TESTBANK PHARMACOLOGY CLEAR AND SIMPLE: A
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GUIDE TO DRUG CLASSIFICATIONS AND DOSAGE CAL
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CULATIONS
Cynthia J. Watkins
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4th Edition
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,Table of Contents
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Chapter 1. History of 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 4. Regulations
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Chapter 5. Prescriptions and Labels
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Chapter 6. Review of Mathematics
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Chapter 7. Measurement Systems
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Chapter 8. Dosage Calculations
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Chapter 9. Enteral Medications and Administration
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Chapter 10. Parental Medications and Administration
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Chapter 11.
]+ ]+ Integumentary System Medications ]+ ]+ 100
Chapter 12.
]+ ]+ Musculoskeletal System Medications ]+ ]+ 109
Chapter 13.
]+ ]+ Nervous System Medications
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Chapter 14.
]+ ]+ Eye and Ear Medications
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Chapter 15.
]+ ]+ Endocrine System Medications ]+ ]+ 133
Chapter 16.
]+ ]+ Cardiovascular System Medications ]+ ]+ 144
Chapter 17.
]+ ]+ Immunologic System Medications ]+ ]+ 156
Chapter 18.
]+ ]+ Pulmonary System Medications ]+ ]+ 167
Chapter 19.
]+ ]+ Gastrointestinal System Medications ]+ ]+ 175
Chapter 20. Reproductive and Urinary System Medications
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Chapter 21. Vitamins, Minerals, Herbs, and Complementary and Alternative Medicine
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,Chapter 1. History of Pharmacology
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MULTIPLE CHOICE ]+
1. The Greek word pharmakon means which of the following?
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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 a
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ndremedy, as well as poison because early medicines were toxic enough to kill a patient
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or enemy.
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PTS: 1 DIF: Easy TOP:
Unit 1: Introduction to PharmacologyKEY: History
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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 meanWsW“W y,T”BisStM
dr. ]+he.oWriSgin of the word drug, such as in the use of
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dry herbs as medications.
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PTS: 1 DIF: Intermediate TOP:
Unit 1: Introduction to PharmacologyKEY: History
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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. Trial and error ]+ ]+
c. Religion
d. Animal sacrifice ]+
ANS: B ] +
Rationale: Ancient societies had little knowledge of how the human body worke
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d;therefore, treating illness was often based on trial and error.
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PTS: 1 DIF: Intermediate TOP:
Unit 1: Introduction to PharmacologyKEY: History
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4. Early records show that pharmacological treatments consisted of which of the following?
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a. Plants
b. Minerals
c. Animal products ]+
d. Plants, minerals, and animal products ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+
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GUIDE TO DRUG CLASSIFICATIONS AND DOSAGE CAL
]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+
CULATIONS
Cynthia J. Watkins
]+ ]+
4th Edition
]+
,Table of Contents
]+ ]+
Chapter 1. History of Pharmacology
]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ 1
Chapter 2. Basics of Pharmacology
]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ 10
Chapter 3. Patient Safety in Medication Administration
]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ 19
Chapter 4. Regulations
]+ ]+ 30
Chapter 5. Prescriptions and Labels
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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
Chapter 19.
]+ ]+ Gastrointestinal System Medications ]+ ]+ 175
Chapter 20. Reproductive and Urinary System Medications
]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ 184
Chapter 21. Vitamins, Minerals, Herbs, and Complementary and Alternative Medicine
]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ 194
,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 a
]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+
ndremedy, as well as poison because 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 y,T”BisStM
dr. ]+he.oWriSgin of the word drug, such as in the use of
]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+
dry herbs as medications.
]+ ]+ ]+
PTS: 1 DIF: Intermediate TOP:
Unit 1: Introduction to PharmacologyKEY: History
]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ +
] ] +
3. Most ancient societies treated illness based on which of the following?
]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+
a. Visions received by medicine men ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+
b. Trial and error ]+ ]+
c. Religion
d. Animal sacrifice ]+
ANS: B ] +
Rationale: Ancient societies had little knowledge of how the human body worke
]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+
d;therefore, treating illness was often based 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 the following?
]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+
a. Plants
b. Minerals
c. Animal products ]+
d. Plants, minerals, and animal products ]+ ]+ ]+ ]+
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