TEST BANK FOR UNDERSTANDING PHARMACOLOGY,
ESSENTIALS FOR MEDICATION SAFETY, 3RD EDITION
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1. Which health care professional has the major responsibility for dispensing prescribed me 1M 1M 1M 1M 1M 1M 1M M
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dical drugs under the direction of a pharmacist?
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a. Physician
b Nursing attendant pra 1M 1M 1M
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>>>The physician and nursing attendant have the major responsibility for prescribing medical drug
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s, not dispensing them. The licensed nursing attendant has the primary responsibility for administeri
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ng medical drugs, althoughunder some circumstances a licensed nursing attendant maydispense pre
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scribed medical drugs but this is not his or her major responsibility in medical drug therapy. The phar
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macy technician has the major responsibility of dispensing prescribed medical drugs under the direc
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2. Which termdescribes the effect of a medical drug that improves body function? 1M 1M 1M 1M 1M 1M 1M 1M 1M 1M 1M M
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ACCURATE RESPONSE:-B 1M
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>>>The aim ofmedical drug therapy is to take a medical drug to prevent, lessen, or correct a health pro
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blem. This response is any medical drug’s intended action also known as a therapeutic response.
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3. Whichtype ofmedical drug name is “owned” bythe companythat manufactures it? 1M 1M 1M 1M 1M 1M 1M 1M M
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>>>The chemical name is a medical drug’s exact chemical composition. The generic name is the na
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me assigned to the medical drug by the U.S. Adopted Names Council and is not owned by anyone. Th
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,e categoryname refers to the type ofmedical drug (what it does or what it is used for) and is not an actua
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l medical drug name. The trade name (brand name) is the name provided and owned by a specific me
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4. Which medical drug or medical drug class is a “high alert” medical drug?
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a. Penicillin
b Insulin
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c. NSAIDs
d Calcium
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>>>A high alert medical drug is one in which harm is likely to result if given at the wrong dose, to the w
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rong hospital client, or not givento the correct hospital client. Medical drugs classified as highalert me
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dical drugs include potassium, narcotics (opioids), insulin, cancer chemotherapy medical drugs, and
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heparin (or any medical drug that strongly affects blood clotting). Penicillin, NSAIDs, and calcium ar
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e not considered high alert medical drugs.
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5. What is the term for a medical drug that has the same action as a naturally occurring bo
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dy hormone or enzyme?
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c. Chemical
d Duplicator
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ACCURATE RESPONSE:- A 1M 1 M
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imics the actions ofnaturallyoccurring bodysubstances (intrinsic medical drugs). Ablocking agent i
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s a medical drug antagonist. Achemicalwould not necessarilybe a medical drug at all. Aduplicator is n
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6. Which termdescribes how the bodyaffects medical drug activity? 1M 1M 1M 1M 1M M
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>>>The term pharmacokinetics refers to medical drug metabolism and how the body changes a med
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ical drug. Pharmacodynamics refers to how a medical drug worksto change body function. Medical d
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rug potencyrefers to how strongly or to what degree a medical drug exerts its effects. The therapeutic
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effect is closer to pharmacodynamics, meaning how a medical drug works to change body function.
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8. Which factor is a major disadvantage ofthe transdermal medical drug deliveryroute? 1M 1M 1M 1M 1M 1M M
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a. Onlya prescriber can administer medical drugs bythe transdermal r
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b Transdermalmedical drugs must be sterile rather than clean. 1M 1M 1M 1M 1M 1M 1M M
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c. First pass medical drug loss bythis route is the most extensive.
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d Medical drug absorption is dependent on adequate circulation. 1M 1M 1M 1M 1M 1M 1M
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>>>Once a transdermal medical drug moves throughthe skin, it must enter the bloodstreamto reach its
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target tissue. If circulation is poor to the area where the transdermal medical drug is applied, very little
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, if any, of the medical drug will reach its target tissue.
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9. How are intrinsic medical drugs different fromextrinsic medical drugs? 1M 1M 1M 1M 1M 1M M
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a. Intrinsic medical drugs are made bythe body, whereas extrinsic medical drugs are made outside th
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b Intrinsic medical drugs are administered bythe parenteralroute, whereas extrinsic medical drugs
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