,TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter: UNIT I: INTRODUCTION TO PHARMACOLOGY
Chapter: 1. Basic Pharmacology
Chapter: 2. Medication Development, Regulation, and Resources
Chapter: 3. Pharmacology Mathematics
Chapter: 4. Medication Administration
UNIT II: APPLIED SURGICAL PHARMACOLOGY
Chapter: 5. Antibiotics
Chapter: 6. Diagnostic Agents
Chapter: 7. Diuretics
Chapter: 8. Hormones
Chapter: 9. Medications That Affect Coagulation
Chapter: 10. Ophthalmic Agents
Chapter: 11. Fluids and Irrigation Solutions
Chapter: 12. Antineoplastic Chemotherapy Agents
UNIT III: ANESTHESIA
Chapter: 13. Preoperative Medications
Chapter: 14. Patient Monitoring and Local and Regional Anesthesia
Chapter: 15. General Anesthesia
Chapter: 16. Emergency Situations
, Test Bank - Pharmacology for the Surgical Technologist, 6th Edition (Howe, 2021)
Chapter 01: Basic Pharmacology
Howe: Pharmacology for the Surgical Technologist, 6th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. A drug that binds to a receptor and stimulates its function is said to be a(n)
drug.
a. agonist
b. antagonist
c. idiosyncratic
d. pharmacokinetic
ANS: A
Agonist drugs bind to or have an affinity (attraction) for a receptor and cause a particular
response.
DIF: 1 REF: 14 TOP: AST Core Curriculum X:B:1:b, agonist
2. Which factor is not used for the classification of drugs?
a. Therapeutic action
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b. Physiological action
c. Affected body system
d. Source of origin
ANS: D
Drugs are classified by what they do, what they affect, what they are not, and what they are.
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DIF: 1 REF: 4 TOP: AST Core Curriculum X:B:2, therapeutic actions
3. An anticoagulant drug is classified by its
a. chemical type.
b. source of origin.
c. physiologic action.
d. therapeutic action.
ANS: D
Therapeutic action describes what the drug does for a patient; in this example, it works against
coagulation.
DIF: 1 REF: 4 TOP: AST Core Curriculum X:B:2:a, indications
4. Prescriptions must include all of the following information except
a. name of the drug.
b. patient’s social security number.
c. drug dosage.
d. route of administration of the drug.
ANS: B
Prescriptions must include the date, name of the patient, name of the drug, dosage, route of
administration, and frequency or time of administration. The patient’s social security number
will be in the chart but not on a prescription.
, Test Bank - Pharmacology for the Surgical Technologist, 6th Edition (Howe, 2021)
DIF: 1 REF: 5
TOP: AST Core Curriculum XI:B:2, prescription medications
5. An order for a drug to be given as needed is called a order.
a. standing
b. oral
c. stat
d. PRN
ANS: D
PRN stands for pro re nata, which means that the drug may be given as needed.
DIF: 1 REF: 5 TOP: AST Core Curriculum XI:D:3:d, PRN
6. What does the abbreviation sos mean on a prescription?
a. One half
b. Once, if necessary
c. Without
d. As desired
ANS: B
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sos means once, if necessary (see Table 1.3).
DIF: 1 REF: 5
TOP: AST Core Curriculum XI:B:2, prescription medications
7. How is an order for a drug to be tWakWeW
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a. q4h
b. qid
c. qod
d. qs
ANS: A
The q means every; the actual number of hours is inserted before the h, which means hours
(see Table 1.4).
DIF: 3 REF: 7
TOP: AST Core Curriculum XI:B:2, prescription medications
8. How is an order for a drug to be given three times a day indicated on a prescription?
a. q3h
b. hs
c. qh
d. tid
ANS: D
tid means three times a day (see Table 1.4).
DIF: 1 REF: 7
TOP: AST Core Curriculum XI:B:2, prescription medications
9. Which form of drug preparation tends to act more quickly?
Chapter: UNIT I: INTRODUCTION TO PHARMACOLOGY
Chapter: 1. Basic Pharmacology
Chapter: 2. Medication Development, Regulation, and Resources
Chapter: 3. Pharmacology Mathematics
Chapter: 4. Medication Administration
UNIT II: APPLIED SURGICAL PHARMACOLOGY
Chapter: 5. Antibiotics
Chapter: 6. Diagnostic Agents
Chapter: 7. Diuretics
Chapter: 8. Hormones
Chapter: 9. Medications That Affect Coagulation
Chapter: 10. Ophthalmic Agents
Chapter: 11. Fluids and Irrigation Solutions
Chapter: 12. Antineoplastic Chemotherapy Agents
UNIT III: ANESTHESIA
Chapter: 13. Preoperative Medications
Chapter: 14. Patient Monitoring and Local and Regional Anesthesia
Chapter: 15. General Anesthesia
Chapter: 16. Emergency Situations
, Test Bank - Pharmacology for the Surgical Technologist, 6th Edition (Howe, 2021)
Chapter 01: Basic Pharmacology
Howe: Pharmacology for the Surgical Technologist, 6th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. A drug that binds to a receptor and stimulates its function is said to be a(n)
drug.
a. agonist
b. antagonist
c. idiosyncratic
d. pharmacokinetic
ANS: A
Agonist drugs bind to or have an affinity (attraction) for a receptor and cause a particular
response.
DIF: 1 REF: 14 TOP: AST Core Curriculum X:B:1:b, agonist
2. Which factor is not used for the classification of drugs?
a. Therapeutic action
W W W . T B S M . W S
b. Physiological action
c. Affected body system
d. Source of origin
ANS: D
Drugs are classified by what they do, what they affect, what they are not, and what they are.
WWW.TBSM.WS
DIF: 1 REF: 4 TOP: AST Core Curriculum X:B:2, therapeutic actions
3. An anticoagulant drug is classified by its
a. chemical type.
b. source of origin.
c. physiologic action.
d. therapeutic action.
ANS: D
Therapeutic action describes what the drug does for a patient; in this example, it works against
coagulation.
DIF: 1 REF: 4 TOP: AST Core Curriculum X:B:2:a, indications
4. Prescriptions must include all of the following information except
a. name of the drug.
b. patient’s social security number.
c. drug dosage.
d. route of administration of the drug.
ANS: B
Prescriptions must include the date, name of the patient, name of the drug, dosage, route of
administration, and frequency or time of administration. The patient’s social security number
will be in the chart but not on a prescription.
, Test Bank - Pharmacology for the Surgical Technologist, 6th Edition (Howe, 2021)
DIF: 1 REF: 5
TOP: AST Core Curriculum XI:B:2, prescription medications
5. An order for a drug to be given as needed is called a order.
a. standing
b. oral
c. stat
d. PRN
ANS: D
PRN stands for pro re nata, which means that the drug may be given as needed.
DIF: 1 REF: 5 TOP: AST Core Curriculum XI:D:3:d, PRN
6. What does the abbreviation sos mean on a prescription?
a. One half
b. Once, if necessary
c. Without
d. As desired
ANS: B
W W W . T B S M . W S
sos means once, if necessary (see Table 1.3).
DIF: 1 REF: 5
TOP: AST Core Curriculum XI:B:2, prescription medications
7. How is an order for a drug to be tWakWeW
n e.vT
erB
y 4ShMo.
urW
s iSndicated on a prescription?
a. q4h
b. qid
c. qod
d. qs
ANS: A
The q means every; the actual number of hours is inserted before the h, which means hours
(see Table 1.4).
DIF: 3 REF: 7
TOP: AST Core Curriculum XI:B:2, prescription medications
8. How is an order for a drug to be given three times a day indicated on a prescription?
a. q3h
b. hs
c. qh
d. tid
ANS: D
tid means three times a day (see Table 1.4).
DIF: 1 REF: 7
TOP: AST Core Curriculum XI:B:2, prescription medications
9. Which form of drug preparation tends to act more quickly?
