Walgreens Test UPDATED Exam Questions
and CORRECT Answers
which organ in the body is primarily responsible for the metabolism of drugs? - CORRECT
ANSWER - liver
what is bioequivalence? - CORRECT ANSWER - drug products that are pharmaceutical
equivalents that have the same rate/extent of absorption when administered using the same dose
of the active ingredient.
what does ADME stand for in pharmacokinetics? - CORRECT ANSWER - A - absorption
D - distribution
M - metabolism
E - excretion/elimination
what does NTI mean? - CORRECT ANSWER - narrow therapeutic index drugs are drugs that
are defined as small differences in blood concentration may lead to toxic drug concentrations in
the blood, serious therapeutic or adverse drugs reactions.
what are some examples of NTI drugs? - CORRECT ANSWER - warfarin
carbamazepine
digoxin
theophylline
levothyroxine
lithium Carbonate
phentyoin
dentanyl
abscess - CORRECT ANSWER - localized collection of pus
,biopsy - CORRECT ANSWER - to remove part of a tissue for analysis
cellulitis - CORRECT ANSWER - inflammation of the skin tissues
edema - CORRECT ANSWER - tissue swelling due to fluid accumulation
erythema - CORRECT ANSWER - redness of the skin
infection - CORRECT ANSWER - disease caused by bacterial, viral, fungal, or parasitic
pathogens
jaundice - CORRECT ANSWER - yellowing of the skin
laceration - CORRECT ANSWER - ragged tear in skin
lesion - CORRECT ANSWER - abnormal visual change in tissue appearance
asthma - CORRECT ANSWER - respiratory disease caused by inflammation and narrowing
of the airways
upper respiratory infection (URI) - CORRECT ANSWER - infection within nasal cavity,
larynx, or pharynx,
renal - CORRECT ANSWER - kidney
dialysis - CORRECT ANSWER - a procedure to remove waste products from the blood of
patients whose kidneys no longer function
,void - CORRECT ANSWER - to eliminate
anemia - CORRECT ANSWER - reduction in number of red blood cells (important to carry
oxygen to tissues)
leukopenia - CORRECT ANSWER - reduction in number of white blood cells (important for
fighting infections)
thrombocytopenia - CORRECT ANSWER - reduction in number of platelets (important for
blood clot formation)
hypotension - CORRECT ANSWER - low blood pressure
myocardial infarction - CORRECT ANSWER - heart attack
venipuncture - CORRECT ANSWER - puncture to the vein (to obtain blood clot interrupting
blood flow to the heart)
hypertension - CORRECT ANSWER - high blood pressure
hemorrhage - CORRECT ANSWER - rapid loss of blood
syncope - CORRECT ANSWER - to lose consciousness
seizure - CORRECT ANSWER - abnormal electrical activity in the brain causing
impaired/involuntary muscle movements
, stroke - CORRECT ANSWER - decrease in blood supply to brain that results in neurologic
damage
transient - CORRECT ANSWER - ischemic attack, sudden decrease in blood supply to brain
that resolved with in one hour without permanent neurological damage
migraine - CORRECT ANSWER - intense throbbing headache disorder that can be
accompanied by altered sensations and nausea or vomiting
multiple sclerosis - CORRECT ANSWER - progressive neurological degeneration causing
fatigue, impaired balance/coordination and vision changes
parkinsons disease - CORRECT ANSWER - chronic neurological degeneration causing
muscle rigidity, tremors at rest, loss of facial expression, and a shuffled gait
bipolar disorder - CORRECT ANSWER - psychological disorder characterized by mood
swings from depression to mania
diabetes mellitus - CORRECT ANSWER - disease characterized by high blood sugar caused
by insufficient amount of insulin or body's resistance to insulin effects
hypo/hyper thyroidism - CORRECT ANSWER - low/high amount of thyroid hormones
carcin/o - CORRECT ANSWER - cancer
onc/onco - CORRECT ANSWER - tumor
my/myo - CORRECT ANSWER - muscle
and CORRECT Answers
which organ in the body is primarily responsible for the metabolism of drugs? - CORRECT
ANSWER - liver
what is bioequivalence? - CORRECT ANSWER - drug products that are pharmaceutical
equivalents that have the same rate/extent of absorption when administered using the same dose
of the active ingredient.
what does ADME stand for in pharmacokinetics? - CORRECT ANSWER - A - absorption
D - distribution
M - metabolism
E - excretion/elimination
what does NTI mean? - CORRECT ANSWER - narrow therapeutic index drugs are drugs that
are defined as small differences in blood concentration may lead to toxic drug concentrations in
the blood, serious therapeutic or adverse drugs reactions.
what are some examples of NTI drugs? - CORRECT ANSWER - warfarin
carbamazepine
digoxin
theophylline
levothyroxine
lithium Carbonate
phentyoin
dentanyl
abscess - CORRECT ANSWER - localized collection of pus
,biopsy - CORRECT ANSWER - to remove part of a tissue for analysis
cellulitis - CORRECT ANSWER - inflammation of the skin tissues
edema - CORRECT ANSWER - tissue swelling due to fluid accumulation
erythema - CORRECT ANSWER - redness of the skin
infection - CORRECT ANSWER - disease caused by bacterial, viral, fungal, or parasitic
pathogens
jaundice - CORRECT ANSWER - yellowing of the skin
laceration - CORRECT ANSWER - ragged tear in skin
lesion - CORRECT ANSWER - abnormal visual change in tissue appearance
asthma - CORRECT ANSWER - respiratory disease caused by inflammation and narrowing
of the airways
upper respiratory infection (URI) - CORRECT ANSWER - infection within nasal cavity,
larynx, or pharynx,
renal - CORRECT ANSWER - kidney
dialysis - CORRECT ANSWER - a procedure to remove waste products from the blood of
patients whose kidneys no longer function
,void - CORRECT ANSWER - to eliminate
anemia - CORRECT ANSWER - reduction in number of red blood cells (important to carry
oxygen to tissues)
leukopenia - CORRECT ANSWER - reduction in number of white blood cells (important for
fighting infections)
thrombocytopenia - CORRECT ANSWER - reduction in number of platelets (important for
blood clot formation)
hypotension - CORRECT ANSWER - low blood pressure
myocardial infarction - CORRECT ANSWER - heart attack
venipuncture - CORRECT ANSWER - puncture to the vein (to obtain blood clot interrupting
blood flow to the heart)
hypertension - CORRECT ANSWER - high blood pressure
hemorrhage - CORRECT ANSWER - rapid loss of blood
syncope - CORRECT ANSWER - to lose consciousness
seizure - CORRECT ANSWER - abnormal electrical activity in the brain causing
impaired/involuntary muscle movements
, stroke - CORRECT ANSWER - decrease in blood supply to brain that results in neurologic
damage
transient - CORRECT ANSWER - ischemic attack, sudden decrease in blood supply to brain
that resolved with in one hour without permanent neurological damage
migraine - CORRECT ANSWER - intense throbbing headache disorder that can be
accompanied by altered sensations and nausea or vomiting
multiple sclerosis - CORRECT ANSWER - progressive neurological degeneration causing
fatigue, impaired balance/coordination and vision changes
parkinsons disease - CORRECT ANSWER - chronic neurological degeneration causing
muscle rigidity, tremors at rest, loss of facial expression, and a shuffled gait
bipolar disorder - CORRECT ANSWER - psychological disorder characterized by mood
swings from depression to mania
diabetes mellitus - CORRECT ANSWER - disease characterized by high blood sugar caused
by insufficient amount of insulin or body's resistance to insulin effects
hypo/hyper thyroidism - CORRECT ANSWER - low/high amount of thyroid hormones
carcin/o - CORRECT ANSWER - cancer
onc/onco - CORRECT ANSWER - tumor
my/myo - CORRECT ANSWER - muscle
