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ST Pharmacology Test
Comprehensive Pharmacology Test One - Surgical Technology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Epinephrine - Adrenergics | Trade: Adrenalin Generic: Epinephrine Indication: Superficial bleeding; prolongs the effect of local anesthetics Surgical Use: Topical hemostasis; added to local anesthesia to prolong effect |
| Phenylephrine - Adrenergics | Trade: Neosynephrine Generic: Phenylephrine Hydrochloride Indication: Shrink mucous membranes before nasal surgery; treat malignant hypotension; pupil dilation before cataract surgery Surgical Use: Treatment of spinal anesthesia induced hypotension; sh |
| Codeine - Analgesics | Trade: Codeine Generic: Codeine Sulfate Indication: Mild to moderate pain Surgical Use: Not commonly used int he OR - Post-Op pain management |
| Sublimaze - Analgesics | Trade: Sublimaze Generic: Fentanyl Citrate Indication: Moderate to severe pain Surgical Use: Adjunct to general or regional anesthesia |
| Demerol - Analgesics | Trade: Demerol Generic: Meperidine Hyrdrochlorice Indication: Moderate to severe pain Surgical Use: Adjunct to general or regional anesthesia |
| Morphine - Analgesics | Trade: Morphine Generic: Morphine Sulfate Indication: Severe pain Surgical Use: Adjunct to general or regional anesthesia |
| Dilaudid - Analgesics | Trade: Dilaudid Generic: Hydromorphone Hydrochloride Indication: Moderate to severe pain Surgical Use: Used during and after surgery for pain relief |
| Sufenta - Analgesics | Trade: Sufenta Generic: Sufentanil Citrate Indication: Used when pain relief is required for a short period of time Surgical Use: Adjunct to general or regional anesthesia |
| Aspirin - Analgesic Antipyretic Agents | Trade: Aspirin Generic: Acetylsalicylic Acid Indication: Mild pain or fever; prevent thrombosis Surgical Use: Not commonly used in the OR; patient who has recently taken aspirin based products may have increased oozing/bleeding during surgery |
| Tylenol - Analgesic Antipyretic Agents | Trade: Tylenol Generic; Acetaminophen Indication: Mild pain or fever Surgical Use: Not commonly used in OR setting |
| Advil - Analgesic Antipyretic Agents | Trade: Advil Generic: Ibuprofen Indication: Mild to moderate pain Surgical Use: Not commonly used in OR setting |
| Naprosyn - Analgesic Antipyretic Agents | Trade: Naprosyn Generic: Naproxen Sodium Indication: Mild to moderate pain Surgical Use: Not commonly used in PR setting |
| Toradol - Analgesic Antipyretic Agents | Trade: Toradol Generic: Ketorolac Tromethamine Indication: Short term moderately severe pain management |
| Versed - Antianxiety | Trade: Versed Generic: Midazolam Hyrdochloride Indication: Sedation; reduce anxiety related to surgery Surgical Use: Pre- and Intra- operative sedation |
| Valium - Antianxiety | Trade: Valium Generic: Diazepam Indication: Sedation; reduce anxiety related to surgery Surgical Use: Pre- and Intra- operative sedation |
| Ativan - Antianxiety | Trade: Ativan Generic: Lorazepam Indication: Sedation; reduce anxiety related to surgery Surgical Use: Not frequently used in the OR |
| Xanax - Antianxiety | Trade: Xanax Generic: Alprazolam Indication: Sedation; reduce anxiety related to surgery Surgical Use: Pre- and Intra- operative sedation |
| Xylocaine - Anti-Arrhythmics | Trade: Xylocaine, Lignocaine Generic: Lidocaine Hydrochloride Indication: Ventricular arrhythmias Surgical Use: Emergency medication used during cardiac arrest or ventricular tachycardia/fibrillation |
| Pronestyl - Anti-Arrhythmics | Trade: Pronestyl Generic: Procainamide Hydrochloride Indication: Ventricular arrhythmias Surgical Use: Emergency medication used during cardiac arrest or ventricular tachycardia/fibrillation |
| Garamycin - Antibiotic - Aminoglycosides | Trade: Garamycin Generic: Gentamycin Sulfate Indication: Treatment of infection caused by GI microbes Surgical Use: Preop prophylaxis for bowel or GU surgery; endocarditis prophylaxis |
| Neosulf - Antibiotic - Aminoglycosides | Trade: Neosulf Generic: Neomycin Sulfate Indication: Treatment of infection caused by GI microbes Surgical Use: Preop prophylaxis for bowel or GU surgery; endocarditis prophylaxis |
| Penicillin G - Antibiotic - Penicillins | Trade: Generic: Penicillin G Indication Moderate to severe systemic infection Surgical Use: Sepsis |
| Ampicillin - Antibiotic - Penicillins | Trade: Ampicin Generic: Ampicillin Indication: Treatment of infection of the respiratory tract, skin, or meningitis Surgical Use: Sepsis; not commonly used in OR |
| Ancef - Antibiotic - Cephalosporins | Trade: Ancef, Kefzol Generic: Cefazolin Sodium Indication: Treatment of infection of respiratory, biliary, and GU tracts, skin, soft tissue, bone/joint infection, septicemia Surgical Use: Surgical prophylaxis; sepsis |
| Keflex - Antibiotic - Cephalosporins | Trade: Keflex Generic: Cephalexin Monohydrate Indication: Treatment of infection of respiratory, biliary, and GU tracts, skin, soft tissue, bone/joint infection, septicemia Surgical Use: Surgical prophylaxis; sepsis |
| Cefotan - Antibiotic - Cephalosporins | Trade: Cefotan Generic: Cefotetan Disodium Indication: Treatment of infection of respiratory, biliary, and GU tracts, skin, soft tissue, bone/joint infection, septicemia Surgical Use: Surgical prophylaxis; sepsis |
| Rocephin - Antibiotic - Cephalosporins | Trade: Rocephin Generic: Ceftriaxone Sodium Indication: Treatment of infection of respiratory, biliary, and GU tracts, skin, soft tissue, bone/joint infection, septicemia Surgical Use: Surgical prophylaxis; sepsis |
| Flagyl - Antibiotic - Amebicide/Antiprotozoal | Trade: Flagyl Generic: Metronidazole Indication: Bacterial infections cause by anaerobic microbes Surgical Use: Prevents infections from GI microbes |
| Bacitracin - Miscellaneous Antibiotic | Trade: Bacitracin Generic: Bacitracin Indication: Staphylococcus infections Surgical Use: Prophylactic Orthopedic/GU irrigation |
| Neosporin - Miscellaneous Antibiotic | Trade: Neosporin Generic: Neomycin, Polymixin, Bacitracin Indication: Staphylococcus infections Surgical Use: Topical ointment to prevent post-op wound infection |
| Cortisporin - Miscellaneous Antibiotic | Trade: Cortisporin Generic: Neomycin, Polymixin, Bacitracin Indication: Staphylococcus infections Surgical Use: Antibiotic and steroid to prevent infection and reduce inflammation |
| Vancocin - Miscellaneous Antibiotic | Trade: Vancocin Generic: Vancomycin Hydrochloride Indication: Severe infections; methacillin-resistant infections Surgical Use: Severe infections; methacillin-resistant infections |
| Aerosporin - Miscellaneous Antibiotic | Trade: Aerosporin Generic: Polymixn B Sulfate Indication: Eye, pseudomonas or gram negative infections Surgical Use: Prophylactic orthopedic irrigation |
| Cipro - Fluoroquinolones - Antibiotic | Trade: Cipro Generic: Ciprofloxacin Indication: UTIs, respiratory and skin infections, bone/joint infections Surgical Use: Severe orthopedic or abdominal infections; sinusitis |
| Silvadene - Sulfomamides - Antibiotic | Trade: Silvadene Generic: Silver Sulfadiazine Indication: Prevents infections in open burns Surgical Use: Treatment of skin burns |
| 1 g = | 1000 mg |
| 1 mg = | 1000 mcg = 0.001g |
| 1 mcg - 0.001 mg = | 0.00001 g |
| 1 kg = | 1000g |
| Heparin Sodium - Anticoagulant | Trade: Heparin Generic: Heparin Sodium Indication: Treatment/prevention of DVT, thrombosis, pulmonary embolus Surgical Use: Prevent blood clot formation during vascular procedures or during placement of intravascular devices |
| Warafrin - Anticoagulant | Trade: Coumadin Generic: Warafrin Indication: Long-term treatment/prevention of DVT, thrombosis, pulmonary embolus Surgical Use: Not commonly used int he OR; Pre-op Coumadin use can lead to significant increase in intraoperative bleeding |
| Streptokinase - Anticoagulant | Trade: Streptase Generic: Streptokinase Indication: Used as a thrombolysis medication, in some cases of myocardial infarction (heart attack), and pulmonary embolism Surgical Use: Prevent postoperative adhesions |
| Protamine Sulfate - Anticoagulant Antagonist | Trade: Protamine Sulfate Generic: Protamine Sulfate Indication: Heparin reversal Surgical Use: Reverses the effects of Heparin Sodium |
| Droperidol - Antiemetic | Trade: Inapsine Generic: Droperidol Indication: Intraoperative sedation; perioperative postoperative nausea & vomiting (PONV) management Surgical Use: Anesthesia adjunct to reduce anxiety and PONV |
| Reglan - Antiemetic | Trade: Reglan Generic: Metoclopremide Indication: Treatment/prevention of PONV Surgical Use: Perioperative PONV |
| Zofran - Antiemetic | Trade: Zofran Generic: Ondansetron Indication: Treatment/prevention of PONV Surgical Use: Perioperative PONV |
| Promethazine - Antiemetic | Trade: Phenergan Generic: Promethazine Indication: Treatment/prevention of PONV Surgical Use: Perioperative PONV |
| Compazine - Antiemetic | Trade: Compazine Generic: Prochlorperazine Indication: Control of severe nausea and vomiting Surgical Use:used to control the nausea and vomiting that occur during recovery from the general anesthetics used in surgery |
| Anzemet - Antiemetic | Trade: Anzemet Generic: Dolasetron Indication: Treatment/prevention of PONV Surgical Use: Perioperative PONV |
| Benadryl - Antihistamine | Trade: Benadryl Generic: Diphenhydramine Indication: Hypersensitivity reaction Surgical Use: Not commonly used in OR |
| Nitropruside Sodium - Antihypertensive | Trade: Nitropress, Nipride Generic: Nitroprusside Sodium Indication: Hypertensive crisis Surgical Use: Control hypertensive episodes intraoperatively |
| Theophylline - Bronchodilator | Trade: Aminophylline Generic: Theophylline Indication: Bronchspasm; asthma Surgical Use: Acute Bronchospasm |
| Albuterol - Bronchodilator | Trade: Ventolin Generic: Albuterol Indication: Bronchospasm; asthma Surgical Use: Acute bronchospasm |
| Xopenex - Bronchodilator | Trade: Xopenex Generic: Levalbuterol Indication: Bronchospasm; asthma Surgical Use: Acute bronchospasm |
| NPO | Nothing per os (mouth) |
| NKA | No known allergies |
| GT, GTT | Drops |
| PO | Per os - By mouth |
| T, TBS, TBSP | Tablespoon |
| 1 L = | 1000 mL |
| 1 mL = | 1 cc = 0.001 L |
| 1 cc = | 1 mL = 0.001 L |
| Isoproterenol - Cardiac Agent | Trade: Isuprel Generic: Isoproterenol Hydrochloride Indication: Heart block, ventricular arrhythmias Surgical Use: Emergency medicine used during cardiac arrest or ventricular tachycardia/fibrillation |
| Labetalol - Cardiac Agent | Trade: Normodyne Generic: Labetalol Indication: Hypertensive crisis Surgical Use: Hypertensive crisis |
| Digoxin - Cardiac Agent | Trade - Lanoxin Generic: Digoxin Indication: Heart failure, superventricular tachycardia, arterial fibrillation Surgical Use: Emergency medication used during cardiac arrest or heart failure |
| Dopamine Hydrochloride - Cardiac Agent | Trade: Dopamine Generic: Dopamine Hydrochloride Indication: Correction of hemodynamic imbalances present in the shock syndrome Surgical Use: Vasopressor |
| Nitroglycerin - Cardiac Agent | Trade: Nitrolingual Generic: Nitroglycerin Indication: Angina; congestive heart failure Surgical Use: Treating high blood pressure during surgery |
| Levophed - Cardiac Agent | Trade: Levophed Bitartrate Generic: Norepinephrine Indication: Life threatening hypotension Surgical Use: Acute hypotension; septic shock |
| Vitamin K - Coagulant | Trade: AquaMephyton Generic: Vitamin K Indication: Hypoprothrombinemia Surgical Use: Promote clot formation following T&A |
| Cystografin; Hypaque; Renografin - Contrast Media | Trade: Cystografin; Hypaque; Renografin Generic: Diatrizoate Meglumine; Diatrizoate Sodium; Hypaque Meglumine Indication: Outline hollow structures for visualization during radiologic examinations Surgical Use: Outline structures during biliary or urin |
| Cholografin - Contrast Media | Trade: Cholografin Meglumine Generic: Iodipamide Indication: Outline hollow structures for visualization during radiologic examinations Surgical Use: Outline structures during biliary or urinary surgical interventions |
| Angioconray - Contrast Media | Trade: Angio-Conray Generic: Iothalamate Indication: Outline hollow structures for visualization during radiologic examinations Surgical Use: Outline structures during biliary or urinary surgical interventions |
| Barium - Contrast Medium | Trade: Barium Generic: Barium Sulfate Indication: Outline hollow structures for visualization during radiologic examinations Surgical Use: Outline structures during biliary or urinary surgical interventions |
| Isovue - Contrast Medium | Trade: Isovue Generic: Iopamidol Indication: Outline hollow structures for visualization during radiologic examinations Surgical Use: Outline structures during biliary or urinary surgical interventions |
| Optiray - Contrast Medium | Trade: Optiray Generic: Ioversol Indication: Outline hollow structures for visualization during radiologic examinations Surgical Use: Outline structures during biliary or urinary surgical interventions |
| Lasix - Diuretic | Trade: Lasix Generic: Furosemide Indication: Pulmonary edema, hypertension Surgical Use: Maintain urinary output intraoperatively; fluid overload |
| Osmitrol - Diuretic | Trade: Osmitrol Generic: Mannitol Indication: Generalized edema, oligouria; impaired renal function Surgical Use: Decrease ICP, IOP, or generalized fluid retention/edema |
| Bumetanide - Diuretic | Trade: Bumex Generic: Bumetanide Indication: Generalized edema Surgical Use: Generalized edema; reduce swelling of arms, legs and abdomen |
| 1 m = | 100 cm = 1000 mm |
| 1 cm = | 0.001 m = 10 mm |
| 1 mm = | 0.001 m = 0.1 cm |
| Brilliant Green - Dye | Trade: Generic: Brilliant Green Indication: Skin marking, tatooing, following a tract Surgical Use: Stains tissue |
| Genetian Violet - Dye | Trade: Generic: Genetian Violet Indication: Skin marking, tatooing, following a tract Surgical Use: Stains tissue |
| Indigo Carmine - Dye | Trade: Generic Indigo Carmine Indication: Skin marking, tatooing, following a tract Surgical Use: Stains tissue |
| Methylene Blue - Dye | Trade: Generic: Methylene Blue Indication: Skin marking, tatooing, following a tract Surgical Use: Stains tissue |
| Isosulfan Blue - Dye | Trade: Generic: Isosulfan Blue Indication: Delineates the lymphatic vessels Surgical Use: Visualization to the lymphatic system draining the region of injection |
| Acetic Acid - Dye | Trade |