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| A specialist who can guide a provider in prescribing drugs is best defined as a |
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Out of the several names given each medication, which of these drug names is given by the
manufacturer? |
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Which statement is true regarding the role of a medical service technician in medication
administration? |
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Technicians are permitted to administer medications under the supervision of a nurse or
physician. |
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| Which statement is not considered one of the patients’ legal and ethical rights? |
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| Choose the method of administration |
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| Which one of these is not included in the “Five Rights” of medication administration? |
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What type of medication order states that a medication is to be administered immediately and
only once? |
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| A provider can initiate a drug order in how many ways? |
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| Drug administration is controlled primarily by |
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| What classification of drugs is not acceptable for medical use? |
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Narcotics, such as codeine, cocaine, and amphetamines, that have a high potential for abuse
but have acceptable medical uses are classified as |
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| What law requires a periodic inventory of all controlled substances? |
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| Controlled Substances Act |
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| Penicillin administered to treat an infection is an example of what category of drugs? |
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| The purpose of most drug therapy is to |
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| maintain a constant level of the drug in the body |
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| Why are oral medications that are taken before meals generally faster acting? |
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| Lower digestive system content |
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| Which statement is true regarding how ambient temperature can affect drug action? |
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| Warmer temperatures increase circulation and cause rapid drug action |
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| Which of these is a common reference source for drugs? |
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What publication contains a list of medications available from the MTF’s pharmacy,
recommended dispensing instructions, and administrative guidelines? |
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| An oily liquid used on the skin describes a type of medication preparation called a |
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| What type of medication is used to prevent or correct irregular heart action? |
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What type of medication has a cleansing action that produces watery evacuation of
intestinal content? |
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| Which of these elements is not required on a medication order? |
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| Before administering any medication, you are responsible for all of the following except |
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| for ensuring A1C Jones is available for work the next day |
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| How many pounds are equal to 65 kg? |
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Dr. Young has ordered Mrs. Green to receive 5mg/kg of Ancef twice a day. Mrs. Green
weighs 65 kg. The medication Ancef is supplied in vials 50mg/mL. How many milligrams of
medication will be given twice a day? |
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Dr. Young has ordered Mrs. Green to receive 5mg/kg of Ancef twice a day. Mrs. Green
weighs 65 kg. The medication Ancef is supplied in vials 50mg/mL. How many mL’s of the Ancef
will be given for each does? |
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LtCol McNamara ordered a single dose Phenergan 12.5 mg, to be administered
intramuscular to A1C Jones for nausea and vomiting. The Phenergan is supplied in 50mg/2mL
pre-filled syringes. How many mL’s would you administer? |
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| Which one of these statements is true regarding subcutaneous injections? |
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| Only small amounts of a drug may be administered |
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The method of parenteral medication administration that involves injecting a drug into a
muscle is |
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| Where are sub-cutaneous injections commonly administered? |
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What method of administration delivers medication directly into a patient’s digestive
system? |
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To prevent contamination and accidental spills, liquid medications being administered to
inpatients are usually poured at what location? |
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| Which one of these statements is a disadvantage of inhalation medication? |
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| Monitoring the precise amount of drug administration is difficult |
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Which statement is proper procedure for administering inhalations into the respiratory tract
of a patient? |
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| Assess patient’s vital signs before, during, and after therapy |
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| Into what body cavity are otic medications administered? |
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| To administer ear drops in a patient under 3 years of age, you gently pull the earlobe |
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| down to straighten the canal |
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When administering a vaginal douche, how high above the patient’s vagina do you hang the
bag? |
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| Which of the following medications’ primary action is pain relief? |
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| Analgesics, sedatives and hypnotics |
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| Opioids are contraindicated with |
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| Anti-inflammatory actions are associated with |
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| preventing the formation of prostaglandins |
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Which of the following medications are used primarily for analgesic actions in the treatment
of arthritis? |
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| Which statement is not true of the nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs? |
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| Raises prostaglandin levels |
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Contraindications of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs include all of the following
except |
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Which of the following central nervous system stimulants obtained over the counter, is
frequently taken in prolonged high doses producing habituation and psychological dependence? |
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| All of the following are contraindications of central nervous system stimulants except |
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Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) selectively block the reabsorption of which
chemical neurotransmitter? |
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| Side effects of tricyclics include all of the following except |
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| Antianxiety medications are prescribed for |
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| Antipsychotic medications are categorized as |
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| Which medication potentiates the effects of analgesics when combined with antipsychotics? |
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| The effects of cardiac glycosides is to |
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Before the administration of digitalis, which of the following pulse points is it important to
check? |
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| Toxic side effects of digitalis include the following except |
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| Adrenergic blockers are used in low doses for patients with |
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| lung conditions that cause bronchospasm |
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| Calcium channel blockers suppress the action of calcium during contraction of the heart by |
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| reducing the cardiac excitability and dilation of the main coronary arteries |
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| Contraindications for procainamide include persons with known |
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| Quinidine is used primarily as prophylactic therapy to |
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| maintain normal rhythm after cardioversion. |
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| The most common side effect of antihypertensives is |
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| Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors lower blood pressure by |
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| decreasing vasoconstriction |
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When angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors are taken in conjunction with
diuretics or vasodilators, what affect is produced? |
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| Central-acting alpha-adrenergic inhibitors are combined with |
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The antidote for bleeding complications while under coumarin (Coumadin) therapy is to
administer |
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Mr. Johnson has undergone a hip replacement and is receiving heparin treatment post
surgically to prevent |
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| The most serious complication of thrombolytic therapy is |
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Antacids containing aluminum or calcium carbonate have the common side effect of which
of the following? |
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| Which of the following medications is a laxative? |
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| What type of laxative is sorbitol? |
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Among the endocrine medications, what drug action category do adrenal corticosteroids fall
within? |
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| Acute adrenal insufficiency, shock and possibly death can result from |
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| an abrupt withdrawal of adrenal corticosteroids therapy |
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| Which endocrine therapy drugs are used to prevent organ transplant rejection? |
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| Insulin may potentiate a hypoglycemic effect when taken concomitantly with |
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| Some of the symptoms associated with type II diabetes are all of the following except |
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Which of the following medications can interact with quinolones to potentiate cardiac
arrest? |
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| The influenza vaccine is manufactured |
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Which of the following vaccines should not be administered to individuals allergic to eggs
or egg products? |
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| Hepatitis A is contracted through the transmission of |
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| contaminated food or water. |
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| How many doses are given in a series of hepatitis B vaccine regiment? |
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| Which vaccine do all recruits receive a booster for upon entering the Air Force? |
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| Which viral disease do mosquitoes transmit? |
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| What type of medication would you expect a patient with seasonal allergies to take on a |
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When a patient has been prescribed Tessalon perles to help stop coughing, would patienteducation
would be appropriate? |
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