Test Bank for Understanding Pharmacology Essentials for Medication
Safety, 3rd Edition by M. Linda Workman & LaCharity Chapter 1-32
Complete | Questions and Answers
,Table of Contents
1. Drug Therapy: Roles, Regulations, Actions, and Responses
2. Safely Preparing and Giving Drugs
3. Mathematics Review and Introduction to Dosage Calculations
4. Medical Systems of Weights and Measures
5. Dosage Calculation of Intravenous Solutions and Drugs
6. Antibacterial Drugs
7. Antiviral Drugs
8. Antitubercular and Antifungal Drugs
9. Pain, Migraine, and Muscle-Spasm Drugs
10.General Anti-inflammatory Drugs
11.Immunizations and Immunosuppressants
12.Drugs Affecting Urine Output
13.Hypertension
14.Heart Failure
15.Dysrhythmias
16.High Blood Lipids
17.Blood Clotting
18.Asthma and Other Respiratory Problems
19.Gastrointestinal Problems
20.Gastric Ulcers, Reflux, and Inflammatory Bowel Disease
21.Drug Therapy for Asthma, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, and
Pulmonary Fibrosis/Hypertension
22.Drug Therapy for Gastrointestinal Dysfunction
, 23.Drug Therapy for Gastric Ulcers and Reflux
24.Drug Therapy with Nutritional Supplements
25.Drug Therapy for Seizures
26.Drug Therapy for Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s Diseases
27.Drug Therapy for Psychiatric Problems
28.Drug Therapy for Insomnia
29.Drug Therapy for Eye Problems
30.Drug Therapy for Osteoporosis and Muscle Relaxation
31.Drug Therapy for Male Reproductive Problems
32.Drug Therapy for Female Reproductive Problems
Chapter 1 — Drug Therapy: Roles, Regulations, Actions, and Responses
1. Which term describes the study of drugs and their effects on living
organisms?
A. Anatomy
B. Pharmacology
C. Pathology
D. Microbiology
Answer: B. Pharmacology
Rationale: Pharmacology is the study of drugs, including their actions, effects,
uses, and adverse reactions.
2. Pharmacokinetics primarily describes:
A. What the drug does to the body
B. What the body does to the drug
C. Drug manufacturing
D. Drug naming
, Answer: B. What the body does to the drug
Rationale: Pharmacokinetics concerns absorption, distribution, metabolism, and
excretion.
3. Which process moves a drug from the administration site into the
bloodstream?
A. Absorption
B. Distribution
C. Metabolism
D. Excretion
Answer: A. Absorption
Rationale: Absorption is the movement of a drug into systemic circulation.
4. Distribution refers to:
A. Removal of a drug from the body
B. Movement of a drug throughout body tissues
C. Breakdown of a drug in the stomach
D. Conversion of a drug into a prescription
Answer: B. Movement of a drug throughout body tissues
Rationale: After entering circulation, a drug may distribute to tissues and organs.
5. The liver is a major site of drug:
A. Absorption
B. Metabolism
C. Administration
D. Injection
Answer: B. Metabolism
Rationale: Many drugs undergo chemical alteration in the liver before
elimination.
6. Which organ is primarily responsible for excreting many drugs?
A. Heart
B. Kidney
C. Spleen
D. Pancreas
Safety, 3rd Edition by M. Linda Workman & LaCharity Chapter 1-32
Complete | Questions and Answers
,Table of Contents
1. Drug Therapy: Roles, Regulations, Actions, and Responses
2. Safely Preparing and Giving Drugs
3. Mathematics Review and Introduction to Dosage Calculations
4. Medical Systems of Weights and Measures
5. Dosage Calculation of Intravenous Solutions and Drugs
6. Antibacterial Drugs
7. Antiviral Drugs
8. Antitubercular and Antifungal Drugs
9. Pain, Migraine, and Muscle-Spasm Drugs
10.General Anti-inflammatory Drugs
11.Immunizations and Immunosuppressants
12.Drugs Affecting Urine Output
13.Hypertension
14.Heart Failure
15.Dysrhythmias
16.High Blood Lipids
17.Blood Clotting
18.Asthma and Other Respiratory Problems
19.Gastrointestinal Problems
20.Gastric Ulcers, Reflux, and Inflammatory Bowel Disease
21.Drug Therapy for Asthma, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, and
Pulmonary Fibrosis/Hypertension
22.Drug Therapy for Gastrointestinal Dysfunction
, 23.Drug Therapy for Gastric Ulcers and Reflux
24.Drug Therapy with Nutritional Supplements
25.Drug Therapy for Seizures
26.Drug Therapy for Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s Diseases
27.Drug Therapy for Psychiatric Problems
28.Drug Therapy for Insomnia
29.Drug Therapy for Eye Problems
30.Drug Therapy for Osteoporosis and Muscle Relaxation
31.Drug Therapy for Male Reproductive Problems
32.Drug Therapy for Female Reproductive Problems
Chapter 1 — Drug Therapy: Roles, Regulations, Actions, and Responses
1. Which term describes the study of drugs and their effects on living
organisms?
A. Anatomy
B. Pharmacology
C. Pathology
D. Microbiology
Answer: B. Pharmacology
Rationale: Pharmacology is the study of drugs, including their actions, effects,
uses, and adverse reactions.
2. Pharmacokinetics primarily describes:
A. What the drug does to the body
B. What the body does to the drug
C. Drug manufacturing
D. Drug naming
, Answer: B. What the body does to the drug
Rationale: Pharmacokinetics concerns absorption, distribution, metabolism, and
excretion.
3. Which process moves a drug from the administration site into the
bloodstream?
A. Absorption
B. Distribution
C. Metabolism
D. Excretion
Answer: A. Absorption
Rationale: Absorption is the movement of a drug into systemic circulation.
4. Distribution refers to:
A. Removal of a drug from the body
B. Movement of a drug throughout body tissues
C. Breakdown of a drug in the stomach
D. Conversion of a drug into a prescription
Answer: B. Movement of a drug throughout body tissues
Rationale: After entering circulation, a drug may distribute to tissues and organs.
5. The liver is a major site of drug:
A. Absorption
B. Metabolism
C. Administration
D. Injection
Answer: B. Metabolism
Rationale: Many drugs undergo chemical alteration in the liver before
elimination.
6. Which organ is primarily responsible for excreting many drugs?
A. Heart
B. Kidney
C. Spleen
D. Pancreas
