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The Study of drugs is known as:
Pharmacology
Which of the following is an example of administering medication?
A medical assistant gives an IM injection to a patient
The term parental refers to:
Sites located outside the gastrointestinal tract
Which of the following references could you use to look up the adverse reactions of Zithromax?
Physicians Desk Reference
Which of the following is assigned by the pharmaceutical company that first develops a drug?
Generic name
What is the name of a drug that is applied externally to produce a feeling of heat or warmth?
Liniment
Which of the following medications is administered through the sublingual route?
Nitroglycerin
The reason for enterically coating a tablet is to:
Prevent the medication from irritating the stomach lining
Which of the following represents an equivalent value for a cubic centimeter?
1cc= 1 ML
Which of the following systems is used most often to prescribe and administer medication?
Metric
Unit of weight:
Millimeter
Which of the following is a unit of volume?
Mimim
Which of the following must be included on a prescription for a controlled drug?
Physicians DEA number
Which of the following categories includes drugs that have potential for abuse and accepted medical use?
Schedual ll
All of the following are examples of schedule ll drugs except :
Valium
A prescription for a schedule lll drug expires
6 months from the date of issue
The inscription of a prescription consists of:
The name of the drug and the dosage
Which of the following parts of a prescription indicates the information that is included on the label?
Signatura
Which of the following situations causes a drug to be absorbed at a slower rate?
Taking the medication pc
When the same dose of a drug no longer produces the desired effect it is said that the patient has developed a :
Drug tolerance
What is the name given to an adverse reaction that is harmless and often tolerated by the patient to obtain the therapeutic effect of the drug?
Side effect
The early symptoms of an anaphylactic reaction include:
Hives, angioedema, erythema, disorientation, Dyspnea, decreased blood pressure, thready pulse
What is the usual treatment for an anaphlactic reaction?
Epinephrine injection
Which of the following guidelines should be followed when administering a medication?
Check that you have the correct medication, Check the expiration date of the medication, Check that the patient is not allergic to the medication, check that the drug has not changed color
The parental route of administering medications is used:
To obtain a more rapid action
What is the term for the slanted edged at the top of the needle?
Bevel
Which of the following needles has the largest lumen?
18 G
Which of the following is a function of the flange of a syringe?
Helps in injecting the medication
Hypodermic syringes are calibrated in:
Cubic Centimeters
Milliliters
What is the purpose of a safety engineered syringe?
To reduce the risk of a needle stick injury
What is the name given to a closed glass container with a rubber stopper that contains more than one dose of medication?
Inject air into the ampule before removing the medication
Which of the following techniques should NOT be performed when an ampule is used to administer medication?
Inject air into the ampule before removing the medication
When withdrawing medication from a vial, an equal amount of air should be injected into the vial to prevent:
A vacuum from forming in the vial
When withdrawing medication from a vial, the needle must be inserted below the fluid level to :
Prevent the entrance of air bubbles into the syringe
If a vial requires mixing before the medication is administered, the medical assistant should;
Roll the vial between the hands
Which of the following is used to administer an intradermal injection?
Tuberculin Syringe
A subcutaneous injection is given into what type of tissue?
Fat
What is the maximal amount of medication that can be administered through the subcutaneous route?
1cc
Which of the following medications is administered through the subcutaneous route?
Insulin
Which of the following sites is commonly used to administer a subcutaneous injection?
Upper lateral arm
which of the following needle lengths is used to administer a subcutaneous injection?
5/8 inch
The purpose of aspirating when administering an injection is to:
Ensure that the needle is not in a blood vessel
Which of the following needle lengths is used to administer an intramuscular injection to an average-size adult?
11/2 inches
Why is the dorsogluteal site considered a good location to administer an intramuscular injection of an adult?
It can accommodate a large amount of medication
The vastus lateralis site is used most often to administer medication to :
Infants and young children
When administering an IM injection, the skin over the injection site must be held taut to:
Permit easier insertion of the needle
What angle of the needle insertion should be used to administer an IM injection?
90 degrees
Which of the following helps to reduce the pain of an IM injection?
All of the above
The purpose of applying pressure to the injection sight after administering an intramuscular injection is to:
Facilitate absorption of the medication
All of the following are reasons for charting the location of the injection except:
To avoid injecting the medication into a major nerve or blood vessel
The Z track method is used to administer medications that:
Stain the skin
Intradermal injections are used to administer:
Skin test
Which of the following is used to administer an intradermal injection?
26 G, 3/8 inch
When administering an intradermal injection, the needle must be inserted with the bevel facing upward to:
Allow for proper wheal formation
Why should pressure not be applied to the injection site after administering an intradermal injection?
The medication is not intended to be absorbed into the tissue
Symptoms of active tuberculosis include all of the following except:
Abdominal pain
A patient with a latent tuberculosis infection :
Cannot spread TB to others
The Mantoux tuberculin test is performed using:
Intradermal administration
The patients forearm should be held taut while administering the Mantoux test to:
Permit easier insertion of the needle
After administering a tuberculin skin test, it should be read within:
48 to 72 hours
Which of the following methods of examination must be used when reading a tuberculin skin test?
Inspection and palpation
Induration measuring 3 mm resulting from a Mantoux tests includes:
A negative reaction
Vesiculation occuring from a Mantoux test indicates:
A positive reaction
What is done if a patient has a positive reaction to a Mantoux test?
Further diagnostic tests are performed
Which of the following is an example of an allergen?
All of the above
What is the term for an abnormal reaction to a substance that is normally harmless?
Allergy
Patient preparation for allergy skin testing includes
Discontinuing antihistamines for 3 days before the test
Which of the following tests is used to identify allergens causing contact dermatitis?
Patch test
An allergy skin test that is positive results in:
Localized itching, erythema, induration
The maximal reaction to a skin prick test occurs between:
15 and 20 min
An intradermal allergy skin test that measures 4 mm in diameer is charted as:
1
What is the abbreviation for before meals?
ac
What is the abbreviation for three times a day?
tid
What is the abbreviation for immediately?
stat
What is the abbreviation for at bed time
hs
what is the abbreviation for every day
qd
What is the abbreviation for one half?
ss
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