Medication Aide Certification Exam Questions and Answers 2023

Polyuria - Answer- Increased urination Non-Steroidal anti-inflammatory agents (NSAIDS) - Answer- Decrease inflammation and relieve pain examples: celebrex, voltaren Corticosteroids - Answer- Used to treat inflammatory diseases. examples: hydrocortisone, prednisolone, cortisone Antilipidemics - Answer- Used to lower fats in the blood. examples: lipitor, crestor, zocor Peripheral Vascular Disease (PVD) - Answer- Disease that blocks normal blood flow to or from the arteries or veins outside the chest Antipyretics - Answer- Reduce fever. examples: acetaminophen, ibuprofen, aspirin Analgestics - Answer- Relive Pain. Examples: aspirin, ibuprofen, oxycodone, vicodin Beta-Blocker - Answer- Block beta-adrenergic actions. Examples: acebutolo, atenolol, metoprolol Polyphagia - Answer- increased hunger Polydipsia - Answer- Increased thirst Type 2 diabetes - Answer- may or may not require insulin Type 1 diabetes - Answer- Body produces no insulin Akathisia - Answer- inability to sit down, restless, urge to move, agitation, fidgeting, pacing Protrusion - Answer- thrusting the tounge out Torticollis - Answer- muscle spasm of the neck, the head is pulled to one side and turned so the chin is pointing to the other side of the body Antipsychotic agents - Answer- Risperdal, clozaril, Zyprexa, Seroquel Benzodiazepines (used to treat anxiety) - Answer- Xanax, Klonopin, Ativan Antidiabetic agents - Answer- drugs that prevent or treat diabetes. Examples: glucotrol, glucovance, duetact Antitussives - Answer- Used to relieve/prevent coughing. Examples: codeine Thirty milliters equals what? - Answer- 2tablespoons P - Answer- post Ung - Answer- Ointment Tr - Answer- Tincture Stat - Answer- immediately SL - Answer- sublingually Sig - Answer- Dispense S - Answer- without Rx - Answer- Take Q - Answer- every milliequivalent - Answer- mEq MDI - Answer- metered-dose inhaler IU - Answer- international unit IV - Answer- intravenously IM - Answer- intramusculary ID - Answer- inteadermally Gtt - Answer- drop ER - Answer- extended release CC - Answer- chief complaint C - Answer- with ad - Answer- toward a.c - Answer- before meals a - Answer- before one teaspoon of an elixir is equal to? - Answer- 5mililliters Pathophysiology - Answer- study of disease Vitamins - Answer- substances that promote metabolism and nutrition Anti-infective agents - Answer- any agent used to fight infection Antiemetics - Answer- help prevent/relieve nausea/vommiting Sedative/hypnotics - Answer- combination drugs that provide caing and seadating effects Most common bacteria that causes UTI? - Answer- E.Coli Most common side effect of acyclovir? - Answer- Hypertension Which condition puts the resident at risk when recieving inderal? - Answer- COPD A pulse that stays below 60 is considred an indication of what? - Answer- Bradycardia What kind of medication is Warfarin? - Answer- Anticoagulant 1 pint= how many mililliters? - Answer- 500mL what kind of medication is Neurontin? - Answer- An anticonvulsant. Neurotin is an antisiezure and can cause drowsiness or sleepiness Maximum dose of Tylenol is 24 hours? - Answer- 3 grams Intercoastal Space (ICS) - Answer- space between ribs Intermittent claudication - Answer- sporadic pain in the lower extremities upon walking Intra- - Answer- within; inside Ischemia - Answer- temporary deficiency of blood flow to an organ or tissue Inferior Vena Carva - Answer- large vein that recieves deoxygenated blood from the lower body and returns it to the heart Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) - Answer- Device implanted in the clients body to treat potentially deadly dysrtgymias Lethargy - Answer- Extreme tiredness, lack of energy Low-Density Lipoprotein (LDL) - Answer- Majoritt of lipids that carry most of the cholesterol in plasma Lumen - Answer- Inside diameter of a hollow tube Lymphatic System - Answer- System that includes all the lymph vessels that collect tissue fluid and return it to the blood Left Ventricular Hypertrophy - Answer- Enlargement of the left ventricle of the heart Lipid - Answer- Fat or fat-like substance that cannot be broken down (insoluble) in water Malaise - Answer- Subjective feeling of being run-down; fatigued Mitral Valve - Answer- Valve that closes the opening between the left atrium and the left ventricle of the heart Myocardial Infarction (MI) - Answer- Death of living heart muscle due to an occlusion of a cardiac atery by a fat plaque; heart attack Myocardium - Answer- Muscle of the heart Mm Hg - Answer- measurement compared to the same amount of (millimeters) of mecury Orthostatic Hypotension - Answer- Sudden decrease in blood pressure when standing Antihypertensive Agent - Answer- Drug or agent that lowers blood pressure Thrombophlebitis - Answer- Blood clot with inflammation to a vein Thrombus - Answer- Clots of blood (stationary) Triglycerides - Answer- Glycerol and fatty acids Thrombolytic - Answer- Agent that breaks up a thrombus (clot) Tachycardia - Answer- Rapid heartbeat; over 100 bpm Raynaud's Phenomenon - Answer- Vasospatic disease of small arteries and arterioles Pre infarct - Answer- Time coming hefore death of a muscle Platelet Aggregation Inhibitor - Answer- Substance that prohibits coagulation (clumping) of platelets Phlebitis - Answer- Inflammation of a vein Pulmonary - Answer- Pertaining to the vein Premature Ventricular Contraction (PVC) - Answer- Premature, nonreassuring contraction of the left ventricle of the heart Premature Artial Contraction (PAC) - Answer- Premature beating if the atria Phlebitis - Answer- Inflammation if a vein Systole - Answer- chambers contract, the working phase or systolic phase 15mL - Answer- 1 tablespoon or 1/2 ounce