CMA KS STUDY GUIDE ALL QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔When administering a rectal suppository, all of the following techniques are correct,
except
a. Insert suppository ½ inch into the rectum
b. Lubricate suppository according to product literature
c. Position person receiving the medication on his side
d. If resident is unable to retain suppository, hold buttocks together several minutes -
✔✔a. Insert suppository ½ inch into the rectum
✔✔Tolbutamide (Orinase) and chlorpropamide (Diabinase) are hypoglycemic agents
whose action is to
a. Make more of the body's insulin available
b. Treat hypoglycemia
c. Treat anemia by restoring red blood cells
d. Lower blood cholesterol - ✔✔a. Make more of the body's insulin available
✔✔Which one of the following resident activities will help avoid a side effect of
antihypertensive drugs?
a. Standing still
b. Taking a warm bath or shower
c. Rising quickly from a sitting to a standing position
d. Avoiding quick change in position - ✔✔d. Avoiding quick change in position
✔✔A measure which may help prevent the most common side effect of aspirin is
a. Give in crushed form
b. Make sure it is given no more often than every 5 hours
c. Give along with food
d. Give on an empty stomach - ✔✔c. Give along with food
✔✔Triamterene and hydrochlorothiazide (Dyazide) is an example of a/an
,a. Expectorant
b. Antibiotic
c. Sedative
d. Diuretic - ✔✔d. Diuretic
✔✔An antipyretic drug such as aspirin
a. Reduces fever
b. Is addicting
c. Causes blood clotting
d. Reduces coughing - ✔✔a. Reduces fever
✔✔The abbreviation meaning "before meals" is
a. a.c.
b. p.c.
c. b.c.
d. b.m. - ✔✔a. a.c.
✔✔Ear drops such as triethanolamine (Cerumenex) are used to
a. Treat ear infections
b. Treat ear inflammation
c. Soften and break up ear wax
d. Cure deafness - ✔✔c. Soften and break up ear wax
✔✔A drug which keeps the stomach from producing gastric acid is
a. Cimetidine (Tagamet)
b. Meclizine (Antivert)
c. Kaolin and pectin (Kaopectate)
d. Warfarin (Coumadin) - ✔✔a. Cimetidine (Tagamet)
✔✔Mr. Stuart, a diabetic, has had much more activity this morning than he usually has.
In observing him, you should keep in mind that
a. Activity interferes with insulin, extra activity may cause diabetic acidosis
b. Activity is not recommended for diabetics
c. Activity uses up insulin, causes diabetic acidosis
d. Activity enhances insulin's effect; extra activity may cause hypoglycemia - ✔✔d.
Activity enhances insulin's effect; extra activity may cause hypoglycemia
✔✔The purpose for using medications like fibrinolysin and desoxyribonuclease (Elase)
or trypsin (Granulex) on skin wounds is to
a. Prevent infection by destroying bacteria
b. Reduce inflammation
c. Prevent allergies
d. Clear away dead tissue so new tissue can grow - ✔✔d. Clear away dead tissue so
new tissue can grow
, ✔✔The hard or soft gelatin covering for powdered or liquid medication is a/an
a. Capsule
b. Enteric coat
c. Sustained release coating
d. Troche - ✔✔a. Capsule
✔✔Medications which are antidiarrheal are
a. Atropine and diphenoxylate (Lomotil) and loperamide (Imodium)
b. Bisacodyl (Dulcolax) and phenolphthalein (Ex-lax)
c. Ferrous sulfate (Feosol) and calcium (Oscal)
d. Simethicone (Mylicon) and cimetidine(Tagamet) - ✔✔a. Atropine and diphenoxylate
(Lomotil) and loperamide (Imodium)
✔✔An antihyperuricemic drug such as allopurinol (Zyloprim) is given to
a. Reduce uric acid in gout
b. Relax muscles
c. Tranquilize
d. Reduce inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis - ✔✔a. Reduce uric acid in gout
✔✔Cephalexin (Keflex) is a/an
a. Oral hypoglycemic
b. Muscle relaxant
c. Analgesic
d. Antibiotic - ✔✔d. Antibiotic
✔✔Which of the following is the largest measurement?
a. 1.0 g
b. 0.1 g
c. 500 mg
d. 0.25 g - ✔✔a. 1.0 g
✔✔The resident who takes an antiarrhythmic drug such as quinidine may experience
adverse effects such as
a. Irritability, confusion, and drowsiness
b. Nausea, anorexia, and blurred vision
c. Rapid pulse, nervousness, and high pressure
d. Postural hypotension, slow pulse, and low blood pressure - ✔✔d. Postural
hypotension, slow pulse, and low blood pressure
✔✔Which of the following is the most accurate way of identifying a resident?
a. Asking her "Are you Mrs. Brown?"
b. Checking her clothing label
c. Asking her "What is your name?"
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔When administering a rectal suppository, all of the following techniques are correct,
except
a. Insert suppository ½ inch into the rectum
b. Lubricate suppository according to product literature
c. Position person receiving the medication on his side
d. If resident is unable to retain suppository, hold buttocks together several minutes -
✔✔a. Insert suppository ½ inch into the rectum
✔✔Tolbutamide (Orinase) and chlorpropamide (Diabinase) are hypoglycemic agents
whose action is to
a. Make more of the body's insulin available
b. Treat hypoglycemia
c. Treat anemia by restoring red blood cells
d. Lower blood cholesterol - ✔✔a. Make more of the body's insulin available
✔✔Which one of the following resident activities will help avoid a side effect of
antihypertensive drugs?
a. Standing still
b. Taking a warm bath or shower
c. Rising quickly from a sitting to a standing position
d. Avoiding quick change in position - ✔✔d. Avoiding quick change in position
✔✔A measure which may help prevent the most common side effect of aspirin is
a. Give in crushed form
b. Make sure it is given no more often than every 5 hours
c. Give along with food
d. Give on an empty stomach - ✔✔c. Give along with food
✔✔Triamterene and hydrochlorothiazide (Dyazide) is an example of a/an
,a. Expectorant
b. Antibiotic
c. Sedative
d. Diuretic - ✔✔d. Diuretic
✔✔An antipyretic drug such as aspirin
a. Reduces fever
b. Is addicting
c. Causes blood clotting
d. Reduces coughing - ✔✔a. Reduces fever
✔✔The abbreviation meaning "before meals" is
a. a.c.
b. p.c.
c. b.c.
d. b.m. - ✔✔a. a.c.
✔✔Ear drops such as triethanolamine (Cerumenex) are used to
a. Treat ear infections
b. Treat ear inflammation
c. Soften and break up ear wax
d. Cure deafness - ✔✔c. Soften and break up ear wax
✔✔A drug which keeps the stomach from producing gastric acid is
a. Cimetidine (Tagamet)
b. Meclizine (Antivert)
c. Kaolin and pectin (Kaopectate)
d. Warfarin (Coumadin) - ✔✔a. Cimetidine (Tagamet)
✔✔Mr. Stuart, a diabetic, has had much more activity this morning than he usually has.
In observing him, you should keep in mind that
a. Activity interferes with insulin, extra activity may cause diabetic acidosis
b. Activity is not recommended for diabetics
c. Activity uses up insulin, causes diabetic acidosis
d. Activity enhances insulin's effect; extra activity may cause hypoglycemia - ✔✔d.
Activity enhances insulin's effect; extra activity may cause hypoglycemia
✔✔The purpose for using medications like fibrinolysin and desoxyribonuclease (Elase)
or trypsin (Granulex) on skin wounds is to
a. Prevent infection by destroying bacteria
b. Reduce inflammation
c. Prevent allergies
d. Clear away dead tissue so new tissue can grow - ✔✔d. Clear away dead tissue so
new tissue can grow
, ✔✔The hard or soft gelatin covering for powdered or liquid medication is a/an
a. Capsule
b. Enteric coat
c. Sustained release coating
d. Troche - ✔✔a. Capsule
✔✔Medications which are antidiarrheal are
a. Atropine and diphenoxylate (Lomotil) and loperamide (Imodium)
b. Bisacodyl (Dulcolax) and phenolphthalein (Ex-lax)
c. Ferrous sulfate (Feosol) and calcium (Oscal)
d. Simethicone (Mylicon) and cimetidine(Tagamet) - ✔✔a. Atropine and diphenoxylate
(Lomotil) and loperamide (Imodium)
✔✔An antihyperuricemic drug such as allopurinol (Zyloprim) is given to
a. Reduce uric acid in gout
b. Relax muscles
c. Tranquilize
d. Reduce inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis - ✔✔a. Reduce uric acid in gout
✔✔Cephalexin (Keflex) is a/an
a. Oral hypoglycemic
b. Muscle relaxant
c. Analgesic
d. Antibiotic - ✔✔d. Antibiotic
✔✔Which of the following is the largest measurement?
a. 1.0 g
b. 0.1 g
c. 500 mg
d. 0.25 g - ✔✔a. 1.0 g
✔✔The resident who takes an antiarrhythmic drug such as quinidine may experience
adverse effects such as
a. Irritability, confusion, and drowsiness
b. Nausea, anorexia, and blurred vision
c. Rapid pulse, nervousness, and high pressure
d. Postural hypotension, slow pulse, and low blood pressure - ✔✔d. Postural
hypotension, slow pulse, and low blood pressure
✔✔Which of the following is the most accurate way of identifying a resident?
a. Asking her "Are you Mrs. Brown?"
b. Checking her clothing label
c. Asking her "What is your name?"
