Nebraska Medication Aide Questions and
Answers A+ Guide
Antipsychotic - correct answers✅✅Relieve symptoms of
psychosis including delusions, hallucinations, agitation and
combativeness. Some are used for pain relief and to treat nausea
and vomiting
Cholesterol lowering agents - correct answers✅✅Also knows
as antilipemic agents. Used to treat high cholesterol
Beta adrenergic blockers - correct answers✅✅Reduces heart
rate and force of heart muscle contracting, controls high blood
pressure, relieves airway constriction, and relaxes bladder
muscles and reduce contractions
Dopamine agonists - correct answers✅✅Drug of choice for
long term treatment of Parkinson's disease
Antithyroid agents - correct answers✅✅Relieves the
symptoms of hyperthyroidism
Antiulcer - correct answers✅✅Reduces acid production
Cardiac glycosides/ cardiotonics - correct answers✅✅Makes
the heart beat stronger and slower. Used to treat irregular heart
beats. Apical pulse should be checked before each dose is given
, Nebraska Medication Aide Questions and
Answers A+ Guide
Antipyretic - correct answers✅✅Reduces fever. Most are also
analgesics and are given in the same dose for fever as they are
for pain
Antineoplastic - correct answers✅✅Primarily used to treat
malignant tumors or cancer
Antimanic - correct answers✅✅Treat long-term bipolar
disorder. Dosage is established by monitoring blood levels
Anti-infective - correct answers✅✅Chemicals that kill disease
causing organisms. Examples are antibiotics, antifungals, and
antivirals
Antigout - correct answers✅✅Work on the kidneys by
promoting excretion of the waste product uric acid
Antifungal - correct answers✅✅Treat fungal and yeast
infections
Antiemetics - correct answers✅✅Prevent and treat nausea
and vomiting. Works on the central nervous system to control the
vomiting center in the brain
Answers A+ Guide
Antipsychotic - correct answers✅✅Relieve symptoms of
psychosis including delusions, hallucinations, agitation and
combativeness. Some are used for pain relief and to treat nausea
and vomiting
Cholesterol lowering agents - correct answers✅✅Also knows
as antilipemic agents. Used to treat high cholesterol
Beta adrenergic blockers - correct answers✅✅Reduces heart
rate and force of heart muscle contracting, controls high blood
pressure, relieves airway constriction, and relaxes bladder
muscles and reduce contractions
Dopamine agonists - correct answers✅✅Drug of choice for
long term treatment of Parkinson's disease
Antithyroid agents - correct answers✅✅Relieves the
symptoms of hyperthyroidism
Antiulcer - correct answers✅✅Reduces acid production
Cardiac glycosides/ cardiotonics - correct answers✅✅Makes
the heart beat stronger and slower. Used to treat irregular heart
beats. Apical pulse should be checked before each dose is given
, Nebraska Medication Aide Questions and
Answers A+ Guide
Antipyretic - correct answers✅✅Reduces fever. Most are also
analgesics and are given in the same dose for fever as they are
for pain
Antineoplastic - correct answers✅✅Primarily used to treat
malignant tumors or cancer
Antimanic - correct answers✅✅Treat long-term bipolar
disorder. Dosage is established by monitoring blood levels
Anti-infective - correct answers✅✅Chemicals that kill disease
causing organisms. Examples are antibiotics, antifungals, and
antivirals
Antigout - correct answers✅✅Work on the kidneys by
promoting excretion of the waste product uric acid
Antifungal - correct answers✅✅Treat fungal and yeast
infections
Antiemetics - correct answers✅✅Prevent and treat nausea
and vomiting. Works on the central nervous system to control the
vomiting center in the brain
