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Tera's Pharm
LP5 Review
Question | Answer |
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which vitamin is necessary for maintenance of normal nerve and muscle function also the absorption of calcium? | Vitamin D |
which vitamin facilitates blood clotting? | Vitamin K |
which vitamin is necessary for lipid metabolism? | Niacin or B3 |
which vitamin is deficient when osteomalacia, rickets and muscle spasms occur? | Vitamin D |
which vitamin is deficient when destruction of RBCs and muscle weakness are present? | Vitamin E |
What does iron do when taken as a supplement? | Increase formation of RBCs |
Which part of the body does the mineral iodine mainly affect? | Thyroid |
What is the trade name for diphenhydramine? | Benadryl |
What medication is used for canadidiasis infections such as thrush, diaper rash, and vaginitis? | Nystatin |
Which antifungal best treats athlete's foot, ringworm, and jock itch? | Clotrimazole or Lotrimin |
What medication is used to treat fungal nail infections? | Terbinafine |
Which medication is used to treat herpes simplex? | Acyclovir |
Which type of eye medications cause pupils to contract? | Miotics |
What is the most common side effect to optic anti-infective medications? | hypersensitivity/photosensitivity |
what should patients taking miotics be instructed not to do? | Drive at night |
What types of eye medications are used to dilate the eyes? | mydriatics |
What medication is the first drug of choice for an ear infection? | Amoxicillin |
What is a common eye medication that is considered a Beta blocker? | Timolol |
What is a common medication that is considered a prostaglandin analog? | Travoprost |
What medication is used at the end of an eye exam to constrict the pupil? | Atropine |
what is vitamin A necessary for? | healthy skin, development of bones and teeth, vision in dim light |
what is vitamin C necessary for? | aids in the absorption of calcium, helps prevent colds, important for bones, teeth, small blood vessels, promotes healing |
What is vitamin D necessary for? | important for proper use of calcium and phosphorus in the body |
what is vitamin K necessary for? | blood clotting |
what is vitamin E necessary for? | normal reproduction and helps in the formation of muscles and RBCs, decreases platelet clumping |
what is folic acid necessary for? | protein synthesis, production of RBCs, cell division, and normal growth and maintenance of all cells |
what is niacin necessary for? | lipid metabolism and nerve functioning, especially in the circulation and maintenance of all cells |
what effect does iron have on the body? | iron is vital for the oxygen-carrying and delivery component of blood. Iron is necessary for hemoglobin formation. |
What are some medications that include iron? | Feosol, Ferrex 150, ferrous sulfate |
what is the difference between enzymatic and keratolytic? | keratolytics are used to control abnormal scaling or to promote peeling, while enzymatics are used on necrotic tissue for chemical debridement |
What is Lotrimin used for? | Vaginal yeast infections |
what is the generic name for Lotrimin? | clotrimazole |
what is used for fungal nail infections? | terbinafine |
what class of medications causes pupils to contract? | Miotics |
what is a medication in the miotic class? | pilocarpine HCL |
what is a major side effect of antibiotic eye treatments? | hypersensitivity reactions |
how many classes of anti-glaucoma drugs are there? | 5 |
List the classes of antiglaucoma meds? | -carbonic anhydrase inhibitors,-miotcs,-beta adrenergic blockers,-alpha agonists,-prostaglandin analogs |
list a medication in the carbonic anhydrase inhibitors class | dorzolamide |
list a medication in the miotics class | pilocarpine |
list a medication in the beta adrenergic blockers calss | timolol |
list a medication in the alpha agonists class | brimonidine |
list a medication in the prostaglandin analogs class | latanoprost |
define hypokalemia | abnormally low blood potassium |
define hyperkalemia | abnormally high blood potassium |
define hypocalcemia | abnormally low blood calcium |
define hypercalcemia | abnormally high blood calcium |
define dermatitis | inflammation of the skin |
define psoriasis | a chronic skin disease characterized by scaling and inflammation |
define pediculosis | head lice |
define thrush | an infection of the mouth |
define glaucoma | a condition of increased pressure within the eyeball, causes gradual loss of sight |
define cataracts | a condition in which the lens of the eye becomes progressively cloudy. |