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HCB TEST 3 Exam Questions and
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chemical name - ✔✔chemical and molecular structure but is rarely used
because of its complexity
contraindication - ✔✔any condition that makes a treatment or procedure
inadvisable
drug - ✔✔any substance that can be used in prevention, diagnosis,
alleviation, treatment, or cure of disease
generic name - ✔✔common name of medication
hypersensitivity (allergy) - ✔✔abnormal sensitivity with an exaggerated
response by the body to the stimulus of foreign agents
indication - ✔✔initiation of a treatment for a disease or a diagnostic test
(why medication is given)
maximum dose - ✔✔largest amount of medication that can given without
toxic effect
MTF - ✔✔medical treatment facility
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opiate - ✔✔A drug that contains opium, derivatives of opium, or any several
semisynthetic drugs with opium-like activity.
opioid - ✔✔natural and synthetic chemicals that have opium-like effects but
not derived from opium
patency - ✔✔state of being freely open or exposed
pharmacology - ✔✔science of drugs, their sources, appearance, chemistry,
actions, and uses
pharmacy - ✔✔branch of pharmacology dealing with preparation,
dispensing, and proper use of medications
physician's desk reference - ✔✔comprehensive book listing of drug
products for medical professionals
therapeutics - ✔✔science of treating disease by any method that will
relieve pain, treat or cure diseases and infections, or prolong life
toxicology - ✔✔study of poisons, their actions, detection, and treatment of
the conditions produced by them
trade/brand name - ✔✔name given by manufacturer
usual/therapeutic dose - ✔✔normal adult dose, usual dose, or average
dose, amount needed to produce the desired therapeutic effect
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the physician's desk reference has how many sections? - ✔✔5 (pink, blue,
yellow, white, and final)
pink section - ✔✔Comprehensive alphabetic listing of brand name products
and a list of manufacturers with their product
blue section - ✔✔therapeutic index
yellow section - ✔✔a drug, chemical, and pharmacological index to drugs
white section - ✔✔A list of the major products of manufacturers with
information on composition, action, uses, administration, dosage,
precautions, contraindications, and supply of each drug.
final section - ✔✔Contains full size color photographs to aid in medication
identification
antacid - ✔✔action: counteract hyperacidity in the stomach/used for
heartburn and indigestion
side effects: constipation, arrhythmias (IV only)
administered: oral or parenteral
generic/trade names: Calcium Carbonate (Tums) and Ranitidine (Zantac)
antiflatulants - ✔✔action: acts on the surface of bubbles by reducing
surface tension breaking the bubble/used for excess gas in the intestinal
tract
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Side effects: bloating, constipation, diarrhea
administered: oral
generic/trade names: simethicone (Gas-x or Mylicon)
antibiotics - ✔✔action: kills or inhibits the growth of other
microorganisms/used for bacterial infections
side effects: mild to severe allergic reaction, nausea, diarrhea
administered: oral, parenteral, or topical
divided into: penicillin, cephalosporins, fluoroquinolones, tetracycline's,
macrolides, and sulfnamides
generic/trade names: Penicillin (Pen-V-K), Cephalexin (Keflex), and
Azithromycin (Zithromax)
anticoagulants - ✔✔action: agents that prevent or delay blood clotting/
used in the treatment and prevention of blood clots
side effects: hemorrhage, diarrhea, rash, fever
administered: oral or parenteral
generic/trade names: Warfarin (Coumadin), heparin
Antidiarrheal - ✔✔action: property of improving or correcting diarrhea by
food poisoning, parasitic infection or GI diseases
side effects: constipation, blurred vision
