hospital corpsman test 3 questions and Correct answers 2024.
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chemical name
relates to the chemical and molecular structure; meaningful to the pharmaceutical chemist but is rarely used because of its complexity
contradiction
any condition which makes a particular treatment or procedure inadvis...
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answers 2024.
chemical name
relates to the chemical and molecular structure; meaningful to the pharmaceutical chemist but is rarely
used because of its complexity
contradiction
any condition which makes a particular treatment or procedure inadvisable
drug
therapeutic agent; any substance, other than food, used in the prevention of diagnosis, alleviation,
treatment or cure of disease
generic name
is often derived from the chemical name; common name of the medication
hypersensitivity (allergy)
abnormal sensitivity, a condition in which there is an exaggerated response by the body to the stimulus
of a foreign agent
indication
the basis for initiation of a treatment for a disease or a diagnostic test; may be furnished by a knowledge
of the cause, by the symptoms present, or by the nature of the disease
maximun dose
the largest amount of medication that can be given without reaching the toxic effect
MTF
medical treatment facility
opiate
a drug that contains opium, derivates of opium or any several semisynthetic drugs with opium-like
activity
opioid
strictly speaking, pertaining to neutral and synthetic chemicals that have opium-like effects similar to
morphine, though they are not derived from opium
patency
the state of being freely open or exposed
,pharmacology
the science concerned with drugs, their sources, appearance, chemistry, actions, and uses
pharmacy
is the branch of pharmacology dealing with preparation, dispensing, and proper use of medications
physicians desk reference (PDR)
a comprehensive book listing of drug products for medical professionals
therapeutics
is the science of treating disease by any method that will relieve pain, treat or cure diseases and
infections, or prolonging life
toxicology
the study of poisons, their actions, their detection, and the treatment of the conditions produced by
them
trade/brand name
the proprietary name given by a manufacturer
usual/therapeutic dose
referred to as the normal adult dose, usual dose, or average dose; it is the amount needed to produce
the desired therapeutic effect
pink section
comprehensive alphabetics listing of brand name products and a list of manufacturers with their
products
blue section
a therapeutic index
yellow section
a drug, chemical, and pharmacological index to drugs
white section
a list of the major products of manufactures with information on composition, action, uses,
administration, dosage, precautions, contradictions and supply of each drug
final section
contains full size color photographs to aid in medication identification
antacid
, used to counteract hyperacidity in the stomach
antiflatulants
agents that acts on the surface of bubbles by reducing the surface tension and thereby disrupting or
breaking the bubble
antibiotics
a soluble substance derived from a mold or bacterium that kills or inhibits the growth of other
microorganisms
anticoagulants
agents that prevent or delay coagulation (clotting) of the blood by interfering with the formation of the
necessary clotting factors
antidiarrheal
having the property of improving or correcting diarrhea
antidiabetics
counteracting diabetes; denoting an agent that reduces blood sugar
antidysrhythmics
combating an arrhythmia
antiemetics
preventing or arresting vomiting
antifungals
agents that inhibit or suppress the growth systems of fungi
antihistamine
used to counteract the physical symptoms that are caused by histamines
antihypertensive
indicating a drug that reduces the blood pressure of hypertensive patients
antitussives
agents that inhibit or suppress the act of coughing
antipsychotic
a functional category of drugs that are helpful in the treatment of psychosis and have a capacity to
improve thought disorders
cathartics
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