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Applied Pharmacology for The Dental Hygienist 9th E
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dition by Elena Bablenis Haveles
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Complete Test Bank qy qy

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,Chapter 01: Information Sources, Regulatory Agencies, Drug Legislation, and Prescription W
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Haveles: Applied Pharmacology for the Dental Hygienist, 9th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE qy




1. Knowledge of pharmacology aids the dental professional inqy qy qy qy qy qy qy


a. obtaining a patient’s health history. qy qy qy qy


b. administering drugs in the office. qy qy qy qy


c. handling emergency situations. qy qy


d. selection of a nonprescription medication. qy qy qy qy


e. All of the above. qy qy qy




ANS: q y E
All of the choices are true. Because many of our patients are being treated with drugs, knowledge
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of pharmacology helps in understanding and interpreting patients’ responses to health history questi
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ons. Knowledge of the therapeutic and adverse effects of medications obviously helps in their prop
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er administration in the office. Emergency situations may be caused by drugs or treated by drugs; t
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hus, knowledge of pharmacology is of great help, especially because a rapid response is sometimes
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required. A clear understanding of the concepts of drug action, drug handling by the body, and dr
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ug interactions will allow the dental practitioner to make proper judgments and grasp the concepts
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relevant to new drug therapies on the market.
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DIF: Application
REF: Role of the Dental Hygienist (Medication/Health History), Role of the Dental Hygienist (Medica
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tion Administration), Role of the Dental Hygienist (Emergency Situations), Role of the Dental Hygienis
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t (Nonprescription Medication) | pp. 2-3
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TOP: NBDHE, 6.0. Pharmacology
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2. Which of the following statements is true regarding planning appointments?
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a. Whether or not patients are taking medication for systemic diseases is of litt
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le
consequence in the dental office. qy qy qy qy


b. Asthmatic patients should have dental appointments in the morning. qy qy qy qy qy qy qy qy


c. Diabetic patients usually have fewer problems with a morning appointment
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compared with afternoon appointments. qy qy qy


d. Both B and C are true. qy qy qy qy qy




ANS: q y D
Asthmatic patients who experience dental anxiety should schedule their appointments when they ar
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e not rushed or under pressure early in the morning. Diabetic patients usually have relatively fewer
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problems with a morning appointment. Patients taking medication for systemic diseases may requir
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e special handling in the dental office.
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DIF: Comprehension
REF: Role of the Dental Hygienist (Appointment Scheduling) |
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p. 3 OBJ: 1
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, 3. Nutritional or herbal supplements qy qy qy


a. carry the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for disease state
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s.
b. are not drugs. qy qy


c. can cause adverse effects.
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d. will not interact with other drugs the patient may be taking.
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ANS: q y C
Nutritional or herbal supplements are quite capable of causing adverse effects. The majority of nutriti
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onal or herbal supplements do not carry FDA approval for treating disease states. These supplements
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are drugs and can cause adverse effects and interact with different drugs.
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DIF: Comprehension
REF: Role of the Dental Hygienist (Nutritional or Herbal Supplements) |
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p. 3 OBJ: 1
qy qy TOP: NBDHE, 6.0. Pharmacology
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4. Which type of drug name usually begins with a lowercase letter?
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a. Brand name qy


b. Code name qy


c. Generic name qy


d. Trade name qy




ANS: q y C
Before any drug is marketed, it is given a generic name that becomes the ―official‖ name of the dr
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ug. Each drug is assigned only one generic name selected by the U.S. Adopted Name Council, and
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the name is not capitalized. The brand name is equivalent to the trade name and is capitalized. Alt
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hough the brand name is technically the name of the company marketing the product, this term is o
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ften used interchangeably with the trade name. The code name is the initial term used within a pha
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rmaceutical company to refer to a drug while it is undergoing investigation and is often a combinat
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ion of capital letters and numbers, the letters representing an abbreviation of the company name.
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DIF: Comprehension
REF: Drug Names | p. 4 OBJ: 3
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TOP: NBDHE, 6.0. Pharmacology
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5. A qy drug’s generic name is selected by the
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a. pharmaceutical company manufacturing it. qy qy qy


b. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
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c. U.S. Adopted Name Council.
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d. Federal Patent Office. qy qy




ANS: q y C
Each drug is assigned only one generic name (e.g., ibuprofen). It is selected by the U.S. Adopted
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Name Council. The generic name is not selected by the FDA or the Federal Patent Office. The pha
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rmaceutical company manufacturing the drug clearly has an influence on the generic name given its
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drug, but the final decision is not the company’s.
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DIF: Recall REF: Drug Names | p. 4 q y qy qy qy qy


OBJ: 3 TOP: NBDHE, 6.0. Pharmacology
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6. Which of the following is true concerning generic and trade names of drugs?
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a. A drug may only have one generic name and one trade nam
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e.

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