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Medication Aide STATE TEST Questions and Answers(Verified Answers)
- Drug is affected by many factors. All of the following affect drug action
except:
The patient’s intelligence.
the size and age
other drugs the resident is taking
time and route of adminstration:
The patient’s intelligence - Which abbreviations are most likely to be found on an order for eye
medication?
IM, IV, SQ
Stat, n.p.o., h.s.
bid, qid, tid, qod
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OD, OU, OS, opth.:
OD, OU, OS, opth.
- The drug name owned by the manufacturer is called the:
brand name
product name
trade name
all of the above:
all of the above - Pharmacokinetics is the study of:
the study of prescription drugs only
the signs and symptoms of disease
the absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion of drugs
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none of the above:
the absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion ofdrugs
- Examples of drugs made from animal sources are:
insulin and heparin
furosemide and castor oil
magnesium hydrochloride and iodine
iron and calcium
: insulin and heparin - A patient may take two drugs for hypertension because of their:
antagonistic affect
potentiation
synergistic effect
idiosyncratic response:
synergistic effect - Parmacodynamics is the study of:
drug sources
the medical field
the diseases of the body
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the interactions between drugs and the body:
the interactions between drugsand the body
- The following abbreviations are correct except
b.i.d. means 2 times daily
n.p.o. means nothing by mouth
stat means now