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GUIDE TO DRUG CLASSIFICATIONS AND DOSAGE
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CALCULATIONS
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CynthiaJ.Watkins
4thEdition
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,TableofContents
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Chapter 1. Historyof Pharmacology
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Chapter 2. Basics of Pharmacology
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Chapter 3. Patient Safety in Medication Administration
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Chapter b 4. Regulations
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Chapter b 5. Prescriptions and Labels
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Chapter b 6. Review of Mathematics
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Chapter b 7. Measurement Systems
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Chapter b 8. Dosage Calculations
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Chapter b 9. Enteral Medications and Administration
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Chapter 10. Parental Medications and Administration
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Chapter b 11. b Integumentary System Medications b b 100
Chapter b 12. b Musculoskeletal System Medications b b 109
Chapter b 13. b Nervous System Medications b b 117
Chapter b 14. b Eye and Ear Medications
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Chapter b 15. b Endocrine System Medications b b 133
Chapter b 16. b Cardiovascular System Medications b b 144
Chapter b 17. b Immunologic System Medications b b 156
Chapter b 18. b Pulmonary System Medications b b 167
Chapter 19. Gastrointestinal System Medications
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Chapter 20. Reproductive and Urinary System Medications
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Chapter 21. Vitamins, Minerals, Herbs, and Complementary andAlternative Medicine
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,Chapter 1. History of Pharmacology
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MULTIPLE CHOICE b
1. The Greek word pharmakon means which of the following?
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a. Medicine
b. Poison
c. Remedy
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ANS: D
Rationale: The word pharmakon refers to the curing of illness, thus meaning
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medicine and remedy, as well as poison because early medicines were toxic
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enough to kill a patient or enemy.
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2. The Dutch word droog means which of the following?
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a. Drop
b. Drug
c. Dry
d. Dirge
ANS: C
Rationale: Droog, which meanWs W― Wd r.y,T‖BisSthMe.oWriSgin of the word drug, such as in theuse
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of dry herbs as medications.
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3. Most ancient societies treated illness based on which of the following?
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a. Visions received by medicine men b b b b
b. Trial and error b b
c. Religion
d. Animal sacrifice b
ANS: B
Rationale: Ancient societies had little knowledge of how the human body worked;
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therefore, treating illness was often based on trial and error.
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4. Early records show that pharmacological treatments consisted of which of thefollowing?
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a. Plants
b. Minerals
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d. Plants, minerals, and animal products
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