TESTBANK PHARMACOLOGY CLEAR AND SIMPLE: A
GUIDE TO DRUG CLASSIFICATIONS AND DOSAGE
CALCULATIONS
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
` ` ` ` 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
` ` ` `
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
` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` `
andremedy, 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
` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` `
worked;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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` ` ` ` `
,
GUIDE TO DRUG CLASSIFICATIONS AND DOSAGE
CALCULATIONS
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
` ` ` ` 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
` ` ` `
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
` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` `
andremedy, 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
` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` `
worked;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 ` ` ` `
1|Pa ge
` ` ` ` `
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