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Medical Assistant: Ch. 6 - Pharmacology - Quiz 1

Total questions: 75

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The study of drugs is called

a)

pharmacognosy

b)

pharmacology

c)

pharmacodynamics

d)

pharmacokinetics

2.

Which of the following refers to the study of characteristics of natural drugs and their sources?

a)

pharmacodynamics

b)

pharmacotherapeutics

c)

pharmacognosy

d)

pharmacokinetics

3.

The study of what drugs do to the body is called

a)

pharmacodynamics

b)

pharmacognosy

c)

pharmacokinetics

d)

pharmacotherapeutics

4.

What the body does to a drug is called

a)

pharmacotherapeutics

b)

pharmacodynamics

c)

pharmacokinetics

d)

pharmacognosy

5.

Which of the following is the study of how drugs are used to treat disease?

a)

pharmacodynamics

b)

pharmacokinetics

c)

pharmacognosy

d)

pharmacotherapeutics

6.

Which of the following is the study of poisons or the poisonous effects of drugs?

a)

pharmacodynamics

b)

pharmacognosy

c)

pharmacokinetics

d)

toxicology

7.

Which of the following are examples of plan-derived drugs?

a)

potassium chloride and mineral oil

b)

thyroid hormone and insulin

c)

digitoxin and quinine

d)

cephalosporin and penicillin

8.

Which of the following are drugs derived from animal substances?

a)

thyroid hormone and insulin

b)

potassium chloride and mineral oil

c)

cephalosporin and penicillin

d)

digitoxin and quinine

9.

Which drug is derived from a mineral source?

a)

penicillin

b)

quinine

c)

cod-liver oil

d)

potassium chloride

10.

Which of the following drugs are made from bacteria and fungi?

a)

cephalosporins and penicillins

b)

digitoxin and quinine

c)

pancreatin and pepsin

d)

potassium chloride and mineral oil

11.

The abbreviation used to indicate that a medication should be given four times a day is

a)

tid

b)

ftd

c)

qid

d)

bid

12.

If the label on a multi-dose vial of medication read 80 mg. per cc. and you were to prepare a 20 mg. injection, you would draw up

a)

0.2cc

b)

0.5cc

c)

0.25cc

d)

0.8cc

13.

Prednisone is a drug used in the treatment of

a)

bacterial infections

b)

inflammatory conditions

c)

depression

d)

hypertension

14.

The abbreviation for IMMEDIATELY is

a)

RX

b)

IMM

c)

IMT

d)

STAT

15.

The abbreviation for EVERY HOUR is

a)

Q.H.

b)

E.H.

c)

E.hr

d)

E.er

16.

The abbreviation for EVERY TWO HOURS is

a)

Q.2h

b)

E.T.H.

c)

E.hr 2

d)

E.2h

17.

The initials PDR stand for

a)

physician's desk reference

b)

predetermined reference

c)

physician doctor report

d)

pituitary disease report

18.

The initials DEA stand for

a)

during each admittance

b)

drug enforcement agency

c)

doctor employee agency

d)

drug enactment act

19.

Which of the following refers to the interaction between the drug and target cells or tissues and the body's response?

a)

pharmacognosy

b)

pharmacodynamics

c)

pharmacokinetics

d)

pharmacotherapeutics

20.

Which of the following must you understand to explain to a patient the reasons for taking a particular drug with food or with plenty of water?

a)

pharmacognosy

b)

pharmacotherapeutics

c)

pharmacokinetics

d)

pharmacodynamics

21.

Which of the following is the process of converting a drug from its dose form, such as a tablet or capsule, into a form the body can use?

a)

metabolism

b)

excretion

c)

distribution

d)

absorption

22.

The process by which drug molecules are transformed into simpler products is called

a)

metabolism

b)

absorption

c)

distribution

d)

excretion

23.

How the body absorbs, metabolizes, distributes, and excretes a drug is

a)

pharmacokinetics

b)

pharmacodynamics

c)

pharmacognosy

d)

pharmacotherapeutics

24.

Intradermal drugs are absorbed through the

a)

stomach or intestines

b)

skin

c)

muscle

d)

vein

25.

Which of the following is affected by disease, a patient's age, genetic makeup and characteristics of a drug?

a)

absorption of a drug

b)

metabolism of a drug

c)

distribution of a drug

d)

excretion of a drug

26.

Drugs that are administered intramuscularly are absorbed through the

a)

skin

b)

muscle

c)

stomach

d)

intestine

27.

Most drugs are metabolized in the

a)

brain

b)

muscles

c)

nerve cells

d)

liver

28.

Which of the following is the process of transporting a drug from its administration site to its site of action?

a)

metabolism

b)

distribution

c)

absorption

d)

excretion

29.

Which of the following describes the manner in which a drug is eliminated from the body?

a)

distribution

b)

metabolism

c)

absorption

d)

excretion

30.

Which area of pharmacology is also called clinical pharmacology?

a)

pharmacognosy

b)

pharmacodynamics

c)

pharmacokinetics

d)

pharmacotherapeutics

31.

Which of the following is considered a drug's official name?

a)

the generic name

b)

the trade name

c)

the international nonproprietary name

d)

the chemical name

32.

Which of the following drugs are Schedule II of controlled substances?

a)

Heroin and Marijuana

b)

Didrex and Butisol

c)

Talwin and Valium

d)

Demerol and Morphine

33.

Drugs that belong to which schedule of controlled substances have a low abuse potential and are dispensed like other nonopioid prescription drugs?

a)

Schedule I

b)

Schedule II

c)

Schedule III

d)

Schedule V

34.

Which of the following drugs are Schedule III of controlled substances?

a)

Valium, Talwin, and Chloral Hydrate

b)

Didrex, Butisol, and Virilon

c)

Heroin, Marijuana, and LSD

d)

Demerol, Morphine, and Seconal

35.

Antitussives and antidiarrheals that contain small amounts of opioids, such as codeine, belong to which schedule of controlled substances?

a)

Schedule II

b)

Schedule III

c)

Schedule IV

d)

Schedule V

36.

Which part of a prescription includes the name of the drug and the amount?

a)

the inscription

b)

the superscription

c)

the subscription

d)

the transcription

37.

Which part of the prescription contains the patient's instructions?

a)

the inscription

b)

the transcription

c)

the subscription

d)

the superscription

38.

What would you do to secure the handling of prescription pads?

a)

place the prescription pad on the physician's desk

b)

ask the physician to sign prescription pads in advance

c)

suggest that the physician write prescribed amounts of medication in both numerals and words

d)

use prescription blanks as notepaper

39.

Which of the following would you include when educating patients about drugs?

a)

tell patients whether the drug should be taken with or without food

b)

tell patients to save old medications or share them with someone else to avoid disposing them

c)

instruct patients to store all drugs in a hot, damp area such as a bathroom

d)

tell patients to discontinue taking antibiotics when they feel better

40.

The action of antihypertensive drugs is to

a)

reduce blood pressure

b)

kill or inhibit the growth of fungi

c)

reduce inflammation

d)

reduce fever

41.

The action of antipyretic drugs is to

a)

inhibit the cough reflex

b)

induce defecation

c)

reduce fever

d)

relax skeletal muscles

42.

Examples of drugs that belong to the drug category of cathartics are

a)

Benadryl, Claritin, and Seldane

b)

Ducolax and Milk of Magnesia

c)

Mellaril and Haldol

d)

Decadron, Deltasone, Naprosyn

43.

Which drugs belong to the drug category of diuretics?

a)

Compazine, Dramamine, and Tigan

b)

Tenormin, Cardura, and Aldomet

c)

Hydrodiuril, Lasix, and Mannitol

d)

Afin, Neo-synephrine, and Sudafed

44.

A & P means:

a)

anterior and posterior

b)

auxiliary and papular

c)

accept and protect

d)

astinum and periosteum

45.

CA

a)

cancer

b)

calcium

c)

chief complaint

d)

coronary bypass

46.

Oxygen is abbreviated

a)

Ogy

b)

Ox

c)

Oz

d)

Oy

47.

FBS is

a)

full bladder syndrome

b)

fasting blood sugar

c)

follicular byer's sarcoma

d)

fulminating basic series

48.

QID is an abbreviation for

a)

4 times a day

b)

quietly in daylight

c)

6 times hourly

d)

as needed

49.

TID means

a)

3 times hourly

b)

3 times a day

c)

immediately

d)

several

50.

BID means

a)

twice hourly

b)

after each meal

c)

as soon as possible

d)

2 times a day

51.

Qd means

a)

every day

b)

every other day

c)

alternating Mondays

d)

once an hour

52.

PRN means

a)

practical registered name

b)

immediately

c)

as needed

d)

only in the morning

53.

PC means

a)

personal computer

b)

after meals

c)

as soon as possible

d)

before bedtime

54.

What is the abbreviation for last menstrual period?

a)

LMP

b)

EP

c)

lpm

d)

MP

55.

What is the abbreviation for subcutaneously?

a)

s.b.c.

b)

s.t.

c)

subc.

d)

s.c.

56.

What is the abbreviation for right eye?

a)

O.D.

b)

O.S.

c)

O.U.

d)

R.E.

57.

What is the abbreviation for left eye?

a)

O.D.

b)

O.S.

c)

O.U.

d)

L.E.

58.

What is the abbreviation for every?

a)

q

b)

evr

c)

EY

d)

ER

59.

What is the abbreviation for blood pressure?

a)

B/P

b)

BLP

c)

BPR

d)

TRP

60.

What is the abbreviation for chief complaint?

a)

CC

b)

C/C

c)

C/O

d)

none of the choices

61.

What is the abbreviation for cardiovascular?

a)

AC

b)

CV

c)

CDV

d)

CVSD

62.

What is the abbreviation for a hematocrit blood test?

a)

hgb

b)

hct

c)

cbc/hgt

d)

hrt

63.

What is the abbreviation for a hemoglobin blood test?

a)

hgb

b)

hct

c)

cbc/hgh

d)

hln

64.

What is the abbreviation for carcinoma?

a)

CCA

b)

CAN

c)

CRA

d)

CA

65.

What is the abbreviation for incision and drainage?

a)

INC/DRN

b)

ID

c)

I & D

d)

C.R.

66.

What is the abbreviation for temperature when recording vital signs?

a)

T

b)

TE

c)

TP

d)

TEMP

67.

What is the abbreviation for water?

a)

AQ

b)

QH

c)

HQ

d)

WT

68.

What is the abbreviation for every other day?

a)

q.o.d.

b)

o.d.

c)

q.d.

d)

e.o.d.

69.

What is the abbreviation for microgram?

a)

mcg.

b)

mog.

c)

mmg

d)

mc.

70.

What is the abbreviation for gonorrhea?

a)

GON

b)

GEA

c)

GC

d)

GRI

71.

What is the abbreviation for as needed or when needed?

a)

a.n.

b)

r.x.

c)

p.p.n.

d)

p.r.n.

72.

What is the abbreviation for nothing by mouth or take nothing by mouth?

a)

NBM

b)

NM

c)

NPO

d)

NO

73.

What is the abbreviation DRAM?

a)

dr.

b)

dm.

c)

dd.

d)

drm.

74.

What is the abbreviation for prothrombin time?

a)

PTT

b)

PTM

c)

PT

d)

PRT

75.

What is the abbreviation for a papanicolaou smear?

a)

P.S.

b)

PS

c)

pap

d)

pps

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