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Medication Effects on the Body

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Fill in the blank: __________ are the good effects—the ones for which providers prescribe them.

a)

Therapeutic effects

b)

Adverse effects

c)

Side effects

d)

Toxic effects

2.

Fill in the blank: __________ are undesirable unintended actions on the body, such as nausea or dry mouth, and can limit the usefulness of the medication.

a)

Side effects

b)

Dosages

c)

Prescriptions

d)

Therapies

3.

Fill in the blank: __________ are unintended, harmful actions of the medication, such as an allergic reaction, and prevent further use of the medication.

a)

Adverse effects

b)

Therapeutic effects

c)

Placebo effects

d)

Desired effects

4.

Fill in the blank: __________ are the problems for which the provider prescribes a particular medication.

a)

Indications

b)

Contraindications

c)

Complications

d)

Interactions

5.

Fill in the blank: __________ are symptoms or conditions that make a specific treatment or medication inadvisable or even dangerous.

a)

Contraindications

b)

Indications

c)

Complications

d)

Precautions

6.

Fill in the blank: __________ are problems that pose a lesser risk but require close observation and monitoring during medication therapy.

a)

Precautions

b)

Contraindications

c)

Complications

d)

Adverse reactions

7.

What is the definition of a contraindication for a medication? Fill in the blank: Contraindications are symptoms or conditions that make a particular treatment or medication _______ or even dangerous.

a)

inadvisable

b)

preferable

c)

mandatory

d)

harmless

8.

Which of the following best describes a contraindication?

a)

A reason to prescribe a medication

b)

A symptom or condition that makes a treatment inadvisable or dangerous

c)

A side effect of a medication

d)

A benefit of a medication

9.

Kidneys also metabolize some medications.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Fill in the blank: One of the factors affecting metabolism is (a)   .

Choose from the below words

Age

Color

Temperature

Light

11.

Fill in the blank: The number of ________ a person takes can affect their metabolism.

a)

medications

b)

meals

c)

hours of sleep

d)

glasses of water

12.

Which of the following are factors that affect metabolism?

a)

Age and physical activity

b)

Height and eye color

c)

Blood type and hair length

d)

Shoe size and favorite food

13.

What are side effects?

a)

Effects that are always harmful and unpredictable

b)

Effects that develop predictably and are nearly unavoidable but not necessarily harmful

c)

Effects that never occur with medication

d)

Effects that only occur in rare cases