Topics 1 - 3 (Basics of Pharm, Factors Affecting Drug Actions, Dosage Calc)
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
Help!
|
|
||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
show | d. A pure drug is a chemical compound with a specific chemical structure.
🗑
|
||||
show | c. Left
🗑
|
||||
show | c. agonists
🗑
|
||||
show | d. Above a certain dosage no further increase in effect is observed.
🗑
|
||||
show | c. The medication with the therapeutic index value of 4
🗑
|
||||
Maria has a severe case of cold & cough. Dr. prescribes a cough syrup & cetirizine tablets. A few days later, she calls & says the medication makes her feel drowsy. How is Dr. most likely to respond? a. Ask her to start taking a different dosage of cetirizine. b. Advise her to bear with the effects in order to benefit from its therapeutic actions. c. Advise her to stop taking the tablets immediately & visit the clinic for another exam. d. Ask her stop taking the drug & administer an antitdote. | show 🗑
|
||||
The context of the drug schedules defined in the Federal Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention & Control Act, identify an accurate statement about Schedule I drugs. a. These drugs are prescribed by physicians for a narrow range of medical conditions. b. These drugs have a high potential for abuse and no accepted medical use. c. This category of drugs includes narcotics such as morphine and pure codeine. d. These drugs have a very low potential for abuse and are widely used in medical treatment. | show 🗑
|
||||
show | b. Pharmakokinetics
🗑
|
||||
Which of the following routes of drug administration has the slowest onset of action? a. Inhalation b. Transdermal c. Intramuscular d. Sublingual | show 🗑
|
||||
show | b. Urine must be acidified.
🗑
|
||||
Suzan has sunburns on her arms and legs. Although not severe, the burns cause discomfort. She applies a moisturizing cream that contains aloe vera extracts. In this scenerio, the route of administration is _______. a. intravenous b. topical c. oral d. sublingual | show 🗑
|
||||
show | c. The patient's ability to metabolize drugs is impaired.
🗑
|
||||
show | b. Drugs may increase each other's effect to an amount that is greater than the sum of their individual effects.
🗑
|
||||
show | a. The patient will be unable to effectively eliminate the drug , causing accumulation of the drug in the plasma.
🗑
|
||||
The term used to describe the situation that involves multiple drug prescriptions is _____. a. pharmacotherapy b. polypharmacy c. therapeutic duplication d. monotherapy | show 🗑
|
||||
show | b. The drugs will be distributed to the body organs that have a high content of adipose tissue.
🗑
|
||||
A patient having multiple chronic diseases can expect: a. an increase in the consequences of a drug's action. b. a decrease in the consequences of a drug's action. c. No change in the consequences of a drug's action. d. all of these. | show 🗑
|
||||
One way to improve compliance for a patient with arthritis would be to: a. encourage the patient to take medication on an empty stomach. b. suggest not using child safety caps on the medication bottles. encourage the patient to read medication information literature. d. allow the patient to identify the drugs he requires on his own. | show 🗑
|
||||
show | c. Difficulty swallowing
🗑
|
||||
show | c. 650 mcg
143 lbs/2.2 = 65 kg x 10mcg = 650 mcg
🗑
|
||||
A drug order contains 500 mg of a drug to be administered every day. The drug is available as 200-mg tablets. How many tablets should be administered per day? a. 1 tablet b. 2 tablets c. 2.5 tablets d. 3.45 tablets | show 🗑
|
||||
show | d. 80 mg
40 lbs/150lbs x 300 mg = 80 mg
🗑
|
||||
Match the set of examples to the definition of a numerator. a. The 13 in 13.14, 33 in 33.58, and 21 in 21.92 b. The 5 in 2:5, 4in 1:4, and 8 in 5:8 c. The 1 in 1/4, 4 in 4/11, and 5 in 5/25 d. All of these. | show 🗑
|
||||
show | d. All of these.
🗑
|
Review the information in the table. When you are ready to quiz yourself you can hide individual columns or the entire table. Then you can click on the empty cells to reveal the answer. Try to recall what will be displayed before clicking the empty cell.
To hide a column, click on the column name.
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.
To hide a column, click on the column name.
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Created by:
jdouglas147
Popular Pharmacology sets