TEST BANK - PHARMACOLOGY CLEAR AND SIMPLE: A GUIDE TO DRUG
CLASSIFICATIONS AND DOSAGE CALCULATIONS, 4TH EDITION (WATKINS, 2022),
CHAPTER 1-21 | ALL CHAPTERS NEWEST VERSION
,Contents
Chapter 1. History of Pharmacology ...................................................................... 3
Chapter 2. Basics of Pharmacology ...................................................................... 20
Chapter 3. Patient Safety in Medication Administration ...................................... 38
Chapter 4. Regulations ......................................................................................... 57
Chapter 5. Prescriptions and Labels ..................................................................... 80
Chapter 6. Review of Mathematics ...................................................................... 92
Chapter 7. Measurement Systems ..................................................................... 118
Chapter 8. Dosage Calculations .......................................................................... 134
Chapter 9. Enteral Medications and Administration .......................................... 149
Chapter 10. Parental Medications and Administration ...................................... 162
Chapter 11. Integumentary System Medications ............................................... 187
Chapter 12. Musculoskeletal System Medications ............................................. 203
Chapter 13. Nervous System Medications ......................................................... 218
Chapter 14. Eye and Ear Medications ................................................................ 236
Chapter 15. Endocrine System Medications....................................................... 247
Chapter 16. Cardiovascular System Medications ............................................... 266
Chapter 17. Immunologic System Medications .................................................. 288
Chapter 18. Pulmonary System Medications ..................................................... 308
Chapter 19. Gastrointestinal System Medications ............................................. 323
Chapter 20. Reproductive and Urinary System Medications .............................. 338
Chapter 21. Vitamins, Minerals, Herbs, and Complementary and Alternative
Medicine ............................................................................................................ 356
,Chapter 1. History of Pharmacology
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The Greek word pharmakon means which of the following?
a. Medicine
b. Poison
c. Remedy
d. Medicine, poison, and remedy
ANS: D
Rationale: The word pharmakon refers to the curing of illness, thus meaning
medicine and remedy, as well as poison because early medicines were toxic
enough to kill a patient or enemy.
PTS: 1 DIF: Easy TOP: Unit 1: Introduction to Pharmacology KEY: History
2. The Dutch word droog means which of the following?
a. Drop
b. Drug
c. Dry
d. Dirge
ANS: C
, Rationale: Droog, which mean (dry) is the origin of the word drug, such as in the
use of dry herbs as medications.
PTS: 1 DIF: Intermediate TOP: Unit 1: Introduction to Pharmacology
KEY: History
3. Most ancient societies treated illness based on which of the following?
a. Visions received by medicine men
b. Trial and error
c. Religion
d. Animal sacrifice
ANS: B
Rationale: Ancient societies had little knowledge of how the human body worked;
therefore, treating illness was often based on trial and error.
PTS: 1 DIF: Intermediate TOP: Unit 1: Introduction to Pharmacology
KEY: History
4. Early records show that pharmacological treatments consisted of which of
the following?
a. Plants
b. Minerals
c. Animal products
d. Plants, minerals, and animal products
ANS: D
CLASSIFICATIONS AND DOSAGE CALCULATIONS, 4TH EDITION (WATKINS, 2022),
CHAPTER 1-21 | ALL CHAPTERS NEWEST VERSION
,Contents
Chapter 1. History of Pharmacology ...................................................................... 3
Chapter 2. Basics of Pharmacology ...................................................................... 20
Chapter 3. Patient Safety in Medication Administration ...................................... 38
Chapter 4. Regulations ......................................................................................... 57
Chapter 5. Prescriptions and Labels ..................................................................... 80
Chapter 6. Review of Mathematics ...................................................................... 92
Chapter 7. Measurement Systems ..................................................................... 118
Chapter 8. Dosage Calculations .......................................................................... 134
Chapter 9. Enteral Medications and Administration .......................................... 149
Chapter 10. Parental Medications and Administration ...................................... 162
Chapter 11. Integumentary System Medications ............................................... 187
Chapter 12. Musculoskeletal System Medications ............................................. 203
Chapter 13. Nervous System Medications ......................................................... 218
Chapter 14. Eye and Ear Medications ................................................................ 236
Chapter 15. Endocrine System Medications....................................................... 247
Chapter 16. Cardiovascular System Medications ............................................... 266
Chapter 17. Immunologic System Medications .................................................. 288
Chapter 18. Pulmonary System Medications ..................................................... 308
Chapter 19. Gastrointestinal System Medications ............................................. 323
Chapter 20. Reproductive and Urinary System Medications .............................. 338
Chapter 21. Vitamins, Minerals, Herbs, and Complementary and Alternative
Medicine ............................................................................................................ 356
,Chapter 1. History of Pharmacology
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The Greek word pharmakon means which of the following?
a. Medicine
b. Poison
c. Remedy
d. Medicine, poison, and remedy
ANS: D
Rationale: The word pharmakon refers to the curing of illness, thus meaning
medicine and remedy, as well as poison because early medicines were toxic
enough to kill a patient or enemy.
PTS: 1 DIF: Easy TOP: Unit 1: Introduction to Pharmacology KEY: History
2. The Dutch word droog means which of the following?
a. Drop
b. Drug
c. Dry
d. Dirge
ANS: C
, Rationale: Droog, which mean (dry) is the origin of the word drug, such as in the
use of dry herbs as medications.
PTS: 1 DIF: Intermediate TOP: Unit 1: Introduction to Pharmacology
KEY: History
3. Most ancient societies treated illness based on which of the following?
a. Visions received by medicine men
b. Trial and error
c. Religion
d. Animal sacrifice
ANS: B
Rationale: Ancient societies had little knowledge of how the human body worked;
therefore, treating illness was often based on trial and error.
PTS: 1 DIF: Intermediate TOP: Unit 1: Introduction to Pharmacology
KEY: History
4. Early records show that pharmacological treatments consisted of which of
the following?
a. Plants
b. Minerals
c. Animal products
d. Plants, minerals, and animal products
ANS: D
