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Exam, Oct. 24th
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| OD | RIGHT EYE |
| ABSORPTION | HOW THE DRUG GETS ABSORPED INTO THE BODY ( USUALLY THE SMALL INTESTINE) |
| DISTRIBUTION | DISTRIBUTES THE DRUG TO WHERE IT IS NEEDED IN THE BODY |
| METABOLISM | BREAKS DOWN THE DRUG |
| EXCRETION | HOW THE DRUG LEAVES THE BODY (KIDNEYS) |
| AGONIST | MAY ACTIVATE RECEPTIORS AND MAY EITHER INCREASE OR DECREASE NORMAL CELLULER PROCESSES (EXAMPLE: LEVOTHYROXINE) |
| ANTAGONIST | BINDS TO RECEPTORS BUT DOES NOT ACTIVATE THEM (EXAMPLE: PROZAC) |
| HYPER | HIGH |
| HYPO | LOW |
| DYS | DIFFICULTY |
| A OR AN | WITHOUT |
| -ITIS | INFLAMMATION |
| -OMA | TUMOR |
| -EMIA | PERTAINING TO THE BLOOD |
| -OSIS | ABNORMAL CONDITION |
| -IAL OR IA | CONDITION OF (ROOT WORD TELLS YOU) |
| -ALGIA | PAIN |
| -ECTOMY | REMOVAL OF |
| -PATHY | DISEASE |
| CARDIA | HEART |
| MYO | MUSCLE |
| THROMB | CLOT |
| PHLEB | VEIN |
| LIPID | FAT |
| NEPHR | KIDNEYS |
| SOMAT | BODY |
| GLYC | SUGAR |
| GAST | STOMACH |
| HEPAT | LIVER |
| HEMO | BLOOD |
| DERMA | SKIN |
| CYT | CELL |
| ADEN | GLANDS |
| ENCEPHAL | BRAIN |
| NEUR | NERVE |
| PNEUM | LUNG |
| PULMON | ALSO LUNG |
| CYST | BLADDER |
| 1ML | 1CC |
| 5 MLS | 1 TSP |
| 15 ML | 1 TABLESPOON |
| 30 ML | 1 OUNCE (OZ) |
| 1 KG | 2.2 LBS |
| 480 ML | 1 PINT |
| 1 PT | 16 OUNCES |
| 2 PTS | 1 QUART |
| 4 QUARTS | 1 GALLON |
| YOUNG'S RULE | CHILDS AGE X ADULT DOSE DIVIDED BY CHILDS AGE + 12 |
| CLARK'S RULE | CHILDS WEIGHT(LBS) X ADULT DOSE DIVIDED BY 150 |
| TOPROL XL | METOPROLOL- ANGINA ( B1- BLOCKER) |
| XANAX | ALPRAZOLAM- ANXIETY |
| PROVENTIL/ VENTOLIN | ALBUTEROL- BROCHOSPASM |
| ZOLOFT | SERTRALINE- DEPRESSION, OCD, PANIC DISORDER |
| ZOCOR | SIMVASTATIN- STATIN, HYPERLIPIDEMIA |
| NORVASC | AMLODIPINE- HYPERTENSION |
| GLUCOPHAGE | METFORMIN- ANTIDIABETIC |
| MOTRIN | IBUPROFEN- ANTIINFLAMMATORY |
| DYAZIDE/ MAXIDE | TRIAMTERENE/HCTZ- HYPERTENSION |
| AMBIEN | ZOLPIDEM- INSOMNIA |
| KEFLEX | CEPHALEXIN- INFECTION |
| NEXIUM | ESOMEPRAZOLE- GERD |
| PREVACID | LANSOPRAZOLE- GERD |
| LEXAPRO | ESCITALOPRAM- DEPRESSION |
| DELTASONE | PREDNISONE- ALLERGIC AND INFLAMMATORY DISEASES, MS ACUTE EXACERBATIONS |
| ZYRTEC | CETIRAZINE- ALLERGIES |
| SINGULAR | MONTELUKAST- ASTHMA |
| CELEBREX | CELECOXIB- OSTEOARTHRITIS, R.A., DYSMENHORRHEA |
| PROZAC | FLUOXETINE- DEPRESSION, OCD, BULIMIA NERVOSA |
| FOSAMAX | ALENDRONATE- OSTEOARTHRITIS |
| LOPRESSER | MNETOPROLOL TARTRATE- HYPERTENSION, ACUTE MI |
| LEVOXYL | LEVOTHYROXINE- HYPOTHYRODISM |
| ATIVAN | LORAZEPAM- ANXIETY |
| PROTONIX | PANTOPRAZOLE- GERD |
| ELAVIL | AMITRIPTYLINE- DEPRESSION |
| PREMARIN | CONJUGATED ESTROGENS- MENOPAUSAL SYMPTOMS |
| ALLEGRA | FEXOFENADINE- ALLERGIES |
| PLAVIX | CLOPIDOGREL- ADP- INHIBITOR |
| EFFEXOR | VENLAFAXINE- DEPRESSION, GENERAL ANXIETY DISORDER |
| K-DUR | POTASSIUM |
| DARVOCET N | PROPOXYPHENE/APAP- PAIN |
| ADVAIR | SALMETEROL/ FLUTICASONE- ASTHMA, COPD |
| COUMADIN | WARFARIN- ANTICOAGULATION (BLOOD THINNER) |
| TYLENOL # 3 | APAP WITH CODEINE- PAIN |
| KLONOPIN | CLONAZEPAM- BENZODIAZEPINE |
| NEURONTIN | GABAPENTIN- SEIZURES |
| FLONASE | FLUTICASONE- SEASONAL ALLERGIES |
| AUGMENTIN | AMOX/CLAV- INFECTION |
| ZANTAC | RANITIDINE- GERD |
| VASOTEC | ENALAPRIL- HYPERTENSION |
| PAXIL | PAROXATINE- DEPRESSION, OCD,PANIC DISORDER |
| PRAVACHOL | PRAVASTATIN- HYPERLIPIDEMIA |
| VIAGRA | SILDENAFIL- ED |
| FLEXERIL | CYCLOBENZOPRINE- MUSCLE RELAXENT |
| ALTACE | RAMIPRIL- HTN |
| DIOVAN | VALSARTIN- HTN |
| LOTREL | AMLODIPINE/ BENAZEPRIL- HTN |
| PERCOCET | OXYCODONE/APAP- PAIN |
| VALIUM | DIAZEPAM- ANXIETY |
| ULTRAM | TRAMADOL- PAIN |
| CALAN, ISOPTIN | VERAPAMIL- HTN, ANGINA |
| DIOVAN HCT | VALSARTIN/HCTZ- HTN |
| ZESTORETIC | LISINOPRIL/HCTZ- HTN |
| ORTHO EVRA | BC |
| CELEXA | CITALOPRAM- DEPRESSION |
| ACCUPRIL | QUINAPRIL- HTN, HEART FAILURE |
| SOMA | CARISOPRODOL- MUSCLE RELAXANT |
| ACTOS | PIOGLITAZONE- TYPE 2 DM |
| PHENERGAN | PROMETHAZINE- NAUSEA AND VOMITING |
| ACTONEL | RISEDRONATE- OSTEOARTHRITIS |
| COZAAR | LOSARTIAN- HTN |
| IMDUR | ISOSORBIDE MN- ANGINA |
| ZYLOPRIM | ALLOPURINOL- GOUT |
| CATAPRES | CLONIDINE- HTN |