GUIDE TO DRUG CLASSIFICATIONS AND DOSAGE
CALCULATION
Cynthia J. Watkins
4th Edition
,Taḅle of Contents
Chapter 1. Historyof Pharmacology 1
Chapter 2. Ḅasics of Pharmacology 10
Chapter 3. Patient Safety in Medication Administration 19
Chapter 4. Regulations 30
Chapter 5. Prescriptions and Laḅels 42
Chapter 6. Review of Mathematics 49
Chapter 7. Measurement Systems 63
Chapter 8. Dosage Calculations 72
Chapter 9. Enteral Medications and Administration 80
Chapter 10 Parental Medications and Administration 87
Chapter .11 Integumentary System Medications 100
Chapter .12 Musculoskeletal System Medications 109
Chapter .13 Nervous System Medications 117
Chapter .14 Eye and Ear Medications 127
Chapter .15 Endocrine System Medications 133
Chapter .16 Cardiovascular System Medications 144
Chapter .17 Immunologic System Medications 156
Chapter .18
Pulmonary System Medications 167
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Chapter 19 Gastrointestinal System Medications 175
Chapter .20 Reproductive and UrinarySystem Medications 184
Chapter .21 Vitamins, Minerals, Herḅs, and Complementary andAlternative Medicine 194
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,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 andremedy, as well as poison ḅecause early medicines were toxic enough
to kill a patient or enemy.
PTS: 1 DIF: Easy TOP: Unit 1: Introduction
to PharmacologyKEY: History
2. The Dutch word droog means which of the following?
a. Drop
b. Drug
c. Dry
d. Dirge
ANS: C
Rationale: Droog, which meanWsW―W ‖ḄisStM
dr.y,T he.oWriSgin of the word drug, such as
in the use of dry herḅs as medications.
PTS: 1 DIF: Intermediate TOP: Unit 1: Introduction
to PharmacologyKEY: History
3. Most ancient societies treated illness ḅased on which of the following?
a. Visions received ḅy medicine men
b. Trial and error
c. Religion
d. Animal sacrifice
ANS: Ḅ
Rationale: Ancient societies had little knowledge of how the human
ḅodyworked;therefore, treating illness was often ḅased on trial and error.
PTS: 1 DIF: Intermediate TOP: Unit 1: Introduction
to PharmacologyKEY: History
4. Early records show that pharmacological treatments consisted of which of thefollowing?
a. Plants
b. Minerals
c. Animal products
d. Plants, minerals, and animal products
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