TEST BANK - PHARMACOLOGY CLEAR AND SIMPLE: A GUIDE
TO DRUG CLASSIFICATIONS AND DOSAGE CALCULATIONS, 4TH
EDITION (WATKINS, 2022), CHAPTER 1-21 |
“The Greek term pharmakon meaning "medicine" and ology meaning "study of" led to the term... -
Correct answer Pharmacology"
"Early records document that treatments consisted of ____,____,and ____ because no other sources
were available. - Correct answer plants, minerals, animal products"
"During World War___, the mass production of medicine began. - Correct answer 2"
"The Dutch word droog meaning "dry" is the origin for the word... - Correct answer Drug"
"Epinephrine comes from the ephedra _____. - Correct answer shrub"
"Most estrogen hormone replacements come from ___. - Correct answer yams"
"Procaine (Novocain) is used as an anesthetic and is derived from the ______. - Correct answer coco
plant"
"Drugs fall into __ categories of desired effects. - Correct answer 6"
"Curative - Correct answer able to heal or cure"
"Prophylactic - Correct answer intended to prevent disease"
"Diagnostic - Correct answer helps diagnose a disease or condition"
"Palliative - Correct answer relieving but not curing symptoms"
"Replacement - Correct answer replaces missing substance"
"Destructive - Correct answer destroys tumors and/or microbes"
"Pharmacology - Correct answer Study of drugs and their effects on the body"
"When medication is ingested, applied, or injected it enters the bloodstream and begins the... - Correct
answer drug cycle"
"Pharmacodynamics - Correct answer effect of a drug on the body"
, "Physicians desk reference (PDR) - Correct answer contains manufacturers and product category, generic
and trade names
pink: brand and generic name index
white 1: manufacturers index
blue: classification index
gray: product identification guide
white 5: product information section
white 6: miscellaneous"
"Absorption - Correct answer process by which substance moves into bloodstream from site where it
was administered."
"Drugs can be administered: enterally - Correct answer given directly into the GI system (orally, rectally,
or through a tube entering this system)"
"Drugs can be administered: parenterally - Correct answer by intramuscular, intravenous, subcutaneous,
or intradermal injection"
"Drugs can be administered: percutaneously - Correct answer by inhalation, sublingually (under the
tongue), topically, or transdermally"
"FDA drug safety categories for pregnancy - Correct answer A: lowest risk
B: slight risk
C: moderate risk
D: risky
X: highest risk"
"Liquid medications act faster than pills - Correct answer True"
"Intravenous injections is the fastest way to the blood supply - Correct answer True"
"Factors that affect absorption: - Correct answer fat or lipid solubility
pH
concentration of medication
length of contact
age
food
depth of breathing"
"Distribution - Correct answer delivery of drug to appropriate site after drug has been absorbed into
bloodstream"
"Metabolism AKA - Correct answer biotransformation"
TO DRUG CLASSIFICATIONS AND DOSAGE CALCULATIONS, 4TH
EDITION (WATKINS, 2022), CHAPTER 1-21 |
“The Greek term pharmakon meaning "medicine" and ology meaning "study of" led to the term... -
Correct answer Pharmacology"
"Early records document that treatments consisted of ____,____,and ____ because no other sources
were available. - Correct answer plants, minerals, animal products"
"During World War___, the mass production of medicine began. - Correct answer 2"
"The Dutch word droog meaning "dry" is the origin for the word... - Correct answer Drug"
"Epinephrine comes from the ephedra _____. - Correct answer shrub"
"Most estrogen hormone replacements come from ___. - Correct answer yams"
"Procaine (Novocain) is used as an anesthetic and is derived from the ______. - Correct answer coco
plant"
"Drugs fall into __ categories of desired effects. - Correct answer 6"
"Curative - Correct answer able to heal or cure"
"Prophylactic - Correct answer intended to prevent disease"
"Diagnostic - Correct answer helps diagnose a disease or condition"
"Palliative - Correct answer relieving but not curing symptoms"
"Replacement - Correct answer replaces missing substance"
"Destructive - Correct answer destroys tumors and/or microbes"
"Pharmacology - Correct answer Study of drugs and their effects on the body"
"When medication is ingested, applied, or injected it enters the bloodstream and begins the... - Correct
answer drug cycle"
"Pharmacodynamics - Correct answer effect of a drug on the body"
, "Physicians desk reference (PDR) - Correct answer contains manufacturers and product category, generic
and trade names
pink: brand and generic name index
white 1: manufacturers index
blue: classification index
gray: product identification guide
white 5: product information section
white 6: miscellaneous"
"Absorption - Correct answer process by which substance moves into bloodstream from site where it
was administered."
"Drugs can be administered: enterally - Correct answer given directly into the GI system (orally, rectally,
or through a tube entering this system)"
"Drugs can be administered: parenterally - Correct answer by intramuscular, intravenous, subcutaneous,
or intradermal injection"
"Drugs can be administered: percutaneously - Correct answer by inhalation, sublingually (under the
tongue), topically, or transdermally"
"FDA drug safety categories for pregnancy - Correct answer A: lowest risk
B: slight risk
C: moderate risk
D: risky
X: highest risk"
"Liquid medications act faster than pills - Correct answer True"
"Intravenous injections is the fastest way to the blood supply - Correct answer True"
"Factors that affect absorption: - Correct answer fat or lipid solubility
pH
concentration of medication
length of contact
age
food
depth of breathing"
"Distribution - Correct answer delivery of drug to appropriate site after drug has been absorbed into
bloodstream"
"Metabolism AKA - Correct answer biotransformation"
