
drug.
a. agonist
b. antagonist
c. idiosyncratic
d. pharmacokinetic
ANS: A
Agonist drugs bind to or have an affinity (attraction) for a receptor and cause a particular
response.
DIF: 1 REF: 14 TOP: AST Core Curriculum X:B:1:b, agonist
2. Which factor is not used for the classification of drugs?
a. Therapeutic action
W W W . T B S M . W S
b. Physiological action
c. Affected body system
d. Source of origin
ANS: D
Drugs are classified by what they do, what they affect, what they are not, and what they are.
WWW.TBSM.WS
DIF: 1 REF: 4 TOP: AST Core Curriculum X:B:2, therapeutic actions
3. An anticoagulant drug is classified by its
a. chemical type.
b. source of origin.
c. physiologic action.
d. therapeutic action.
ANS: D
Therapeutic action describes what the drug does for a patient; in this example, it works against
coagulation.
DIF: 1 REF: 4 TOP: AST Core Curriculum X:B:2:a, indications
4. Prescriptions must include all of the following information except
a. name of the drug.
b. patient’s social security number.
c. drug dosage.
d. route of administration of the drug.
ANS: B
Prescriptions must include the date, name of the patient, name of the drug, dosage, route of
administration, and frequency or time of administration. The patient’s social security number
will be in the chart but not on a prescription.
