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GUIDE TO DRUG CLASSIFICATIONS AND DOSAGE
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CALCULATIONS Cynthia J. Watkins (4th Edition)
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,Table of Contents
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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 42
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
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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 /|and
/|remedy, /|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 /|Pharmacology
/|KEY: / | History
2. The /|Dutch /|word /|droog /|means /| which /|of /|the /|following?
a. Drop
b. Drug
c. Dry
d. Dirge
ANS: / | C
Rationale: / | Droog, /| which / | m e a nWs W“ W
d r.y ,T” Bi sSt M
h e.oWr iSg i n /|of/|the / | word / | drug,/|such / | as/|in/|the/|use
/|of/|dry /|herbs /|as /|medications.
PTS: 1 DIF: Intermediate TOP: Unit /|1: /|Introduction /|to /|Pharmacology
/|KEY: / | 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 /|worked;
/|therefore, /|treating /|illness /| was /|often /|based /|on /|trial /|and /|error.
PTS: 1 DIF: Intermediate TOP: Unit /|1: /|Introduction /|to /|Pharmacology
/|KEY: / | 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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